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Sparta

Sparta or Lacedemonia , located on top of the Eurotas river valley on the Peloponnese peninsula, specifically in the Laconia region , becoming its capital.The land of the region was characterized by being very mountainous with winding valleys and separated by the buttresses that reach the seashore. Two mountain ranges cross its territory , these are oriented in in parallel, Mount Taigeto and Parnon, between the two runs the river Eurotas and on its banks the City of Sparta was built. Sparta | History of the City State of Sparta Sparta is a city of Greece, located on the edges of the river Eurotas, in the southeast of the Peloponnese region.It was one of the most important city states of Ancient Greece Sparta emerged in the mid-ninth century BC During the Mycenaean era, there were two urban centers Amiclas and Terapne south of the nascent Sparta /strong In this latter city they found sanctuaries dedicated to King Menelau and his wife of Helena, characters from Hom

Culture and humanities

The humanities are the set of disciplines that study and relate human knowledge and culture; conforming in this way all creation made by the human being based on his experiences and experiences, manifested in his multiple forms.The culture would be, in this sense, the set of all these expressions. Therefore, within the humanities are all disciplines that relate to the actions of being human, as well as with culture and knowledge. In about history we know the interest caused by knowledge of different cultures and the different disciplines that make up knowledge.We want to give you the opportunity to expand this knowledge through the realization of one of the culture and humanities courses offered by Aprendelo.com . A When taking any of these courses you can choose the subject in which you want to specialize, having a wide range of options in which art, philosophy, geography, history, literature, music and religion are found. Depending on the choice of each one, you can

The Tudors (III): Elizabeth

The Tudor dynasty , as we have seen in both The Tudors (I): Arrival to the Throne and The Tudors (II): Henry VIII, was a dynasty that despite governing a period not very Extensive, from 1485 to 1603 , it can be said that it was the dynasties that caused the most changes in the future of the kingdom of England.Enrique VIII, confronted the Pope and the Church, creating one of his own The king was the maximum representative.It is during this period when England decides to explore American territories, becoming part of the distribution of the territory of the new world.To end this trilogy, we will dedicate this chapter to The Tudors (III): Elizabeth , or as we know her in Spain Isabel I , the Virgin Queen, last Queen of the Tudor House. The Tudors (III): Elizabeth | Background Enrique VIII lived obsessed with having a son son , remember that his first wife, the Spanish Catalina de Aragon, had got offspring but was a child, Maria . Queen Catherine of Aragon.First wife of Henry

The history of the flags of the world

Maybe you've ever stopped to think where the flags come from, because they have those colors or shapes, because some have drawings and others have stripes.Because there are flags of different countries that are very similar, it may be a coincidence or perhaps they have something in common.To this and other questions we will answer in this article that we have titled The history of the flags of the world. History of the flags of the world | Origin of the Flags The flags are responsible for generating the identity signals of a country , it is the embodiment of a series of values ​​that hold a community together or region that share a series of characteristics, whether geographical, cultural or historical. When several nations have shared a common period in history, it is normal that they also share symbols, examples such as the flags of the Nordic countries or as with New Zealand and Australia. Today all countries are represented by their corresponding flag, but