Asia

French Indochina was the French colonial regions of Southeast Asia. The French took power in the area, and established a federation called French Indochina in 1887. The Japanese Empire invaded French Indochina in 1941, and the Nazi-allied French Vichy government handed over Indochina to Japan. When the Second World War ended, France expected the other Allied Powers to return its Indochinese colonies to its control. The people of Indochina, however, had different ideas which led to the Vietnam War and the creation of three independent nations in Southeast Asia.

Many Americans have German heritage. This is a look at the Germanic Peoples, their heritage, lifestyles and migration patterns.

The Mongol Empire existed during the 13th and 14th centuries, and was the largest contiguous land empire in human history. An exploration through the quests of the Mongols and their Mongol Empire. Mongol invasions progressed throughout the 13th century, resulting in the vast Mongol Empire which covered much of Asia and Eastern Europe by 1300.

From the first century B.C. until the 7th century, Korea was divided into three states. The kingdom of Koguryo, in the north, defeated the Chinese commandery at Lolang in 313, but because of its geographical closeness to Chin a continued to be heavily influenced by Chinese culture. The kingdom of Paekche, in the southwest, also maintained ties with China and, like Koguryo, adopted Buddhism in the 4th century. Buddhist sculptures produced during this time, reflected styles prevalent in China's Northern Wei dynasty. The kingdom of Silla, in the southeast, was slower to absorb Chinese culture and did not embrace Buddhism until the sixth century. In addition to these three centers of political power, several communities in the south central area of the Naktong River basin formed a federation of principalities known as the Kaya states.

In this video lesson we will be exploring Mesopotamia's warring city states. The Warring States period is a period in ancient China following the Spring and Autumn period and concluding with the victory of the state of Qin in 221 BC, creating a unified China under the Qin Dynasty. Different scholars use dates for the beginning of the period ranging between 481 BC and 403 BC, but Sima Qian's date of 475 BC is most often cited.

In this video lesson we will be exploring historical aspects of Southeast Asia and Korea. The Kingdoms of Southeast Asia and the Korean Dynasties are both discussed.

The Mongols used their tactics to expand their empire to become the largest contiguous land empire in human history.

The Odyssey is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, the other work ascribed to Homer. The poem is fundamental to the modern Western canon, and is the second oldest extant work of Western literature, the Iliad being the oldest. It is believed to have been composed near the end of the 8th century BC, somewhere in Ionia, the Greek coastal region of Anatolia.

In a flashback it is revealed how Odysseus got the scar on his foot and the significance of it. The scar is symbolically important, for it defines who he is by beginning with his his grandfather Autolykos in the flashback. During the hunt, Odysseus gets the scar and this hunt is a male ritual initiation where the men of the family take the young males so they can prove themselves to their families. The scar received by Odysseus shows that he is accepted as a man and the pride of his accomplishemnt.