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The Mughals were a powerful Turkic-Mongol tribe that originated from Central Asia. The Mughal Empire controlled most of ...

We have a rich and diverse heritage that belongs to all South Africans today. In this topic we take a heritage trail thr...

Britain, Diamond mining and increasing labour control and land expansion Before South Africa's vast mineral wealth wa...

Most researchers who study rock art tend to focus on technical aspects, such as the material and techniques used. Their ...

Great Zimbabwe  When Mapungubwe was abandoned, it was to the benefit of Great Zimbabwe. The cultural, political ...

Figure 1.1. With his call to put “America First”, Donald Trump is the latest recruit to a dangerous nationalism. Flagran...

What is Communism? Communism is a social, economic, and political ideology whose aim is to establish a communist soci...

Introduction In the previous section, we have learnt about the origins of capitalism, however, we paid cursory attent...

The global pervasiveness of racism and segregation in the 1920s and 1930s During the 1920s and 1930s, there were disc...

A cartoon illustrating the process of getting to the idealised “American Dream" Image Source Introduction Like com...

 A. The Mineral Revolution ↵ In this section we will briefly discuss the discovery of gold in the Witwater...

While colonialism and slavery flourished in the 18th century, the foundations of modern democracy were also being establ...

At this stage, it was not at all clear that Europe would come to dominate the world. The intention is to provide a compa...

Southern Africa experienced transformation in the 18th and 19th centuries. This was the period that became known as the ...

This topic follows on from the previous one. Having looked at a period when it was not clear that Europe would dominate ...