MissedHistory

Human history from a global perspective 🌎🌍🌏

[Dominique Kirchner Reill @DominiqueReill]

Oct. 6 @HarrimanInst, @ColumbiaHistory, + @BotstiberBIAAS are hosting the all-day event "Celebrating István Deák: Historian, Teacher, Provocateur." Register here to attend + listen to some of the leading scholars in European history discuss! https://t.co/bTvdOoKysh @aseeestudies

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New podcast episode with @Alaminjos !!! It’s a good one. https://t.co/Yl4fsc47kk

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Ksars are fortified settlements across North Africa occupied by the #Berber people near trade routes and defensive choke points. Since 1000 CE. #Aït Benhaddou provided defensive fortifications, homes, and other necessities making the #ksar a viable place for protecting the area.

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In the 12th century, the #Montezuma Castle was built in the Verde Valley of #Arizona by the #Sinagua. Its rooms were a shelter for important individuals and rituals. It also provides a defensive advantage from attackers and a level of separation from dangerous animals.

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Along the #Danube River, is the #Golubac Fortress. Its origins are unclear due to the frequency it was captured by different groups. #Hungarian, #Serbian, and others wanted to control the advantageous position it provided near the most valuable body of water in the region.

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Built in the early 1400s, #Larabanga Mosque is the oldest mosque in #Ghana. It is believed that the #mosque was created single-handedly by a trader named Ayuba. The structure applies the Sudano-Sahelian architectural style, also found at the Great Mosque of #Djenné.

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#Lidar detection has led to the discovery of hundreds of unknown structures. Most of these findings have been in Central and South #America , where many civilizations thrived before their collapse. Sprawling cities were overtaken by the jungle and lost to time… until now.

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#Colombia is home to the ruins of Ciudad Perdida.
The city collapsed when the #Spanish arrived and was forgotten until its rediscovery in the 1970s by treasure hunters. Most of the artifacts were looted before the site was studied but it is likely the ancestors of the #Tairona.

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Historical Misconceptions:

1) The truth behind “let them eat cake”
2) #Magellan never made it around the globe
3) Color fading from statues and memory

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Constructed in 1157 as a fortification, Burg #Eltz was key in defending the Holy #Roman Empire’s western territory. Since it was built, the castle has avoided major destruction and is one of the few #German castles still standing on its original foundations after #WWII.

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While many of the #aristocracies that plagued our #ancestors have been replaced, many examples exist of countries continually affected by their pasts. Conversely, new aristocracies are being formed, often around the financial or #military sectors of growing #economies.

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In the contentious region of #Crimea, #Chersonesus was a distant #Greek city often referred to as the “Ukrainian Pompeii.”

It was first settled during the 500s BCE by Greeks from #Megara. Situated along the coast of the Black Sea, the city grew and solidified as a trade hub.

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Always some interesting directions when Habsburg questions are opened up to the followers 😂 Thank you for all of your insights!

[Dominique Kirchner Reill @DominiqueReill]

LLots of tough questions, thinking, story telling, and laughing on @LukeMorgante @MissedHistory podcast. With probably one of the most absurd last lines ever defining what level of incest is too much incest. https://t.co/1YdC2TYB80

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Studying #Currencies is a key part of historical, #archaeological, and economic research.

The size and materials used to make coins help explain the #economy and #technology available to that society. The presence of foreign coins helps uncover the trade routes used at the time.

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Ep.2 of the MissedHistory podcast is out now! I hope you enjoy this episode and learning from Professor Reill as much as I did (:

The podcast can be found on YouTube or a number of other platforms here: https://t.co/v3Z5gF4TzX

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Four of the most impressive remnants from the #Maya and #Mexica.

(1) Tikal | #Guatemala
(2) Palenque | Mexico
(3) Teotihuacán | Mexico
(4) Mayapán | #Mexico

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Despite being home to #Tikal and #Teotihuacan, #Mesoamerica is one of the least understood historical regions. Due to the lack of recorded history and the decline of its native populations in the 15th-16th centuries, archaeologists have only explored a fraction of the region.

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Fun Fact | The #Longmen Grottoes are a series of over 2,000 caves with more than 100,000 statues from various dynasties throughout Chinese history.

Empire | Northern #Wei

First Constructed | 493 CE

Country | #China

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Although Cardinal #Ippolito D’Este commissioned the construction of #Villa D’Este, he is known for his failures in the Catholic Church. He was a candidate for #Pope five times but never got the position due to his great wealth— a trait not adored during the #Reformation period.

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Before the #Samurai and the reigns of the #daimiyō, #Japan saw the #Jōmon period from 14000 BCE - 300 BCE, an era known for the development of hunter-gatherer communities across the archipelago. #Sannai-Maruyama was a permanent settlement later discovered by archeologists.