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Migration | Historyworld

HISTORY OF MIGRATION

including headings Walking tall, Out of Africa, The spread of our species, Temporary bridges, The first Australians, ...

Migration in the south Pacific | HISTORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS

Migration in the south Pacific

Probably at first more by accident than design, the islands of the south Pacific are reached by people sailing or drifting from southeast Asia. The first to be settled are those immediately to the east of New Guinea and...

Migration in the north Pacific | HISTORY OF JAPAN

Migration in the north Pacific

It is not known when human beings first make the crossing from the Asian mainland to the islands of Japan. However the first human traces reveal a society capable of producing neolithic wares but still living by hunting...

Famine and emigration | HISTORY OF IRELAND

Famine and emigration

Since the 17th century Irish peasants have come to rely increasingly for their staple diet on a single crop, reliable, high-yielding and ideally suited to their small patches of land - the potato. But in 1845 a previousl...

Immigration | ISRAEL

Immigration

In Israel's founding charter one of the principles is that all Jews anywhere in the world have the right of return to their ancestral home ('the ingathering of the exiles'), and it is also very much in Israel's interest...

The term Great Migration has been | HISTORY OF MIGRATION

Trails west

The term Great Migration has been applied to two separate movements of people during the 1840s. One is the stream of immigrants drawn across the Atlantic to the land of liberty, headed by the Irish from 1845. The other i...

The term Great Migration has been | HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Trails west

The term Great Migration has been applied to two separate movements of people during the 1840s. One is the stream of immigrants drawn across the Atlantic to the land of liberty, headed by the Irish from 1845. The other i...

After two centuries of migration and | HISTORY OF THE AZTECS

Aztecs

After two centuries of migration and warfare, the Aztecs finally settle within the area now covered by Mexico City. They choose an uninhabited island in Lake Tetzcoco. This is either in the year 1325 or, more probably, 1...

After two centuries of migration and | HISTORY OF MEXICO

Aztecs

After two centuries of migration and warfare, the Aztecs finally settle within the area now covered by Mexico City. They choose an uninhabited island in Lake Tetzcoco. This is either in the year 1325 or, more probably, 1...

After two centuries of migration and | HISTORY OF MESOAMERICAN CIVILIZATION

Aztecs

After two centuries of migration and warfare, the Aztecs finally settle within the area now covered by Mexico City. They choose an uninhabited island in Lake Tetzcoco. This is either in the year 1325 or, more probably, 1...

The difference in the 19th century | HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Land of liberty

The difference in the 19th century is that the migration is an economic decision made separately by thousands of young men or married couples, seeking a better life for themselves or their families in another place. (A f...

The textiles of ancient Peru are | HISTORY OF ANDEAN CIVILIZATION

Textiles of the Andes

The textiles of ancient Peru are extraordinary not only for their brilliance of technique, colour and design but also because this is a tradition which develops in isolation. Unlike Asia, with its mingling of people thro...

The Germanic tribes continue to raid, | HISTORY OF GERMANY

German and Roman Europe

The Germanic tribes continue to raid, often deep into the empire. But their base remains north of the Rhine and Danube until the 5th century - when the Visigoths, Ostrogoths, Vandals, Burgundians and Franks move in vast...

Another wave of migrating Indo-European peoples | HISTORY OF EUROPE

Indo-Europeans in Europe

Another wave of migrating Indo-European peoples follows on behind, pressing westwards from Asia. The Slavs move into the region of Poland and western Russia, between the Vistula and Dnieper rivers. The Scythians establis...

Another wave of migrating Indo-European peoples | HISTORY OF MIGRATION

Indo-Europeans in Europe

Another wave of migrating Indo-European peoples follows on behind, pressing westwards from Asia. The Slavs move into the region of Poland and western Russia, between the Vistula and Dnieper rivers. The Scythians establis...

Another wave of migrating Indo-European peoples | HISTORY OF THE GERMANIC PEOPLES

Indo-Europeans in Europe

Another wave of migrating Indo-European peoples follows on behind, pressing westwards from Asia. The Slavs move into the region of Poland and western Russia, between the Vistula and Dnieper rivers. The Scythians establis...

In 793 the monks on the | HISTORY OF MIGRATION

Vikings

In 793 the monks on the island of Lindisfarne, off the northeast coast of England, are unpleasantly surprised by the arrival of violent raiders from the sea. Their misfortune is the first clearly dated event in the saga...

In 793 the monks on the | HISTORY OF THE VIKINGS

Vikings

In 793 the monks on the island of Lindisfarne, off the northeast coast of England, are unpleasantly surprised by the arrival of violent raiders from the sea. Their misfortune is the first clearly dated event in the saga...

In 793 the monks on the | HISTORY OF THE GERMANIC PEOPLES

Vikings

In 793 the monks on the island of Lindisfarne, off the northeast coast of England, are unpleasantly surprised by the arrival of violent raiders from the sea. Their misfortune is the first clearly dated event in the saga...

Joseph Smith's personal charisma, together with | HISTORY OF RELIGION

The Book of Mormon

Joseph Smith's personal charisma, together with the appeal of the Book of Mormon, brings many enthusiasts into the young church. But their attitudes inevitably lead to friction with their Christian neighbours. Within a y...

In the early years Oregon is | HISTORY OF MIGRATION

Trails west

In the early years Oregon is the destination. American missionaries, working there among the Indians from 1834, send home word of the region's rich potential. The first small group of families attempts the trail in 1841....

In the early years Oregon is | HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Trails west

In the early years Oregon is the destination. American missionaries, working there among the Indians from 1834, send home word of the region's rich potential. The first small group of families attempts the trail in 1841....

The Mediterranean is formed in the | HISTORY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN

Collision and cleft

The Mediterranean is formed in the process of continental drift, when Africa crashes against Eurasia. The resulting sea is of a size and a shape almost perfect for the development of civilization. More than 10,000 km of...