Country Posts : Letter F
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France
Brief History France is one of the world’s oldest countries, and has a long and fascinating history. In 600 BC, a portion of Southern France was settled by the Greek Empire. The Greeks founded Marseille, which is now the oldest city in France. During this same time period, Celtic Gauls…
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Finland
Brief History Finland has been inhabited since about 9,000 B.C., during the end of the last glacial period. These earliest peoples were hunters and gatherers. During the Viking Age, Finland did not take part in exhibitions, but the inhabitants of the area traded and supplied furs. Due to the Northern…
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Fiji
Brief History The first settlers of Fiji were the Lapita peoples, who originated from southeast Asia and inhabited the South Pacific islands. From around 1000 to 500 BC, Melanesians began to settle in Fiji. Melanesians are the closest ancestors to present-day inhabitants of Fiji. These settlers established hierarchical communities and…
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Frank Worrell, and Everton Weekes
Cricket is the most popular sport in Barbados, and is also the national sport. Many great Cricketers have been from Barbados including Garfield Sobers, Frank Worrell, and Everton Weekes. The year-round sunny climate in Barbados makes it a popular place to play Golf. There is even a world-class golf course in Royal Westmoreland.…
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Freestyle wrestling has often been regarded as the national sport of Azerbaijan
Freestyle wrestling has often been regarded as the national sport of Azerbaijan. Although wrestling is a historically important sport in Azerbaijan, the most popular sports are actually football and chess. Water sports are popular in areas next to the Caspian sea. Many other sports are also popular, such as judo,…
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Fossilised Bones
Officially called the Republic of Albania, the country’s early history dates to over 50,000 years, where traces of villages with people have been found through fossilised bones. In the middle ages, Albania was part of the Roman Empire. The 12th and 13th centuries there was a takeover of the territory. Read…
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- Estonian history till German conquest
- Early History of Iceland
- Significance of “German-Albanian Palaeolithic” (GAP) programme in study of The Early Prehistory of Albania
- Ammonites of Jordan
- Gradual demise of Achaemenian Empire post the death of Xerxes I
- The rise of the Parthians in Iran
- The kingdom of the Medes in Iran
- Reign of Darius I in Iran
- The rise of the Persians in Iran under Cyrus II
- The Elamites of Iran
- Early history of Iran
- Belize – Heart of the Maya
