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Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui - Founder of the Inca Empire

Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui (often simply Pachacuti or Pachacutec) was the 9th Inca ruler (r. 1438 - 1471 CE) who founded their empire with conquests in the Cuzco Valley and beyond. Pachacuti is also credited with founding the site of Machu Picchu...
The Origin of Medicine
Article by Joshua J. Mark

The Origin of Medicine

The Origin of Medicine is a Cherokee story on the theme of balance and respect told from the point of view of the animals and plant life. When the animal world turns against humanity for their many abuses, the plants restore balance by siding...
Chief Joseph (Eastman's Biography)
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

Chief Joseph (Eastman's Biography)

Chief Joseph (Heinmot Tooyalakekt, l. 1840-1904) was the leader of the Wallowa band of the Nez Perce Native American nation, who, in 1877, resisted forced relocation from his ancestral lands in the Wallowa Valley of northeastern Oregon and...
Conway Cabal
Definition by Harrison W. Mark

Conway Cabal

The Conway Cabal was a movement undertaken by American military officers and political leaders to remove General George Washington from command of the Continental Army during the winter of 1777-78. These Patriot leaders had lost confidence...
Mohenjo-daro
Image by Andrzej Nowojewski

Mohenjo-daro

Archaeological site of Mohenjo-daro in modern-day Pakistan, one of the best-known cities of the Indus Valley Civilization.
Shiva Pashupati
Image by Marcus334

Shiva Pashupati

Seal discovered during the excavation of the Mohenjo-daro archaeological site in the Indus Valley has drawn attention as a possible representation of a "yogi" or "proto-Shiva" figure. This "Pashupati" (Lord of Animals, Sanskrit paśupati...
Harappan Civilization (Artist's Impression)
Image by Amplitude Studios

Harappan Civilization (Artist's Impression)

An artist's impression of Harappa and the Indus Valley Civilization, depicting fields and cities in ancient India. Created by Amplitude Studios for the video game Humankind.
Priest-king from Mohenjo-daro
Image by Mamoon Mengal

Priest-king from Mohenjo-daro

Priest-king statue, Indus Valley Civilization. The statue is 17.5 cm high and carved from steatite a.k.a. soapstone. It was found in Mohenjo-daro in 1927 CE. It is on display in the National Museum, Karachi, Pakistan.
Harappa
Image by Muhammad Bin Naveed

Harappa

Archaeological site of Harappa in modern-day Pakistan, one of the best-known cities of the Indus Valley Civilization.
Great Bath, Mohenjo-daro
Image by Benny Lin

Great Bath, Mohenjo-daro

Mohenjo-daro is one of the best-known cities of the Indus Valley Civilization. In the city, there was a great public bath, surrounded by a courtyard, with steps leading down into it.
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