Tag
history
7 entries tagged history.
Bridge & Games
History of Games
- Chess: From Chaturanga to the Modern QueenModern chess did not appear fully formed.
- From Whist to Contract BridgeContract bridge belongs to a long family of tricktaking card games.
- Go: Territory, Influence, and 2,500+ Years of ContinuityGo is one of the oldest continuously played strategy games.
- History of Games: How Rule Systems EvolveGames are unusually durable cultural objects.
- Mancala: A Family of Sowing Games"Mancala" is often treated as the name of one board game.
History & Society
Big History Ideas
- Guns, Germs, and SteelThe book in one sentence
History & Society
Historical Myths & Memory
- Napoleon's Height MythNapoleon was probably around 1.68–1.69 m tall — about 5 ft 6½ in in modern units. That was not unusually short for a French man of his era and may have been around average or somewhat above it depending on the comparison sample.