"Storytelling is the conveying of events in words, sound and/or images..."
A battle is a combat in warfare between two or more armed forces, or combatants. A war sometimes consists of many battles. Battles generally are well defined in duration, area, and force commitment. Wars and military campaigns are guided by strategy, whereas battles take place on a level of planning and execution known as operational mobility. German strategist Carl von Clausewitz stated that "the employment of battles ... to achieve the object of war" was the essence of strategy. More about "Historic Battles of the World" »
A historical figure is a famous person in history, such as Alexander the Great, Abraham Lincoln, Washington, or Napoleon. The concept is generally used in the sense that the person really existed in the past, as opposed to being legendary. However, the legends that can grow up around historical figures may be hard to distinguish from fact. Sources are often incomplete and may be inaccurate, particularly those from early periods of history. Without a body of personal documents, the more subtle aspects of personality of a historical figure can only be deduced. More about "Historic People of the World" »
The history of the world (or world history) describes the history of humanity (or human history) as determined by the study of archaeological and written records. Ancient recorded history begins with the invention of writing. However, the roots of civilization reach back to the earliest introduction of primitive technology and culture. More about "Historic Timeline of the World" »
During most people's childhoods, narratives are used to guide them on proper behavior, cultural history, formation of a communal identity, and values. A fairy tale is a type of short story that typically features folkloric fantasy characters, such as dwarves, elves, fairies, giants, gnomes, goblins, mermaids, trolls, or witches, and usually magic or enchantments. More about "Children's Literature" »
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This article uses material from the Wikipedia articles "Narrative", "Children's literature", "Timelines of world history", "History of the World", "Franco-Prussian War", "Napoleon", "Napoleonic Wars", "Seven Years' War", "First Macedonian War (214–205 BC)", "Roman conquest of Britain", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.
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