The first speakers of Austronesian languages lived in

The Moche state went into decline in the sixth century C.E., probably due to

The Carolingian monarchs

The Mauryan empire—the largest in Indian history—was founded by

As Pacific Islanders migrated to new islands they

The culture that lived in the modern Mexican states of Veracruz and Tabasco, south of the Gulf of Mexico, was the

To support their rule, the Iranian kings relied on

Most scholars believe that ironworking was introduced from the Middle East because

When the German king Odoacer forced emperor Romulus Augustulus to abdicate,

Hardest hit by the waning fortunes of the Byzantine empire were