Geisha (or geiko) are professional entertainers who attend to guests during meals, banquets, and other occasions. They are trained in various traditional Japanese arts, such as dance and music, as well as in the art of communication.
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Tutankhamun health issues part 3
Tutankhamun’s DNA was tested. Scholars thought he had some genetic diseases due to inbreeding. Some felt he had Marfan syndrome just like Akhenaton, his father.
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What if I told you that Tutankhamun had a club foot most likely due to inbreeding? However, he is depicted in art walking well and keeping his balance well. He is depicted also hunting well and throwing a harpoon.
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Hurrem Sultan or Hürrem Sultan (1502 – 1558), also known as Roxelana (Ukrainian ‘the Ruthenian one,’) was the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent’s chief consort.
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Angkor is a complex of archeological sites in Cambodia and Vietnam which were built by the Khmer Empire. Many of the temples at Angkor, all of which gave expression to Indian cosmological and mythical themes, were built to provide a site for cults through which could be assured of immortality by becoming identified with Shiva or other preeminent gods.
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Was Nefertiti a Black Queen? Nefertiti was a true beauty who changed the way people looked with respect to beauty and fashion during her time.
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What if I told you that Tutankhamun was a queen? Let me explain. Scholars cannot explain why Tutankhamun was buried in a tomb that was meant for a queen.
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The Olmec colossal heads are stone representations of human heads sculpted from large basalt boulders. They are found in Mexico. They range in height from 1.17 to 3.4 meters or 3.8 to 11.2 ft.
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He is a Priest Pharaoh who lived 3500 years ago. Before the fifth year of his reign, he was known as Amenhotep IV but he started to worship the god Aton or the sun disk and he decided to convert the entire Egypt to a monotheistic religion. Monotheistic religions are considered more advanced because they don’t confuse their followers and their philosophy is superior. Also they serve better as a political tool to control the state.
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What if I told you that Tutankhamun had many health issues and died because of injuries?
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