The Rosetta Stone is one of the most important objects in the British Museum as it holds the key to understanding Egyptian hieroglyphs.
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Who was Akhenaton the Sun Pharaoh? Let me explain
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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The Petrossa Treasure was discovered in 1837 by two peasants playing on a hill. They sold the treasure to a certain Verussi who disassembled the pieces because they would not fit in boxes. When police came by some pieces were lost already. It was the biggest treasure ever found and remained the biggest until 1922 when Tutankhamun treasure was discovered.
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Did Babel Tower ever exist?
Recent archeological findings suggest that the Babel Tower really existed.
According to genesis Book Babel tower was built using asphalt and bricks in place of mortar. Archeologists discovered bricks and asphalt in Babylon dating from Nebuchadnezzar time and these could be remnants from the Babel tower.
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Did you know that the Koh-i-Noor weighted initially 793 carats?
The Koh-i-Noor diamond is set now in the crown of The Queen Mother.
It weighs 106.6 carats and is one of the largest cut diamonds in the world.
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The existence of Helen of Troy is still a debate. Let me explain. While the Trojan war, most likely existed and Agamemnon, Menelaus, Odysseus, and Priam probably existed, the existence of Helen of Troy is questionable. There is no archeological or documented evidence of her existence, and she is rather a legend. Trojan war existed but it was due to political and economic reasons.
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What is Buddhism?
What is Buddhism? Ouick Facts on Mauryan Empire. Find out more!
Did you know that it is the world’s fourth-largest religion with over 520 million followers, or over 7% of the global population, known as Buddhists.
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Did you know that Sikhism is the fifth major religion? Sikh Religion has 25 million followers mainly in Pakistan and India in the area named Punjab. They have large community in US and Canada.
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8000 BC
8000 BC Shamans are first using trepanation with success. Some patients did not even survive but they came back for more. The reasons trepanations were performed in Neolithic are unknown.
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Why do humans walk upright?
The humans use 75 percent less energy walking upright than the chimps use walking on all fours. Walking upright seemed to be beneficial because it saved energy.
Having two limbs free to use tools constituted a key element of advanced intelligence.
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