Because of the highly religious nature of Ancient Egyptian civilization, many of the great works of Ancient Egypt depict gods, goddesses, and Pharaohs, who were also considered divine. Ancient Egyptian art is characterized by the idea of order. Clear and simple lines combined with simple shapes a...
The Ancient Persian Empire's Technology and Craft TheAncient Persian Empire, orAchaemenid Empire, flourished from its inception by Cyrus I around 600 BCE to its collapse at the hands of Alexander the Great in circa 400 BCE. During the height of the empire's power, it was known for establish...
the dawn of civilization to today; or encyclopedic holdings from all the major cultures on earth; or genres ranging from paintings to period rooms, sculpture to suits of armor, metalwork to musical instruments—all situated in a palatial building beside one of the world's most magnificent parks...
Ancient Egyptian civilization is symbolized by the Pyramids, most of which were constructed during the Old and Middle Kingdom periods, when the Pharaoh's power was absolute. Even today, the full significance of these funerary monuments and tombs is imperfectly understood by archeologists and Egyptolog...
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Arriving in Cairo and meeting up with my group — eight travelers and two guides — we spent our first day at the Museum of Egyptian Civilization. Just inside the entry lies the oldest skeleton excavated in the country, dating back 35,000 years. Egyptian history and mythology are intertwined...
It will act as a centre for learning and understanding India’s maritime history and emerge as a world-class international tourist destination. About Lothal: Lothal was one of the southernmost sites of the Indus Valley civilization (IVC), located in the BhÄl region of what is now the ...
The temple lent money, at rates which could sometimes reach 30%, to shipowners, village assemblies and craft guilds. Dedicated to Shiva, the Brihadisvara stands to the south-west of the historic city. A first rectangular surrounding wall, 270 m by 140 m, marks the outer boundary. Sun ...
China's cargo spacecraft completes in-orbit refueling China's Tianzhou-1 cargo spacecraft and Tiangong-2 space lab completed their first in-orbit refueling at 7:07 p.m. Thursday, another success of the Tianzhou-1 mission. Brain waves can tell how much students like their class: study When...
It is the civilization we betray when we do not care for our great monuments of the past. By loving these monuments, relating the stories behind their construction, understanding the masters who build them, we comprehend the high-values reached by civilization. One of the cathedral’s ablest ...