How long did the Assyrian Empire last? How was the Byzantine Empire crushed by the Persian Empire? What was life like in the Assyrian Empire? How did the Assyrian genocide end? Who ruled during the fall of the Assyrian Empire? How did the Neo-Assyrian Empire integrate its multicultural empir...
How long did Ancient Egypt last? How did the Egyptian Middle Kingdom have an army? How did the Middle Kingdom of Egypt develop? How did Egypt grow strong during the New Kingdom? What were pharoahs seen as in the Middle Kingdom?
Vampire-like figures also have a long history in the mythology of Asia. Indian folklore describes a number of nightmarish characters, including rakshasa, gargoyle-like shape-shifters who preyed on children, and vetala, demons who would take possession of recently dead bodies to wreak havoc on th...
How Long Does a Civilization Last? Recently, I was talking with a colleague at work, and I mentioned that civilizations usually only last 500 years. The only problem was that I couldn't remember where I had heard that. In fact, I wasn't all that sure that I was right. I know that...
He was not the first king. Richard Baker/In Pictures via Getty Images For much of human history, kings –male monarchs – wielded most of civilization's power. Men like William the Conqueror, Genghis Khan and Tutankhamun were incredibly important. From taxation to religious matters to warfare...
There are the seven wonders of the medieval world and the modern world, as well as the seven wonders of the natural world and underwater world. But what about the original seven wonders of the world.
AndtheAssyrians, to be satisfied with bread. 7Our fathers sinnedand areno more, But we bear their iniquities. 8Servants rule over us; There isnone to deliverusfrom their hand. 9We get our breadat the riskof our lives, Because of the sword in the wilderness. ...
Putting the elements in order would prove quite difficult. At the time, there were 63 known chemical elements, each with an atomic weight calculated using Avogadro's hypothesis, which states that equal volumes of gases, when kept at the same temperature and pressure, hold the same number of ...
Brian: Well, to put it briefly, he’s super interested in the history of debt and debt forgiveness, right? Nathan: Yeah. Dr. Hudson is the one who is the origin of this idea that Christianity has a financial dimension to it. And that is to say that the sin and the salvation, and...
Cyrus' treatment of his people and the helping of others were what caused him to gain his power. He didn't think of himself as a conqueror, but as a liberator of people. He agreed to treating people of all religions and backgrounds equally, so long as they didn't rebel. Whenever he ...