The Royal Game of Ur, also known as the Game of Twenty Squares, is another ancient game which dates back to the First Dynasty of Ur, in 2600 BC Mesopotamia. It was played with two sets of seven counters, one black and one white, and three four-sided dice(骰子). Although the ancient...
InEstonia, this day is known asJaanipäev(“Jaan’s Day”) and is celebrated on the night prior (June 23). On this evening, there is much dancing, singing, eating, and drinking, as well as the main event: jumping over the bonfire to dispel bad luck!
Oldest of all is Mesopotamia, probably not the first urban culture, but the first urban culture that flourished on a large scale and then left behind numerous remains, including writing that experts can read. Egypt and the Indus Valley came later and had much in common with Mesopotamia: the ...
The Royal Game of Ur,also known as the Game of Twenty Squares,is another ancient game which dates back to the First Dynasty of Ur,in 2600BC Mesopotamia.It was played with two sets of seven counters,one black and one white,and three four-sided dice (骰子).Although the ancient rules are...
Where is the Stele of Hammurabi? How was the Code of Hammurabi announced? How old was Nero when he became emperor? How old was Commodus when he became emperor? What was the Age of Charlemagne? How much of Mesopotamia did Hammurabi conquer?
The first long-distance trade is thought to have occurred 5,000 years ago between Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley. The theory of comparative advantage helps to explain whyprotectionismis often counterproductive. While a country can use tariffs and other trade barriers to benefit specific industries ...
Like in the ancient Fertile Crescent, the Middle East is watered by rain falling in Turkey’s mountains and northern Iraq. In Mesopotamia, the “land between two rivers,” the Tigris and the Euphrates, early civilizations capitalized on a gravity-fed system of irrigation canal...
How was the Indus Valley Civilization different from Egypt and Mesopotamia? What led to the formation of the Maurya civilization? How did the Indus River Valley civilization end? How did the Assyrian Empire develop? Why is Harappan Civilization called a Bronze Age civilization?
Its first speakers, the Arameans, were desert nomads. (The Bible describes the mythic forebear of the Hebrews as “a wandering Aramean.”) Spreading out from ancient Syria, they so blanketed Mesopotamia that when the Assyrians conquered the Middle East in the eighth century B.C., they ado...
Cheap is good, but free is better. If you're on a budget, reconsider your dad's old bookshelf or your aunt's ancient armchair. You can always paint wood furniture you want to update or throw a slipcover over outdated upholstery. Before you buy anything -- even small appliances and...