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As with the women in India, the women of the Green Belt Movement recognized that by protecting and replenishing their natural environment, they were also laying the groundwork toward equitable economic development. Roughly during the same time that the Green Belt Movement was taking off, the Love...
About 2150 BCE, the Egyptians challenged the pharaohs' power, and for more than a century the land was in a state of civil unrest and near anarchy. But in 2040 BCE, the pharaoh of Upper Egypt, Mentuhotep II (r. 2050-1998 BCE), managed to unite Egypt again under the rule of a ...
the scientific method has become a fashion trend. What we can all expect to see in coming years is an increased number of TV shows promoting the idea that ancient Egyptians were incapable of building the things they built. If you find this notion offensive — and even more so, if you ...
Barley and wheat are sensitive to hormonal changes, particularly to estrogen levels in a person's urine when pregnant. These grains were chosen for their reliable germination rates and the ancient Egyptians' familiarity with these crops. This choice reflects their advanced understanding of...
Advanced divers also use a technique called “lung packing,” Lindholm says. This method does what the name suggests, forcing more air into your lungs than they would normally be able to hold. “You can actually learn to swallow the air into your lungs,” says Lindholm, but you need a ...
who find that the pyramids were built by the ancient Egyptians; and on the other side, we have a small number of very vocal and popular alternative historians who prefer a narrative of intervention by some advanced race, perhaps from the mythical Atlantis, perhaps from an alien planet, or so...
Some of the first accountants were employed around 300 BC in Iran, where tokens and bookkeeping scripts were discovered. Around the first millennium the Phoenicians invented an alphabetic system for bookkeeping, while the ancient Egyptians may have even assigned someone the role of comptroller. Itali...
It was discovered in 2011 by researchers in Mexico who were investigating the base of a pyramid. The Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacán, Mexico, got its name from the Aztecs. This ancient civilization was a lot more advanced than we had originally believed. Getty Images Pho...