In ancient Mesopotamia, there were large numbers of construction workers, farmers, craftsmen, shepherds and sellers of goods. "To get this all done, a managerial class emerged – and syphoned off a share of the
I travelled with both a visa and MasterCard credit card as a backup but chose to take around 600 Euros in cash for the ten days to exchange in small amounts as I went along. Extra excursions had to be paid in cash, which was particularly useful to have ready. However, carrying wads o...
A need for social change: The people must submit to major changes, a new social structure and way of life in order to achieve a revival. Fascism arises from poor socio-economic conditions — like those of post-World War I Europe or post-World War II Japan. The countries that were defeat...
Arabs, who were predominantly Islamic, were positioned perfectly for a profit as goods moved along Middle Eastern trade routes between Egypt, Persia and the later Roman and Ottoman Empires. The rapid spread of Islam in the 700s brought the practice of mercantilism to Africa, Asia and parts of...
And this is categorized into a general parking area with complimentary access and a paid VIP parking section. As it’s overwhelmingly enormous at an area of over 1,600,000 square meters, a map is a must-have for easy navigation of the top sights and things to do in Global Village Dubai...
If they existed, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon would be the second oldest of the ancient wonders. Built in the 6th century, the gardens are long gone. Some scholars argue that the reason there's no record of them is precisely because they were gardens -- plants and flowers are living th...
Petrie was paid 250 British Pounds per month from the Fund to excavate in Egypt. In 1895 Petrie was excavating at Deir El-Bahari and excavated wooden items that have become known as "Petrie rockers". Petrie suspected these items were used for the construction of the Pyramids and his assumptio...
Keep in mind that there were demographic trends in motion even before the COVID-19 pandemic that made the case for selling jewelry online. One important trend to watch is the rise of the Gen Z shopping population. Shortly before the pandemic began, Gen Z had already accounted for 40% of ...
Like, you see these interviews with people who are now at the forefront of this, talking about what they thought it was going to be in 2013, and they were like, oh, yeah, we’re going to get rid of all the factory workers. We’re going to turn everyone into a robot and whatever...
There were big projects in the city Manuel commissioned. There was a lot of money left over from his father's frugal reign. The workshop that made the Deesis moved from one big project (both secular and religious) to another for Manuel. Perhaps they had worked before on the mosaic of ...