16K This lesson will introduce you to Pythagoras, a mysterious Greek philosopher and mathematician who contributed greatly to the advancement of mathematics. You will learn about the secretive Pythagorean brotherhood he founded and why their discoveries are still important today. ...
Why is Simon Bolivar famous? Why did Tiberius Gracchus shut down Rome? Why was Pancho Villa a wanted man? Why was Pancho Villa important? Why did Claudius II have Valentine arrested? Why is Salvador Allende important? Why was Marco Polo put in jail?
He also said it was important to protect Zambia’s unique culture for education and entertainment. Chief Natural Heritage Officer Muyumbwa Ndiyoi said there will be a lot of benefits when the Barotse Landscape is declared a World Heritage Site because it will attract many tourists and business ...
You also saw them used in stores, like Menards does today. So why does Menards still use turnstiles? There isn't a lot of information out there about this. Over on Reddit, the thought is to stop theft. With the turnstiles working, the gate closed, and the service desk paying attention...
HASTINGS: Much of the time, the right strategy is to improve what you’ve got, and then some of the time, everything changes – and correctly recognizing the differences there is really important. Humans are inventing faster and faster, and that does mean that the typical business model is...
Marco Polo, born in Venice about 1254 was one of those traders. He travelled east to China along the trade routes to visit the court of Kublai Khan, Emperor of the Mongols, who had conquered China. He stayed in China for seventeen years, serving the Khan and when returning ...
At first glance, one may wonder how humblefish eggscan be so sought after, but true caviar is considered one of the finest delicacies and one of the mostexpensive foodsin the world – with a namesake dating back to Aristotle, Marco Polo, and other such explorers made immortal in our histo...
in my childhood I heard so many legends about intelligent ancient Chinese people. I was even told that pizza is Italianated Chinese food, thanks to Marco Polo who traveled to China in the 11th century. However, later on I learned a completely different story about Chinese modern history. From...
“in mexico, we have these customs. still, in the us, they call ‘magical realism’ whatever they can’t label.” garcía márquez’s near-mythical ascent from a nobody born in a remote colombian town to the world’s most widely read spanish-language writer is filled with all kinds of...
Today they'll still cut off by land and sea from the rest of the world. Chinese armies and Chinese guerrillas still stand firm against the Jap war machine. The oldest and the youngest the world's great nations together with the British Commonwealth fight side-by-side in the struggle that ...