Egyptian pyramids

Ancient Sumer In the middle east, along the great Tigris and Euphrates rivers leading to the Persian Gulf explains where the Sumerian civilization settled. The Sumer civilization were referred to as the first river valley civilization, since rivers ran through the land. The land was not considered desirable due to all the flooding, mud slides, and depositing fertile soil. Although the rivers overflown their banks and created a nuisance, the people worked together to generate and develop their…

cisterns, matches the places of the Ica-Nasca region. The Cholula pyramid in Puebla, Mexico is 180 feet high (55m) with a base of 1,300 by 1,300 feet (400m by 400m). Volume wise it is the largest pyramid anywhere in the world. Cholula is actually seven overlaid pyramids built one on top of the other over six centuries, believed to have been built by the Aztecs beginning at the third century BC. The myths involving The Great Pyramid of Cholula is reminiscent of the Biblical story of the Tower…

JAY DEFEO: THE ROSE Jay DeFeo’s The Rose is remarkable. Its dimensions of 10.7’ x 7.7’ x 11” and its weight of 1,850 pounds are unbelievable. The time--eight years--spent on creating this work is extraordinary. In my opinion, this alone merits The Rose’s inclusion in this and all other art history classes. Yet, these statistics do not encapsulate all of The Rose’s mystique, intrigue, and troubled history, nor do they demonstrate the way in which it complicates the canonical survey of art and…

At the end of the center of the eastern section of the Mall in Washington D.C. stands the Washington Monument. The monument rises just over 555' tall and was finished in 1884. The shape of the Washington Monument is that of an Egyptian obelisk which stands as an anchor for the Capital of the Nation. What is unique about this structure is not only its enormous size (it is the tallest obelisk in the world) but its change of material color of the monument from the bottom third of the structure.…

The Nok people were advanced because of their iron smelting skills,sculptures,and their judicial system, but their strange disappearance has caused historians to be left unsure. The Nok people discovered a way to smelt iron, this allowed them to have the strongest tools during this time period. They also created sculptures made out of a material called Terracotta, this details their culture. The Nok people had a modern judicial system with several courthouses. In about 200 A.D.The Nok people…

construction of the Giza pyramids. The product of Epoch of magnificence, these inaccessible structures, symbolized the potion of the god-king pharaohs. The largest and best know pyramid is the one that belongs to Pharaoh Khufu (Greek:cheaops) , who reigned from 2589 to 2566 BCE. The pyramids was originally clad in polished white limestone panels, of which a few fragments survive today. The rest were broken off to build houses in Cairo. The second of the three pyramids (one in the middle) ,…

At 18 feet tall, giraffes are the world’s tallest land mammals. Giraffes weigh between 1,750 and 2,800 pounds. They inhabit the forests and open plains of the African savannah. Giraffes are herbivores and they have only three natural predators which are: humans, lions and crocodiles. They can live to be as old as twenty-five years old, the oldest giraffe on record was forty years of age when she was euthanized due to health issues. Today there are around 80,000 giraffes living and they are…

The Japanese company manufactured the longest bra in September, 1990. The bra has an under-burst measurement of 24m (78ft 8 in) and 28m (91ft 10in) for its bust measurement. Tunnel Image source The Seikan Tunnel (as shown above) between Japan’s Honshu and Hokkaido Islands is currently considered as the world’s longest tunnel with its measurement of 53, 850m in length. However, by 2010, with the opening of the tunnel called Gotthard Base in Switzerland, Seikan Tunnel will be placed the second…

Have you ever heard of the USS Missouri? Well if not let me grab your attention in this paragraph. The Missouri is one of the biggest battleships ever made in the U.S. The Missouri was part of many battles and fought for many years. There are multiple tours you can take on the Missouri. I personally think everyone should visit the Missouri because its historical significance and it was in a movie. So if you want to learn more read the rest of my paper. The “Mighty Mo” is considered one of the…

Experts Have Found an Old Mayan Statue That Looks Like an Alien in Mexico Experts found a mysterious statue in Mexico. It is believed to be an ancient Mayan statue. In fact, this mysterious statue shows an alien that is holding a human hand. You can see a snake that is surrounding a small alien. In the profile view of the artifact, the alien is holding a human head. The eyes of the statue are in an oval shape and the head is pretty strange as well. This incredible discovery was revealed by…