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About 3,500 years. Some 600 miles up the Nile valley, south of Cairo, you come upon the Valley of the Kings. Here the pharaohs made secret tombs in the sides of mountains. The Valley of the Kings is one of the most isolated spots on earth. Almost nothing grows there – no tree, no shrub, no blade of grass. The sun hits down from an everlastingly clear sky whose bright blue is the only colour divergence to the dull, constant dark gold rock and sand, hills and valley floor. All along the desert…

In present-day Warka, Iraq — the old Sumerian city of Uruk and home of the unbelievable Gilgamesh — stands the most seasoned surviving ziggurat, delegated by the supposed White Temple, a holy place named in cutting edge times for its whitewashed mud-block dividers. Accepted to have been devoted to the sky god Anu, the sanctuary sits on its ziggurat stage 40 feet over the ground, its corners situated toward the cardinal purposes of the compass. The White Temple is humble in size (around 60 feet…

Whether it’s art from ancient times or art made yesterday, people around the world appreciate art and the brief history that it provides about the period of time that it came from. Art is something that was made in every single time period including the Medieval time period and Renaissance period. Artist in each period painted, sculpted, drew and did many other things to produce art that relates to them and the time period they were apart of. When one looks at art from back then, one will have a…

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…

The two civilizations used their pyramids as a burial tomb for their dead. For example, Temple 1 in the Maya city of Tikal and the Pyramid of Khufu at Giza in Egypt were built to bury pharaohs and kings. Both cultures also buried the dead with gold masks to honor them. Although both cultures used the pyramids to bury their dead, the Mayan pyramid was a place for religious ceremonies. If a king was…

Introduction The seven wonders of the ancient world are wonderful pieces of architecture. The lighthouse of Alexandria was one of them. They were seven; two of them were located in Egypt, The Great Pyramid of Giza and the Lighthouse of Alexandria. Others are The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and The Colossus of Rhodes. The Lighthouse of Alexandria is the tallest and the most magnificent lighthouse in…

is believed that there were approximately 100,000 workers, many of which were skilled craftsmen. No evidence has been found to show how much this project costed Khufu to build, but according to a article called Classic projects: The Great Pyramid at Giza; it says that it is estimate to be £17.4 billion or $26.3 billion just for the cost of 100,000 workers working for 20 years, the time it took to build the pyramids, obviously the Egyptians didn 't have this kind of money to pay their workers or…

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…

Ancient Egypt always fascinates me, especially learning about the Pharaohs. Akhenaten is a very famous Pharaoh, and for good reason too. His reign, death, and the discovery of his tomb are especially interesting. Akhenaten’s reign was very different from other Pharaohs. Some people think that in the fifth year of his reign, Akhenaten had a vision. What he got out of it was that he had to change the religion of Egypt. He started to practice monotheism, the worship of one god, and worshiped Aten.…

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…