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Why Was Imhotep the Ancient World's Greatest Scientist
...engineer, doctor, and thinker named Imhotep who lived in Egypt during the middle of the third millennium BC. ...im near the step pyramid. All of these factors combine to make Imhotep the ancient world’s greatest scientist.

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When were water fountains created
...that being water. Today, this symbolism has not changed very much from its ancient roots. ...Mesopotamia, in modern Iraq, where a series of basins were utilized in the ancient city of Lagash that likely tapped water from irrigation networks and canals

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When did taxation emerge
====Early History==== ...(2006) Temples, tithes, and taxes: the temple and the economic life of ancient Israel. Peabody, Mass, Hendrickson Publishers.</ref>

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How Did Cremation Emerge as a Death Ritual
...bitions in the Semitic and Afro-Semitic populations, such as in Palestine, ancient Mesopotamia, and Egypt, continued through historical periods.<ref>For more ...o bury their dead even before the full emergence of Hinduism and Buddhism. Ancient China and Japan appeared to have buried their dead, although this practice

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How Did Marriage Develop in the West
...Western regions, this is no different, although over time, for most of our history over the last two thousand years, marriage had become more narrowly defined ...may have emerged.<ref>For more on Neolithic marriages in Europe and Middle East, see: Szecsenyi-Nagy, A., Brandt, G., Haak, W., Keerl, V., et al. (2015) Tr

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History of Empires Top Ten Book List
...e east, was often contrasted from the West. Empires in the Middle East and east Asia sustained themselves by using the strengths of ethnic and religious di 2. Kwarteng, K. (2015) War and gold: a five-hundred-year history of empires, adventures and debt. Paperback ed. London, Bloomsbury. This

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Why Was the Ancient City of Palmyra So Important
...|250px|thumbnail|left|Map Showing Ancient Trade Routes with Palmyra in the Middle]]__NOTOC__ ...can be seen today only as a ruins. Carthage, Hattusas, and Palmyra are all ancient cities that fall into this category.

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Are there Ancient Roots to Socialism
...ity to have larger communities.<ref>For more on inequality and equality in ancient societies and size, see: Dyble, M., Salali, G.D., Chaudhary, N., Page, A., ...societies, see: Turner, B.S. (1984) Capitalism and class in the Middle East: theories of social change and economic development. London, Heinemann

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What was the impact of the Babylonian War (311-309 BCE) on the Hellenistic World
...erful of all the successors. He came to dominate much of the modern Middle East, Turkey, and most of Greece. The other generals were fearful of the growing ...n Demetrius. Ptolemy wanted Seleucus to distract the Antigonus army in the east so that the Antagonids would not invade his Egyptian territories. The Babyl

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How did Timur change the history of the world
...han, he was not a great Empire-builder, but he was a major figure in world history. In the wake of his conquest, Asia was transformed, and he left an enduring ...here were Churches from China to Syria. Christianity had flourished in the East despite periodic persecutions from the Mongols and others.

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How Did Easter Become an Important Celebration
...story of Easter is complex and it is a period of celebration that is very ancient, having origins from pre-Christian periods. As with many other holidays, th ...cultural cycle. It is possible the goddess may connect to the ancient Near East, where the goddess Ishtar also had associations with fertility and was cele

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What was the impact of the Battle of Carrhae (53BC) on Rome
...s one of the greatest and most decisive Roman defeats in its thousand year history. ...nd that for several decades the Parthians were a grave threat in the Roman East. The Roman defeat left a legacy of enmity between Rome and Parthia that led

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How did the battle of Manzikert (1071) change the Byzantine Empire
...cessor to the Roman Empire and ruled a large area in Europe and the Middle East. Byzantine played a major role in the Balkans and Russia, and it successful ...Crusades. The Battle of Manzikert is one of the most important in medieval history, and its repercussions can still be felt today.

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Why Were the Phoenicians Such Successful Merchants
...first millennium BC, they were the premier merchants and explorers of the ancient world. Phoenician culture began in the Levant (the area roughly congruent w Phoenician religion was similar to that of other ancient peoples in that it was polytheistic, but it possessed several key points th

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How did the Second Arab Siege of Constantinople 717-718, change world history
...d Arab siege) is regarded as one of the most important battles in European history. This was the most determined effort by the Caliphs to conquer the Byzantin ...302&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=82b3332950b0a9c88f488ff1ac4c672a A History of the Byzantine State and Society] (Stanford, Stanford University Pres

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How Did the Nubians Impact Ancient Egypt
Among ancient Egypt’s many neighbors were the Nubians, who inhabited the Nile Valley to ...he Nubians and Egyptians extended far beyond exploitation of resources and ancient forms of colonialism; by the first millennium BC, the Nubians had impacted

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How did Julius Caesar rise to power
Julius Caesar is one of the most famous leaders of the ancient world. His life and death are very well-known and still captivate people. H ...aigns, he conquered a vast area around the Black Sea and the modern Middle East. He was revered in the city but not even he could persuade the Senate to gr

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Did Christianity Positively Impact the Civil Rights Movement
...red to a specific role of the church and the nation of Israel in salvation history. King’s rejection of this theological position was crucial in understandi ...ardsson. Imagining the End : Visions of Apocalypse From the Ancient Middle East to Modern America. London: I.B.Tauris, 2002.</ref> As a result, there is no

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What was the First Wave Feminist Movement
Although feminism can be argued to have its roots in many ancient periods, modern feminism begins around the late 17th and 18th centuries, du ...on, see: Roediger, D. R., Blatt, M. H., & Lowell Conference on Industrial History (Eds.). (1999). The Meaning of slavery in the North. New York: Garla

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Why was the United States the first country to establish National Parks
...d as “nature recreation” has a long and storied history in many of the ancient civilizations of the world. Royal forests, sacred grounds surrounding temp ...hich was a landscape designed for the pleasure of humans. First used as a Middle English word, “park” drew on German and French words related to pens, p

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