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"Cradle of Civilization: Unveiling the Magnificent Legacy of Mesopotamia's Ancient Society."

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Only the pharaoh's children and the sons and daughters of wealthy families went to school. Many children who received an education learned to be scribes.

The research here is amazing.

Art History Gallery on Instagram: "Thomas Cole (1801-1848): Destruction - The Course of Empire, 1836, oil on canvas, 100.3 x 161.2 cm, New York Historical Society, New York . . The fourth painting of 'The Course of Empire' series, Destruction, has almost the same perspective as the third, though the artist has stepped back a bit to allow a wider scene of the action, and moved almost to the center of the river. The action is the sack and destruction of the city, in the course of a tempest…

Ancient Egyptian Astrology ---------------------------------------- 11:46am monday 07-sep-2015 º16-Río Cuarto k/semberg/Argentine

knowing the roots of classical athenian democracy is essential to understanding our own. The roots of our own democracy are instituded in this ancient greek culture.

Goddess Nut: Nut is a female deity of the Egyptian pantheon, daughter of Shu and Tefnut. She is considered goddess of heaven and creative divinity of the

The process of drawing, carving and painting scenes onto the walls of tombs and temples in ancient Kemet was a long one, undertaken only by the most skilled and talented artisans, scribes and acolytes.

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Hi all! I think we’ve already said so (and even if we haven’t, it’s easily deductable), but one of the things we enjoy most about working on this project is the insane amount of research we do; yeah, we’re nerds, and we love every minute of it! :-p But it’s more than that; when it comes down to it, it’s all about delivering the best possible result we can, simple as that. Sooo, a while back, when we were still trying to figure out hairstyles and clothes for Eros and Psyche, as a result of…

David Carlin believes our way of life is now focused on prosperity rather than on virtue. The one is fleeting, airy; the other is enduring, solid.

The Chinese society grew, developed and flourished in the loess regions associated with the eastern parts of High Asia. This was/is the most impressive and longest lasting of the ancient civilizations and it can be argued that it owes much of its success to its firm foundation in the loess lands. There were/are loess lands associated with the western end of High Asia; not so spectacular and amazing as the Chinese occurrences but significant and deserving of appreciation. The Central Asian…

Below are some of the most important ancient Mesopotamian inventions that are still thriving and essential to the world.