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May 2, 2024 · Timeline of geopolitical changes (2000–present) This is a timeline of geopolitical changes around the world prior to 1500. It includes dates of declarations of independence, changes in country name, changes of capital city or name, and changes in territorial ownership such as the annexation, occupation, cession, concession, or secession of land.
4 days ago · Ban Chiang, however, is the most thoroughly documented site and has the clearest evidence of metallurgy when in Southeast Asia. With a rough date range from the late 3rd millennium BC to the first millennium AD, this site alone has artefacts such as burial pottery (dating from 2100 to 1700 BC) and fragments of bronze and copper-base bangles.
3 days ago · The Hittite Empire at its greatest extent under Suppiluliuma I (c. 1350 –1322 BCE) and Mursili II (c. 1321 –1295 BCE) Anatolian languages attested in the mid-first millennium BCE Area where the second millennium BCE Luwian language was spoken
6 days ago · The Amarna Letters are a body of correspondence exchanged between the Pharaoh of Egypt, his client kingdoms, and the other Great Powers of the Near East. These letters are some of the earliest examples of diplomacy in human history. viii They were discovered in 1887 CE in El-Amarna, the former capital of the Pharaoh Akhenaten.
May 20, 2024 · The size of the population has been estimated as having risen from 1 to 1.5 million in the 3rd millennium bce to perhaps twice that number in the late 2nd millennium and 1st millennium bce. (Much higher levels of population were reached in Greco-Roman times.) Nearly all of the people were engaged in agriculture and were probably tied to the land.
- By what other term are the kings of Egypt called?Egyptian kings are commonly called pharaohs, following the usage of the Bible. The term pharaoh is derived from the Egyptian per ʿaa (“great estate...
- What were the two types of writing in ancient Egypt?The two basic types of writing in ancient Egypt were hieroglyphs, which were used for monuments and display, and the cursive form known as hieratic...
- Which pharaoh probably built the first true pyramid?Snefru was the first king of ancient Egypt of the 4th dynasty (c. 2575–c. 2465 BCE). He probably built the step pyramid of Maydūm and then modified...
- Who was the first king to unify Upper and Lower Egypt?Menes was the legendary first king of unified Egypt. According to tradition, he joined Upper and Lower Egypt in a single centralized monarchy and e...
- Who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun?The tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered by Howard Carter in 1922.
May 6, 2024 · History of Mesopotamia is an article that explores the origins, achievements, and legacy of one of the world's oldest civilizations. Learn how Mesopotamia shaped the history and culture of the Middle East and beyond, from the invention of writing and law to the rise and fall of empires. Discover the rich heritage of the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, and compare it with other ...
May 1, 2024 · In the second millennium BCE, the city was comprised of an upper city (the acropolis) and a lower city. Ancient records show that the city was considered the southernmost Syrian urban center during the Bronze Age. The name of the city appears in the king lists of Thutmose III, Amenhotep II, and Seti I as well as in Papyrus Anastasi I, among others.
