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…lead to new ways of interpretation of facts, experimentation and innovation. Throughout history, great men have achieved their greatness through individuality and originality of thought. For instance, ancient science believed that the Universe was based…

…the difference in materials) that the 'rubble' began to be revealed. This work was the backbone of later missions. It was in 1996 that the true 'treasures' were found. Goddio discovered the exact location of the ancient royal quarters of Alexandria that had been under…

…<Tab/>Wind generated power has been used since ancient times for pumping water, grinding grain and transportation. Windmills (wind turbines) can now even generate electricity! I chose this topic because it seems that the whole world should…

…this into twelve equal intervals, you get the well-tempered chromatic scale. The names of the church modes are Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, and Locrian, and they match geographic or ethnic regions in ancient Greece. Plato and Aristotle…

…<Tab/>Pompeii, Italy was the center of Roman life back in Ancient Rome. There was wide open space, and the forum (a marketplace in ancient Roman cities where business was conducted and the law courts were situated) was the center…

…ancient statues, such as the Tower of Bayon, in Angkor Thom. The education in Cambodia is poor, as the students only have to go to school from the ages of six to twelve. There is a high percentage of adult illiteracy. Only the rich can afford to send…

…After reading some of the material about Gaia theory, I starting thinking to myself, this sounds like some kind of earthly religion. Gaia would be the ancient living being that we are created from or are all part of. It's clear that the Earth has…

…remarkable and equally mysterious, only one of the above is actually on the original list of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and it is the Great Pyramids at Giza. Although the list is famous and most people have heard of it, not that many can actually name…

…of prehistoric and extinct cultures. Paleontology is the science of the life of past geologic periods based on fossil remains. Knowledge of the existence of fossils dates back at least to the ancient Greeks. Because few fossils are found in rock older than the late…

…GREEK DRAMA: the actors The actors in ancient tragedies were hired and paid by the state and assigned to the tragic poets probably by lot. By the middle of the fifth century three actors were required for the performance of a tragedy…