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Based on tradition, Menes was the first king of Egypt. -
In 2013, a 5,000 year old temple was unearthed in Peru. -
The Middle Kingdom is sometimes known as the “Classical Age” or “Period of Unification.” -
Chinese writing is composed of more than 50,000 characters. -
Queen Hatshepsut is considered one of the best 18th dynasty pharaohs. -
Originally, Akhenaten wasn’t meant to be a pharaoh. -
The Ancient Greeks were the first to come up with the concept of a democracy. -
Buddha eventually died in 483 BCE -
Confucius died of natural causes in 479 BCE. -
The Roman Republic was a mix of a democracy, aristocracy, and monarchy. -
The Adena mounds were used as religious, burial, and possibly defensive structures. -
The first emperor of China was Qin Shi Huang, who was born in 259 BCE. -
The Han Dynasty ended in 220 CE. Sometimes, it is called the Golden Age of Ancient China. -
Caesar was assassinated by senators during a meeting of the Senate. -
Cai Lun was the Chinese man thought to have invented paper. -
The Roman Empire supposedly fell because of invasions, laziness, and an unstable government. -
The Mayan Civilization created astronomy, calendar systems, and hieroglyphics. -
Muhammad was the proclaimer and founder of the book of the Muslim religion, the Quran. -
Islam is the main religion of the North African people. -
Chinese paper replaced papyrus when it spread to Islamic countries. -
Gunpowder was invented during the Song Dynasty. -
The Magna Carta was the first document to say that a king isn’t above the law. -
The Inca Empire only lasted for about a century. -
Many people believe that Columbus set out to prove the world was round. -
56 delegates signed the Declaration of Indepedence. -
John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Lincoln by shooting him in the head. -
The Nazis targeted Jews, Jehovah’s witnesses, homosexuals, disabled people, Poles, and other minorities. -
The Berlin Wall was built to keep “Western fascists” from coming into East Germany. -
Political policies, defense spending, economics, and the Chernobyl disaster were reasons why the Soviet Union broke up. -
Nelson Mandela was the first black president of South Africa.