It is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, it is the only one that still exists. Its construction dates from 2550 BC, during the 20 years it took to complete, it is estimated that 100,000 manpower was used.These were paid with food and beer. The Great Pyramid of Giza is made up of three co
Iraq is a country that is located in the Middle East. The vast majority of the countrys population adopts Islam as a source of devotion and faith, based on the life and teachings of Muhammad and on the Koran, the holy scripture.Since 750, there has been a minority in the country who choose Christian
Rousseaus social thought was one of the most influential of modernity, having had a great impact on events such as the French Revolution. By Me. Cláudio FernandesThe thought of the French Enlightenment philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) was one of the most commented and, therefore, most
Pedagogy is one of the most classic higher education courses of all Brazil, so that teachers need to be trained in the area to teach classes for early childhood education since the last century.The course is essential for the formation of qualified, humane teachers and that act decisively in the for
Have you ever stopped to think what your life would be like if you were a Spartan boy, born in Ancient Greece? As soon as he was born, he would be shown to the elders, who would examine him, saying if he was a healthy boy or not. Otherwise, you would be exposed and killed in a place called Apotheta
Absolutist thinking, prevailing in the context of Modern Europe, defended the so-called “divine right of kings”. According to this principle, the monarchs existence reflected a divine desire to appoint a certain individual or family to control a kingdom. However, the religious justification for this
Originating millions of years ago, the first humans evolved and resulted in what we are today. By Tales PintoThe origin of human beings generates numerous divergences. Numerous origins are pointed out as a result of the answers given to the question:where did we come from? Or perhaps:how did we come
Scientists have reconstructed the face of the oldest fossil skull in the Americas, the skull found in the region of Lagoa Santa in Minas Gerais by a Franco-Brazilian expedition in 1975. Nicknamed by researchers from Lazia, it represents a possible link to the understanding of human settlement and o
The names of Brazil have already generated controversy and changed many times until reaching the current one:Brazilian Federative Republic. We know that our country has not always had this name, Brazil , and that this has already been the subject of grammatical transformations, such as the change f
According to some Hebrew and Babylonian legends, cats emerged through the sneeze of a lion. Since very ancient times, man builds a very peculiar relationship with animals that surround your world. In some cultures, certain animals are worshiped as gods or represent the origin of some important deit
By Rainer Sousa For those who today see the practicality offered by e-books, cannot even imagine the long path taken by books in History. Companion to writing, books had great importance for the realization of historical records, the compilation of laws and the dissemination of ideas. Currently, the
The origin of samba is associated with the mixture of musical elements inherited from Africa and Europe that took place in the city of Rio de Janeiro in the 19th century. The samba is considered by many popular music critics, artists, historians and social scientists as the most original of the Bra
The Christian Passover is based on the Passover of Jewish origin. In addition, the celebration in the Western world was influenced by elements of the pagan culture of Germanic peoples. The Easter It is one of the most traditional festivals of the Christian calendar and has its origins based both on
The small Vatican state was created in 1929 when the Pope Pius XI and dictator Benito Mussolini signed the Lateran Treaty that provided for the Vatican as an independent state and the receipt of compensation for the loss of its territory during German unification and in return, the Catholic Church h
Islamic Sufism consists of a set of mystical practices, of an initiatory character, developed by Islamic sages. By Me. Cláudio FernandesIn the western world, especially from the turn of the 20th century to the 21st century, a somewhat biased, not to say negative, view of the Islamic religion was bu
One year after the radioactive accident at Chernobyl, the world was faced with a new radioactive tragedy, that of Cesium 137. On September 13, 1987, two garbage collectors found an abandoned device on the land of the former Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Goiânia, they dismantled it to sell its salv
The term orange is used to designate individuals employed in the concealment of illicit goods or of uncertain origin. It has been seen recurrently in Brazilian television news articles that refer to the so-called “oranges”, that, in most cases, are linked to the names of people who make up the Braz
The Manguebeat Movement was developed in Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco, from 1991, and consisted of a “cultural scene ”, especially a musical style, which mixed elements of Pernambucos regional culture, such as rural maracatu , with pop culture , especially rockn roll and hip-hop .Mang
The notion of historical time is not sufficiently explored by those who really want to know what history is. It is necessary to absorb the implications of this notion. By Me. Cláudio FernandesWhat made it possible for man (or humanity as a whole) to produce culture and write narratives (mythologica
The history of mentalities, whose precursor was the French historian Lucien Febvre, was one of the most fertile fields for the development of historiography in the 20th century. By Me. Cláudio FernandesHistory is a discipline that, since its institutionalization process as a “science”, in the 19th
From time to time a scandal broke out in Europe:there was a lady claiming that she was a missing princess. She made claims to the throne, property and royal privileges. The problem arose:how to distinguish a real heiress from a clever toupee? Each of us has heard of the miraculously saved daught
Many myths have arisen around the defense of Westerplatte, and the staff of the Military Transit Depot have already been recognized years ago as an undisputed collective hero. But do all soldiers really deserve this name? Definitely not. The beginning of the legend of a handful of defenders rele
The machinery manufacturing company Maschinenfabrik Ausburg Nürnberg (MAN) had a long and rich tradition in Nuremberg, as well as being the largest company in the city in the 1930s. This company was one of the most important military objectives of the bombing campaigns conducted by the United State
The tsar, convinced of the power of his own army, demanded concessions from the Poles, which they could not agree to. The tsars serious mistake was also to underestimate the new king, who was well versed in warriors. And his soldiers believed that there was an opportunity to acquire inexhaustible tr