A significant step on the road to the top of the food chain was the domestication of fire. It is possible that some human species have occasionally used fire since 800,000 years ago . But 400,000 years ago Homo Erectus , the Neanderthal and the ancestors of Homo Sapiens used fire on a
The first and oldest pyramid built of stone was the pharaohs step pyramid Djoser (pictured here), of the III dynasty , built in Saqqara , in an era between 2737 and 2717 BC The imposing building is 61 m high and represents one of the oldest architectural testimonies of the Egyptian civili
“ Orang hutan Means man of the forest in one of Indonesias many languages and our longtime cousins actually show a remarkable ability to imitate our behavior. The use of tools among orangutans was first documented by Carel van Schaik . In 1994 , Carel he watched orangutans develop tools
Çatal Hüyük Location of central Anatolia, in the plain of Konya, an important dwelling center in the Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods. Its remains are of primary importance for the knowledge of the most ancient phase of the Neolithic of Anatolia and for the very close relations that emerge wi
Around 2000 BC ., the Indo-European population of the Hittites , coming from the Caucasus , settled in Anatolia (todays Turkey), taking over from a non-Indo-European population, the Hatti . At the top of the company was the king. He was joined by a warrior aristocracy gathered in an a
In ancient Egypt wearing make-up was a daily habit for both women and men. In fact, they expressed themselves with make-up, wigs and hair dyes. The practice of make-up had a ritual and symbolic motivation. It was not driven by vain reasons but it went far beyond. Eye make-up was a way to prot
The mystery of the author of the destruction of the nose of the Sphinx still remains unsolved . Contrary to popular belief, the nose of the Sphinx it was not destroyed in the Napoleonic era, but much earlier, in 1378 , the work of an Islamic cleric, Saim al-Dahr , who was lynched immediat
Pharaoh Ramses II , also called Ramses the Great , was the third and greatest ruler of the 19th dynasty and reigned from 1279 to 1212 BC His family life was over the top as he had two Royal Brides, Nefertari (certainly the most important) and Isisnofret , an unknown number of minor spouse
The title “ Faraone Was attributed for the first time to the rulers of the New Kingdom and precisely to Thutmosis III, ruler of the XVIII Dynasty , about 1,200 years BC So before that time, it would be wrong to call Faroni sovereigns like Keope or Sesostri , who lived in previous eras.
In recent years, the scientific literature has begun to call our ancient ancestors hominins ”And no longer“ hominids “. A recent article published by the Smithsonian Institutes explains the reason for this change, which is not only lexical as it might seem at first glance, but modifies the
2 million years ago some Australopithecines they were adapting to a nut and seed diet developing huge teeth and powerful jaw muscles, they became a separate species known as Paranthropus , Colloquially known as “ Nutcracker “. While other australopithecines they were evolving in a very
When the Sapiens they arrived in the Middle East and Europe, met the Neanderthal . These humans were more muscular than the Sapiens , they had more developed brains, and were better adapted to cold climates. They used tools and fire, were good hunters and apparently cared for the sick and inf
The Sumerians they were the first inhabitants of Mesopotamia. In spring, when the ice and snow melted in the mountains, the rivers Tigers and Euphrates they were filled with the water that came from the mountains. Therefore the rivers were in flood:the waters flooded the neighboring lands.
Ancient people settled since the middle of the third millennium BC. in the foothills bordered by the eastern Taurus chain and the northern Zagros mountains, in upper Mesopotamia. Their language, as in the case of the Sumerians and the Elamites , did not belong to the Semitic or Indo-European g
The Mesopotamian Civilization it developed in ancient times in the vast region between the Tigris rivers and Euphrates . In these territories the first civilizations of human history flourish in the IV millennium BC The first great civilization of Mesopotamia was born around 3000 BC fr
The hominid lived between Africa, Europe and Asia between 2 million and 200,000 years ago about he was a great opportunist, expert in the collection of all kinds of roots, fruits, berries and tubers, eggs, invertebrates and in general small animals easy to capture including molluscs, turtles and s
THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE In 285 , the emperor Diocletian (284-305) partitioned the administration of the Roman Empire into two halves, Eastern and Western . Between 324 and the 330 , Constantine I (306–337) moved the main capital from Rome in Byzantium , later known as Constantino
Today many think that university history courses have an ancient origin. In fact, they were sporadically introduced in some European universities from the end of the 16th century and systematically only at the beginning of the 19th century: first in Germany , then in France , finally in E
A research team from Hunter College in New York , after analyzing numerous human remains that date back to about 4 million years ago, he found the answer:the first walker would have been Ardipithecus ramidus. The first remains of these hominids were discovered in Ethiopia and dated between 5.6 and
It was a bone fragment in 2012 at the Altai Mountains of Siberia , whose DNA was extracted and analyzed, giving the researchers the surprise of finding themselves in front of an individual son of two different hominids. That bone fragment in fact belonged to a young girl, about 13 years old , w
The February 1848 revolution overthrew the July Monarchy to establish the Second Republic. After very progressive beginnings and the introduction of universal suffrage, the climate became more explosive in France, as the conservatives took over the reins of power. Louis Napoleon Bonaparte was elect
Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 in Dearborn, Michigan, USA - 1947) is the founder of the Ford Motor Company. He developed a new method of industrial work that came to be called Fordism; she ensured for a time the pre-eminence of her company in the field of automobile construction. His parents were Willi
This presentation would remain incomplete without mention of certain economic aspects of the colonial problem.From 1927, good minds considered it necessary to considerably develop mining prospecting in overseas countries and to transform the raw ore on the spot in order to create a beginning of loca
The Revolt of the Whip was a riot that took place in the Navy, as the soldiers were dissatisfied with the physical punishment they were subjected to:the lashes. The Revolt of the Whip , which took place on November 22, 1910, was a military revolt in which Navy soldiers staged a mutiny and took cont