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Ancient China 2100 \u2013 221 BC<\/strong><\/p>\nAlong with the Four Great Inventions of Ancient China \u2013 printing, paper-making, the compass and gunpowder \u2013 the Ancient Chinese have also been credited with inventions ranging from kites to toilet paper! The first recorded observations of solar eclipses and comets were also made in China.<\/p>\n
The Chinese also brought the concept of “time-keeping” into our lives through “Shadow Clocks” \u2013 forerunners of the sundial which first appeared in China around 2,500 years ago.<\/p>\n
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Ancient Egypt\u00a03150 \u2013 31 BC<\/strong><\/p>\n The Ancient Egyptians are world renowned for their early advances in\u00a0Math and Architecture; but did you know that they were forward-thinking in the field of medicine? With the harsh living and work conditions of early Egypt, parasitic diseases and malaria were prevalent near the Nile River, with the added danger of crocodiles and hippos.\u00a0There is evidence that the Ancient Egyptians had knowledge of anatomy, injuries and practical treatments<\/span><\/p>\n Moreover, the Egyptians were ahead of their time in regards to gender equality. Men and women were represented equal before the law, and women played significant roles in society.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Although well known for their sophistication in Architecture, Math and Astrology, the Ancient Greeks took great strides in the literary world too \u2013 playwright Aeschylus invented \u2018drama\u2019 through the idea of dialogue, Sophocles is credited with developing irony as a literary technique, and Euipedes used plays to challenge social norms \u2013 something that has continued to the present day.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Maya are well known for having\u00a0brilliance astrology and outstanding mathematicians, credited with the invention of zero and measuring the length of a solar year with great accuracy.\u00a0What is less well known is the sophistication of the methods they used to produce food \u2013 with permanent raised fields, wild harvesting, forest gardens and terracing supporting the population \u2013 practices that modern-day Maya people continue today.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We can thank our ancient ancestors\u00a0for many of the modern conveniences we enjoy today. But, there is more to these\u00a0civilizations\u00a0than their contributions to art and architecture… Ancient China 2100 \u2013 221 BC Along with the Four Great Inventions of Ancient China \u2013 printing, paper-making, the compass and gunpowder \u2013 the Ancient Chinese have also been […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[6,19],"class_list":["post-185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-world-history","tag-ancient-findings","tag-world-history-2"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"ancient-egypt\"](\"http:\/\/baidun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/ancient-egypt-300x268.jpg\")
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Ancient Greece 800 BC \u2013 146 BC<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"maya](\"http:\/\/baidun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/science-022412-004-617x416-300x202.jpg\")
Maya Civilization 2000 BC \u2013 early 16th Century<\/strong><\/p>\n