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Plutarch: Obtaining Knowledge through Suspension of Judgement

Posted By eBrandMe 619 days ago on all

https://www.linkedin.com - According to Plutarch, suspension of judgment is the best way to avoid overhasty commitment to opinions, since the appearances on which they are based can be deceitful.

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Hypatia of Alexandria: Mathematician, Astronomer, Philosopher

Posted By eBrandMe 542 days ago on all

https://www.beyouteous.com - Hypatia of Alexandria was raised in a city that had been a hub for learning for many centuries, founded by Alexander the Great.

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Queen Boudica: Celtic Queen of Iron Age Roman Britain

Posted By eBrandMe 513 days ago on all

https://www.beyouteous.com - Boudica led a revolt against the Romans approximately 17 years after Rome’s invasion of Britain that resulted in the destruction of at least two Roman settlements.

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The Black Death: A Pandemic Along the Silk Road

Posted By eBrandMe 512 days ago on all

https://www.linkedin.com - It took around four years for the plague to make its way along the Silk Road from the Steppes of Central Asia to the Western most parts of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.

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Trade Routes: Indian Ocean Trade Route

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https://www.linkedin.com - Three powerful empires ringed the Indian Ocean. The Ottoman Empire in the west, in the center was the Safavid Dynasty, in the East was the Mughal Empire. Today, the Indian Ocean Trade route remains critical.

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Empress Taytu Beytul: 1896 Battle of Adwa

Posted By eBrandMe 402 days ago on all

https://www.beyouteous.com - This week's beYOUteous blog features Taytu Betul who became Empress of Ethiopia in 1889. She prevented the country from being colonized, and founded its capital city Addis Ababa. http://tinyurl.com/34vkzx3b

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Ancient Egyptian Metalwork: Gold, Silver, Copper, Bronze, Iron

Posted By eBrandMe 400 days ago on all

https://www.linkedin.com - Egyptians had the means and knowledge to explore for needed mineral ores, establish mining processes, and transport heavy loads for long distances by land and sea.

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Ancient Yorubaland Textile: Raffia, Jute & Flax

Posted By eBrandMe 330 days ago on all

https://www.linkedin.com - Among the roles cloth has played in the past in certain African cultures, one is to act as a form of currency.

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Pharaoh Piye: 1st of the Black Pharaohs Ruling 25th Dynasty Egypt

Posted By eBrandMe 325 days ago on all

https://www.linkedin.com - Pharaoh Piye was an ancient Kushite king and founder of the 25th Dynasty of Egypt, who ruled Egypt from 744–714 B.C. He created an empire that stretched from the 6th cataract to the Mediterranean Sea.

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Ancient Kingdom of Nri: A Trade Based Economy Centered on Hunting, Agriculture & Palm Oil

Posted By eBrandMe 183 days ago on all

https://www.linkedin.com - The ancient Kingdom of Nri was the center of an extensive trade system linking the town with Gao on the Niger bend and, through there, to Egypt and North Africa.

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Sammu-Ramat: Assyrian Queen, Wife of King Shamshi-Adad V, Mother of Adad Nirari III

Posted By eBrandMe 178 days ago on all

https://www.beyouteous.com - This week's blog post features Assyrian Queen Sammu-Ramat. Accomplishments during her reign helped stabilize the Assyrian Empire after the civil war.

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Pharaoh Khakaure Senusret III: 7 Years of Abundance, 7 Years of Famine

Posted By eBrandMe 171 days ago on History

https://www.linkedin.com - In this week's Notable People in History newsletter, we’ll take a look at the life of Pharaoh Khakaure Senusret III, likely the pharaoh whose dreams were interpreted by Joseph, foreshadowing seven years of abundance, followed by seven years of famine throughout the land of Egypt.

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Sagburu of Ereš: Oracle of Nuska (c. 671 BC?)

Posted By eBrandMe 136 days ago on all

https://www.beyouteous.com - Who was Sagburu of Ereš? Some sources state that the Oracle of Nuska was an unnamed slave girl who became embroiled in a plot to overthrow Esarhaddon c. 671 BC.

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Countries: Bulgaria

Posted By eBrandMe 131 days ago on all

https://www.linkedin.com - The first people to leave lasting traces and cultural heritage throughout the region of Bulgaria were the Thracians.

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Countries: Ethiopia

Posted By eBrandMe 100 days ago on all

https://www.linkedin.com - Ethiopia is one of the oldest countries in Africa. In antiquity, the territory, together with Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somaliland, was part of the Land of Punt.

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Ancient Kingdom of Diafuni: Papyrus, Vellum & Paper as Writing Materials

Posted By eBrandMe 99 days ago on all

https://www.linkedin.com - Over the course of thousands of years, different writing mediums appeared in distinct regions and eras of the world. Inventions such as woodblock printing and paper are all believed to have been invented during China's Song dynasty.

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Countries: Fiji

Posted By eBrandMe 99 days ago on all

https://www.linkedin.com - According to Fijian legend, the great chief Lutunasobasoba led his people across the seas to the new land of Fiji by way of the Pacific from Southeast Asia via the Malay Peninsula.

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Countries: Finland

Posted By eBrandMe 98 days ago on all

https://www.linkedin.com - The name of Finland’s oldest city, Turku, means ‘place of trade.’ The oldest known road, Hämeen härkätie, connected to region and the Old Castle of Lieto to Tavastia c. 900 BC.

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Countries: France

Posted By eBrandMe 97 days ago on all

https://www.linkedin.com - What is now France made up the bulk of the region known to the Romans as Gaul, a region of Western Europe. In 600 BC, Ionian Greeks from Phocaea founded the colony of Massalia (present-day Marseille).

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Countries: Gabon

Posted By eBrandMe 96 days ago on all

https://www.linkedin.com - The Fang people, also known as Fãn or Pahouin, are a Bantu ethnic group found in Equatorial Guinea, northern Gabon, and southern Cameroon.

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