During the early 13th century, the Inca civilization arose from the highlands of Peru. From 1438, they began to conquer lands adjoining the Inca heartland of Cuzco. They created the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. In 1532, the coming of the Spanish conquistadors marked an end to the short-lived Inca … Read more
Canals are human-made passages for water. People have built canals from the early age of civilization. Canals are usually made for irrigation and an inevitable part of agriculture. As the ancient cities are flourished in the agricultural area, they have many canals. Often cities are identified with canals. Today we … Read more
Prehistoric cave painting is a wonder to modern people. It appears that art is not only the product of human civilization. Great painter Pablo Picasso famously exclaimed – “after Altamira, all is decadence” after visiting the Altamira cave paintings in northern Spain. Well, he wasn’t kidding. Some of the cave … Read more
The origin of the word ‘Aqueduct’ is from the two Latin words ‘Aqua’ meaning water and ‘Ducere’ meaning to lead. An aqueduct is a conduit or artificial channel for conducting water from a distance usually by means of gravity. Therefore an aqueduct can best be described as an artificial structure … Read more
Ancient Egypt is one of the six civilizations globally to arise independently. After a unified kingdom under a pharaoh arose around 3150 BC, a series of dynasties ruled Egypt for the next three millennia. There are several astonishing monuments that they have built-in ancient times, we still wonder as a … Read more
Buddhism is one of the influential religion in the world. Buddhism is not only established as a religion but it also inaugurates philosophies that play an important role in the history of philosophy. It was evolved in northeastern India in the 5th century BC as a counter of Hindu religion … Read more
From the beginning of human civilization, Human being has a fascination for immortality and to remember their dear departed one. From that notion, they had been building some incredible Mausoleums and Tombs in the world. Most of these wonderful Mausoleums are standing all over the world bearing the testimony of … Read more
If one like to picture about Roman entertainment, the first thing will come in mind is the savage fights between prisoners and animals (like in Gladiator) and chariot races (like in Ben-Hur). The gladiator fights were the domain of the Roman amphitheaters. Romans considered these combats were good training for … Read more
Statues are one of the art forms that humanity has developed in the prehistoric time. The oldest known statue is the Lion man from the Swabian Alps in Germany. It is maybe 30000-40000 years old. The ancient Seven Wonders of the World included two statues: the Statue of Zeus at … Read more
The first lists of man-made Wonders of the World were made more than 2,000 years ago by Greeks. Unfortunately, those wonders no longer exist except the Great Pyramid of Giza. Those were destroyed by the natural or man-made devastation. Many lists of man-made wonders have been made since then. Let’s … Read more