A. measurement B. similar C. remarkably D. monetary E. astronomy F. altered G. civilization H. defined I. independence J. invariably K. dominated |
The Nile
The ancient Greek writer Herodotus once described Egypt-with some envy-as ‘the gift of the Nile’. The Egyptians depend on the river for food, for water and for life. The Ancient Egyptians were able to control and use the Nile, creating the earliest irrigation systems and developing a prosperous
Snaking through the deserts, the Nile would flood almost
An early system of
The Egyptians took up some of the earliest trading missions. Without a(n)
By the 16th century Egypt was under the Ottoman Empire until Britain seized control in 1882. What is now mostly Arabic Egypt only won
A. devotion B. arrivals C. pursued D. notably E. astonishing F. attempting G. conflict H. withdrew I. abandoned J. granted K. blessings |
The decade of the 1920s was like no other period that Americans of the time could imagine. World War I---the “war to end all wars”---had just concluded, and the world seemed suddenly a much smaller place. The stock market grew at a(n)
Indeed, it seemed that the Roaring Twenties howled with exuberance(旺盛的精力), daring, and a(n)
The United States remained in many ways the land of opportunity, but it no longer welcomed immigrants. Workers worried that impoverished new
The decade brought mixed
An energized Ku Klux Klan in the South terrorized African Americans, Catholics, Jews, and immigrants. The wealth so evident in the industrialized North was
A. including B. impressions C. standing D. restored E. missing F. fun G. comfort H. associated I. inspired J. marked K. contact |
Ancient Civilizations Had Game Nights Too!
Morten Ramstad, a researcher at the University of Bergen, Norway, and his team spotted one of the rare objects while unearthing the remains of an Early Iron Age (400-300 BC) burial site in Western Norway. Burying loved ones with basic necessities like ceramic pots and clothing, to ensure their
Though the game board was
The archeologists, who also unearthed remains of pottery jars and a bronze needle at the burial site believe the game pieces indicate the dead was a wealthy individual. In ancient civilizations, board games were a status symbol, signifying the owner’s high social and economic
“These are status objects that bear witness to
The researchers planned to put the
The “Penny Black”, the first postage stamp issued in Britain and, more importantly, the first postage stamp issued anywhere,
About 50 years later, to do better, Rolland Hill argued for putting an end to the postal charges and replacing them with a single national rate of one penny, which would be paid by the sender. When the post office ignored Hill’s ideas, he self-published his essay and it quickly gained
In 1839, Hill held a competition to design all the postal facility. The winning stamp
The“Penny Black”stamp went on sale on May 1, 1840. It was an immediate
Renaissance
The French word renaissance means rebirth. It was first used in 1855 by the historian Jules Michelet in his History of France. Then it was adopted by historians of culture, by art historians, and eventually by music historians, all of whom
These changes in
The musical Renaissance in Europe was more a general cultural movement and state of mind than a(n)
A. shamed B. consequently C. criticism D. scarce E. authorities F. struggled G. original H. practical I. luxury J. blanketed K. assume |
William Shakespeare came from a modest start, but finished life living in a(n)
So was William Shakespeare a businessman, as well as a writer?
Researchers have uncovered information from historical documents that point to Shakespeare being a greedy businessman, anxious to grab every penny whose practices caused
The academics believe that many of Shakespeare’s doubtful business dealings have been
Shakespeare was a grain businessman almost for his life time. He bought and stored grain and then sold it on to his neighbors at high prices.
In the late 16th and early 17th Century a bad weather gripped England. The cold and rain resulted in poor harvests and
One could argue that he did not do this without a conscience and that perhaps this is demonstrated in the way he portrayed one of his famous character Shylock in his play the Merchant of Venice. Many people claim Shylock personifies Shakespeare’s own self-hatred, who is eventually
Shakespeare’s
7 . There are a few different stories behind the origin of the modern-day Christmas tree, although not all
One legend credits 16th century Protestant reformer Martin Luther for
But it wasn’t until the mid-19th century