History

In the 14th century, Timbuktu was the richest city in the world, with a university and a rich collection of books. In the 14th century, Timbuktu had five times the population of London at that time.

The first elected president of Jamestown was Edward Maria Wingfield.

The Middle Ages were also the time of the Crusades. They were originally intended to reclaim the Holy Land from Muslim hands, although political pressures sometimes took them in surprising directions.

The Sumer based their mathematical system on the number 60. As early as 3000 B.C., it was common to use multiplication, division, and exponentiation.

At its best, the Indus civilization encompassed much of what is today Pakistan and northern India.

The Aksumites traded ivory, rubber, silk, spices, turtle shells, salt, gold, emeralds, precious metals, and steel.

Construction work proceeded under dramatic conditions.

Darius I prepared for the expedition for three years.

The most famous ruler of the period of the Sumer civilization is Gilgamesh.

The civilization of the Indus Valley was completely unknown until the end of the 19th century - the ruins of the city remained hidden from the world for about 3,700 years.