Turns out, the school does not teach us all we need to know about ancient history. Beyond the well-known — the pyramids, kings, and wars that fill our textbooks— the history of our world is full of incredible stories, societies, and lives that most of us will never hear about.
At the point when we think old, the primary idea that goes to our head is unsophisticated or in reverse. Yet, what history needs to state is totally different. Without a doubt, the old individuals, now and again, had peculiar conventions and customs with abnormal laws and rules; however, there was likewise best in class advancement and innovative knowledge that never stops to bewilder us. So here are a few ancient history facts civilizations, some of which are just plain weird while the others are utterly sophisticated and cultured.
1. Shake On It
The tradition of greeting another person by shaking hands dates at least as far back as the Ancient Greeks. One column at the Acropolis even shows the Greek goddess of marriage, Hera, shaking hands with the Greek goddess of wisdom, Athena.
2. In ancient Egypt, men could take time off from work to care for menstruating wives and daughters.
The workmen were well-provided for, and there is evidence to suggest that they would take time off to care for their wives and daughters when they were menstruating.
Women in ancient Egypt had greater rights than in any other civilization of the time. They could own land, initiate divorce, own and operate their own business, become scribes, priests, seers, dentists, and doctors. While men were powerful and held as a general rule, the most important positions in society, there is ample evidence of roles in which women had power over men.
3. Coined the Shopping Mall in Rome
In Rome itself, Emperor Trajan designed the first-ever shopping mall. It consisted of several stories and over 150 outlets, offering everything from food and drink to clothes and spices. This is also known as Trajan’s Mall, which is essentially the first “modernized” mall in the world, at least in terms of design.
4. Since taking an significant decision to realize that the decision was right, ancient Persians would drink to excess if they still felt the same way about it when intoxicated.
The purpose of this ritual was to ascertain the usefulness of a decision. Since they believed that you could only tell the truth when you are drunk, they would drink quite a lot of wine after deciding and if their minds still felt the decision was right, then it is considered the right decision.
5. Feta Cheese: The Oldest In The World
Feta cheese, which is made from sheep and goat milk, is the national cheese of Greece and is actually one of the world’s most popular cheeses. Still, what most people do not know is that the feta dates back to ancient times; in some ancient Greek texts, it is also mentioned. For example, in The Odyssey, the famous Cyclops prepare cheese from sheep’s milk, which is thought to be feta.
The name Feta came into widespread use in the nineteenth century. Ever since then, it has characterized this tangy cheese that has been prepared for centuries using the same general method, and whose origin most likely dates back to the earliest days of human habitation in Greece.
6. Ghost Town
What happened to the individuals of Teotihuacan? Nobody knows. The city was a significant political and mechanical focus in Mesoamerica, and its design style had a significant social effect on both the Mayan and Aztec societies. In spite of an obvious nonappearance of strongholds or fortresses, there is no proof the city was ever assaulted by remote armed forces. Or maybe, the city’s breakdown appears to have originated from within.
7. Improving Cleavage
Women have been finding ways to enhance their looks all the time, and it turns out that old women were as concerned with making their boobs look bigger as modern women are today. In ancient times, women would put homemade growth creams on their breasts to make them bigger or massage coconut oil into their skin. It was not until the end of the 19th century that breast enlargement surgery became a thing, so these women had to get creative!
8. Roman Barbie
Despite getting married before they even reached their teens, ancient Roman girls still had a little bit of time to play with toys, and particularly dolls. A wooden doll was found at the end of the 19th century, along with a small box of clothing, in a sarcophagus belonging to a second-century Roman child. The doll had a much broader body than the contemporary Barbie but was very similar in many ways.
9. Sleep With my Wife—Please!
The Ancient Arabs practiced a custom called wife-lending, which was an early form of genetic selection for reproduction. Lower-ranking families would lend their wives to a man of great distinction to bolster their family line. She’d stay in his house until she got pregnant, and the husband would abstain from sex with any other women in order to claim the child. She gets a baby, and the family improves their line.
10. Dian Kingdom-Underwater City
At the bottom of China’s Fuxian Lake lie the remains of an ancient city that covered an area of 2.4-2.7 square km and is estimated to be around 1,750 years old. The city might have been part of the lost Dian Kingdom, which was an advanced civilization that mysteriously disappeared after 86 BC. There are many theories about how it ended up at the bottom of the lake, including earthquakes, but until more of the area is properly explored, we may never truly know what happened.
To unveil the mystery, a Chinese submarine archaeology team stationed in Fuxian Lake also became involved. Members had discovered lots of blocks scattered on the lake bottom. With the advanced use of detectors, they saw stones that formed a wall seen on a sonar display along with various flagstones. High stairs appeared in front of them. Flagstones covered with moss seemed to reveal an ancient sunken city.
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