Interesting facts about ancient civilizations Is a great opportunity to learn more about the history of the largest empires. Archaeologists still find many fascinating artifacts that allow us to understand how ancient people lived and existed.
So, here are the most interesting facts about ancient civilizations.
- Human sacrifices were the norm for many ancient peoples, but among the Mayans, Incas and Aztecs, not a single festival was complete without them.
- Ancient Chinese civilization was ahead of many others, having managed to invent paper, fireworks and insurance.
- Did you know that other ancient civilizations, not just the Egyptians, built the pyramids? Today, many pyramids are located in Mexico and Peru.
- In ancient Greece, people were usually not executed for especially grave crimes, but simply expelled from the city. This was due to the fact that in such circumstances the offender was doomed to die soon alone.
- For many ancient peoples, the sun was the highest supreme deity (see interesting facts about the sun).
- The ancient Maya civilization had tremendous knowledge of astronomy and surgery. Despite this, the Maya had no idea about the wheel, as a result of which archaeologists still have not been able to find a single artifact indicating that this people used the wheel.
- The oldest known civilization is the Sumerian one, which existed in 4-5 millennia BC. in the Middle East.
- At the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, the ruins of over 200 ancient cities have been discovered.
- An interesting fact is that in ancient Egypt, women and men had equal rights.
- An unknown ancient civilization that once lived on the territory of modern Laos, left behind huge stone jugs. Scientists do not yet know what their true purpose is. It is worth noting that the jugs are approximately 2000 years old.
- The famous ancient Egyptian pyramids were built in such a way that it was impossible to insert a knife blade between the stone blocks. At the same time, the Egyptians used extremely primitive tools.
- It is curious that in ancient India already in the 5th century BC. sewerage was practiced in residential buildings.
- Roman civilization made great technological progress and was also famous for its stone roads. Some of them are still in use today.
- One of the most mysterious ancient civilizations is Atlantis, despite the fact that many consider it mythical. Now experts are trying to prove its existence by examining the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean (see interesting facts about the Atlantic Ocean).
- One of the least studied ancient civilizations was once located in the territory of modern Ethiopia. Rare monuments in the form of columns with people depicted on them have survived from it to our times.
- In the lifeless Gobi desert, ancient civilizations once lived. However, all their buildings are hidden under a large layer of sand.
- The Pyramid of Cheops is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the World that has survived to this day.
