By Tim Lambert Religion in Ancient Egypt The Egyptians were polytheists. That is, they worshiped many gods. Gods and goddesses were usually depicted as human beings though sometimes they had animal heads. Among Egyptian gods were Amun-Re, the sun god and the leader of the gods. Nut was the sky goddess. Her brother Geb was… Continue reading Religion in the Ancient World
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Cro-Magnon
By Tim Lambert The Cro-Magnon people About 35,000 years ago modern humans entered Europe. (They are sometimes called Cro-Magnons). At that time Europe was in the grip of an ice age. Scandinavia and most of the British Isles were permanently covered in ice. (In fact of course they were not islands at that time. Great… Continue reading Cro-Magnon
Catal Huyuk
By Tim Lambert Buildings in Catal Huyuk Catal Huyuk was one of the world’s first towns. It was built in what is now Turkey about 6,500 BC not long after farming began. Catal Huyuk probably had a population of about 6,000. In Catal Huyuk, the houses were made of mud brick. Houses were built touching… Continue reading Catal Huyuk
Life in Prehistoric Europe
By Tim Lambert Prehistoric Hunters Modern humans entered Europe about 35,000 BC at a time when the Earth was in the grip of the last ice age (which ended about 8,000 BC). They lived by hunting mammoths, reindeer, bison, and horses. They also hunted smaller animals like hares and arctic foxes. The Ice Age hunters… Continue reading Life in Prehistoric Europe
The Farming Revolution
By Tim Lambert After 9,000 BC a great change came over the world. Previously humans lived by hunting animals and gathering plants. Then about 8,000 BC people began to grow wheat, barley, peas, and lentils instead of gathering them wild. By 7,000 BC they domesticated sheep, pigs, and goats. By 6,000 BC they also domesticated… Continue reading The Farming Revolution
Prehistoric Jericho
By Tim Lambert Jericho is the oldest walled town in the world. Its walls were first built around 8,000 BC – just after the start of agriculture. (Jericho has had many walls throughout its long history and several different cultures have lived there). Before Jericho was founded people lived by hunting and also gathering wild… Continue reading Prehistoric Jericho
A Brief Biography of Catherine Parr
By Tim Lambert Her Early Life Catherine Parr is famous for being the sixth wife of Henry VIII. Catherine was born in 1512 (the exact date is not known). Her father was Sir Thomas Parr and her mother was called Maud. Her father died in 1517. As was normal for an upper-class girl in the… Continue reading A Brief Biography of Catherine Parr
A Brief Biography of Mary Wollstonecraft
By Tim Lambert Mary Wollstonecraft was a famous woman writer of the late 18th century. Mary was born in Spitalfields, London on 27 April 1759. She was the second of 7 children. Mary had an older brother called Edward or Ned, on whom, she claimed her mother lavished affection. Ned was also well educated while… Continue reading A Brief Biography of Mary Wollstonecraft
A Brief Biography of Mary Shelley
By Tim Lambert Mary Shelley was a famous woman writer of the early 19th century. She is famous for her novel Frankenstein. Mary Shelley was born on 30 August 1797 in Somerstown, London. Her father was William Godwin and her mother was the famous writer Mary Wollstonecraft. Unfortunately, her mother died 11 days after Mary… Continue reading A Brief Biography of Mary Shelley
A Brief Biography of Mary Seacole
By Tim Lambert Mary Seacole was a famous woman of the 19th century. She was born Mary Jane Grant in Kingston, Jamaica in 1805. (At that time Jamaica was part of the British Empire). Her father was a white Scottish soldier in the British army. Her mother was of mixed race. Her mother ran a boarding house… Continue reading A Brief Biography of Mary Seacole