By Tim Lambert Women’s Rights in The Ancient World Women’s Rights in Sumer In the Ancient World, women’s rights varied from one civilization to another. Sumer was the world’s first civilization. It arose about 3,500 BC in what is now Iraq. Sumerian women could own property such as land and slaves. They could also own… Continue reading A History of Women’s Rights
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A History of Women’s Jobs
By Tim Lambert Women’s Jobs in the Ancient World Women’s Jobs in Ancient Egypt In Ancient Egypt, women had a good deal of freedom. They could come and go as they pleased. They could own property and they could sign contracts. However, most women worked in the home. There was a great deal of work… Continue reading A History of Women’s Jobs
A History of Furniture
By Tim Lambert Prehistoric Furniture When people learned to farm and lived in permanent settlements they began to make furniture. In Europe, some of the earliest known furniture comes from a stone-age village at Sara Brae in the Orkney Islands in Scotland about 2,000 BCE. The Stone Age farmers lived in stone huts with roofs… Continue reading A History of Furniture
A History of Houses
By Tim Lambert Prehistoric Houses Ice age humans lived in caves some of the time but they also made tents from mammoth skins. Mammoth bones were used as supports. They wore boots, trousers, and anoraks made from animal skins. When the ice age ended a new way of life began. By 8,000 BC people in… Continue reading A History of Houses
A History of Homes
By Tim Lambert Celtic Homes The Celts lived in roundhouses. They were built around a central pole with horizontal poles radiating outwards from it. They rested on vertical poles. Walls were of wattle and daub and roofs were thatched. Around the walls inside the huts were benches, which also doubled up as beds. The Celts… Continue reading A History of Homes
A Brief History of Easter
By Tim Lambert Some people think the word Easter comes from the Anglo-Saxon name for April, Eostermunath. According to a Saxon scholar called Bede Easter was named after a goddess called Eostre. But he is the only writer who mentions such a goddess so it’s not certain if his claim is true. In the early… Continue reading A Brief History of Easter
A History of Dolls
By Tim Lambert Early Dolls Girls have played with dolls for thousands of years. Pottery dolls have been found in Ancient Egyptian tombs. Girls in Ancient Greece played with dolls made of baked clay or wood. Some of them had movable limbs. However, when Greek girls grew up they dedicated their dolls to a goddess.… Continue reading A History of Dolls
A History of Christmas
By Tim Lambert Early Christmas Why do we celebrate Christmas on 25 December? The Bible doesn’t say which day of the year Jesus was born on. But early in the 3rd century, Christians like Hippolytus (c.170-235) and Clement of Alexandria (c. 150- c.215) died on 25 March. They also thought that he must have been… Continue reading A History of Christmas
A History of Games
By Tim Lambert Games and Pastimes in the Ancient World Egyptian Pastimes In Ancient Egypt people enjoyed swimming. They also liked boxing, wrestling, and archery. They played a game that involved standing on a boat and trying to knock their opponents into the water with a stick. The Ancient Egyptians also played a board game… Continue reading A History of Games
A History of Toys
By Tim Lambert Early Toys Before the 20th century, children had few toys and those they did have were precious. Furthermore, children did not have much time to play. Only a minority went to school but most children were expected to help their parents by doing simple jobs around the house or in the fields.… Continue reading A History of Toys