China was a huge and powerful economy from 600-1700 C.E. A lot of it was because of effective irrigation techniques, a taxable farm surplus, and proper civil administration policies. […]
Over the years, China has proved its mettle in not only its cultural values, but also in its social governance system. Factors such as these helped Chinese civilization endure foreign impositions in the past and retain its identity. […]
There were all kinds of mummies in ancient Egypt. They had different shapes and sizes. Probably, the quality of the mummy depended on what the person could afford. […]
A king from the 21st dynasty ordered the damaged mummies of his predecessors to be moved to a secret tomb. The mummies lay there undisturbed until the 1870s when the Rassul brothers found the secret tomb. […]
A significant size of the ancient Roman population was poor. The poor people generally had to work as unskilled workers. And, there were many beggars on the street. Yet, the empire provided quite a few cheap or free means of entertainment to them, like the public baths, amphitheaters, or chariot races. […]
The poor constituted a very sizeable percentage of ancient Rome’s population. Thousands, perhaps tens of thousands, would have not only been poor but also destitute and homeless. […]
The poor, or the plebians, constituted a sizeable percentage of the ancient Roman population. And, to this day, the word plebeian is pejorative, which shows the extent to which the Romans have succeeded in passing along their prejudices. […]
Marriages in ancient Rome were often a contract between two families aiming for political or societal gains. However, marriages, arranged or love, hardly improved the way society viewed women in ancient Rome. […]
During ancient times, the society viewed women quite poorly. This was especially true for Roman women, who had to face several biases from their male counterparts. […]
Very little is known about women who lived in ancient Rome. A respectable woman was expected to keep a low profile and stay away from the general public. Virtues such as modesty and were crucial for a woman. […]
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