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HINDUISM One of the oldest religions, Hinduism began 5,000 years ago in India. Hindus believe in a supreme spirit, Brahman, who ...

Across the world, people celebrate festivals for a range of reasons. Though many form part of religious worship, others were cre ...

Apple and nut mix represents the mortar that held Egyptian buildings together During Diwali, people take gifts of sweets to the ...

222 Cities have existed since ancient times, when they functioned as trading hubs, often at the heart of sprawling empires. By t ...

223 ▲ PURPOSE-BUILT Until 1960, the capital of Brazil was Rio de Janeiro on the east coast. However, the government wanted to en ...

Mosquito net Protection from insect bites is crucial when sleeping, as diseases like malaria are spread in this way. EXTREME LIV ...

Modern Arctic clothes These are just as warm as the traditional wear, but are lighter and more flexible. DESERT The extremes of ...

BYZANTINE MOSAIC This detail from a mosaic of coloured tiles shows Theodora, wife of Emperor Justinian (ruled 527–565), with cou ...

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HUNTER-GATHERERS ▲ For most of prehistory, people lived by hunting animals and gathering wild plant foods. Hunter-gatherers live ...

229 COPPER AND BRONZE ▼ The next discovery was how to make tools from metals. Around 5,000 bce, people in Europe and Asia learne ...

First civilizations More than 5,000 years ago, farming peoples in the river valleys of Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq), Egypt, and ...

231 (^5) Singer The only woman in the scene is singing with the lyre player to entertain the guests. Music and dancing played a ...

The civilizations of Ancient Greece and Rome are collectively known as the “classical world”. The word “classical”, in this inst ...

233 SULLA As a Roman general, Sulla (138–78 bce) was a ruthless and ambitious man. His quarrels with a rival general, Marius, le ...

234 HUNTINGThe Duke of Berry was a very powerful man and had many castles and lands. This painting shows his castle at Etampes, ...

235 FARMHOUSEThis painting shows life on a farm in winter. Farmhouses were usually simple buildings with just one or two rooms w ...

Until the arrival of European invaders in the 16th century, complex and powerful civilizations flourished in the Americas. From ...

237 Offering Gold figurines were left by the Incas as offerings to the Sun and Earth. (^3) GODS The Aztecs and Mayans worshipped ...

238 Sea-going craft have been built for at least 50,000 years. The first boats were probably log rafts or hollowed out tree trun ...