Dinosaurs and their reptile cousins of the air and water likely roamed the region that became North Carolina during the Age of Dinosaurs, between 245 and 65 million years ago. Wikimedia Commons. It’s the official state dinosaur of Missouri, but fossils of Hypsibema have been discovered in North Carolina as…
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Kristen received a salary of $2 million for the first installment of the Twilight series. However, her pay increased wildly by the time she starred in the final two Twilight movies, making a reported $25 million for both films (around $12.5 million each). Starting with…
Kingdom of Abyssinia Kingdom of Aksum Kingdom of Kush Kemet Nu Ta-Seti Kingdom of Nubia Mali Empire (Timbuktu) Zulu Kingdom Mutapa Empire Songhay Empire ancient Egypt. Africa’s first great civilization emerged in ancient Egypt in c. 3400 BC. Carthage was founded by Phoenicians in the 9th century BC. Ancient civilization,…
The program was intended to be applied universally, although exceptions were made—e.g., parents within some ethnic minority groups or those whose firstborn was handicapped were allowed to have more than one child. Despite the various exceptions to the one-child policy, those that are not required to comply with the policy…
The North Tower rose 1,368 feet—1,730 feet with a large antenna—and the South Tower stood 1,362 feet high. Was one of the twin towers taller than the other? Both Towers sat 110 floors high, with the North Tower actually six feet taller than the South. The buildings were made up…
1- The Kingdom of Kush. Meroë is an ancient city on the east bank of the Nile app. … 2- The Land of Punt. Papyrus showing preparations for an Egyptian journey to Punt. ( … 3- Carthage. Tunisia, Carthage. ( … 4- The Kingdom of Aksum. … 5- 5 Myths…
The end of the Cambrian saw a series of mass extinctions during which many shell-dwelling brachiopods and other animals went extinct. The trilobites also suffered heavy losses. The middle of the Cambrian Period began with an extinction event. Many of the reef-building organisms died out, as well as the most…
The Roman Empire, that is to say, the Western half of the Roman Empire, had fallen /collapsed around 476 AD/CE, approximately 325 years before the first Viking ships set sail from Scandinavia. So the Romans were there around 1.500 years before there were Vikings. The Viking age lasted four hundred…
Indentured servants were men and women who signed a contract (also known as an indenture or a covenant) by which they agreed to work for a certain number of years in exchange for transportation to Virginia and, once they arrived, food, clothing, and shelter. Why did many landowners choose to…
Women who travelled thus include María de Escobar, María Estrada, Marina Vélez de Ortega, Marina de la Caballería, Francisca de Valenzuela, Catalina de Salazar. Some conquistadors married Native American women or had illegitimate children. Nicknamed the Great Lady, she fought alongside her husband in every battle including the epic La…