In this issue

In this issue of Touriosity we focus on time travel. We plan to take our readers on a trip to the ancient world, one that does not exist anymore. To put it simply, this issue is themed on lost civilisations and readers get to do a virtual trip to the sites that have the remnants of some of the once flourishing civilisations. For the history buffs, there’s a lot information to gather from this issue, for others it is a sheer delight to go through the interesting articles. In the ‘Artist’s impression’ section one finds the watercolour illustrations of the historical settlements of Capadoccia in Turkey.

The beginning of the sub-continent INDUS VALLEY CIVILISATION

The ancient Indus Valley Civilization, also often called the Harappan Civilisation, grew up in the fertile flood plains of the Indus River spanning across Pakistan, Afghanistan and India. While Mesopotamian civilisation is generally believed to be the oldest one, new studies reveal that the Indus Valley civilisation pre-dates it, and that it is 7,500 – 8,000 years old to be precise.

4 mins

An important of the Americans AXTEC

One of the most important civilizations of the Americas was the Aztec Civilisation. The Aztecs, also called the Mexica, were not native to Mexico and belonged to a tribe called the Chichimeca. They are believed to have immigrated from the mythical land of Aztlan in the North to central Mexico during the pre-Columibian Mesoamerican period after a great drought ravaged their land. Within a couple of centuries they settled on the Valley of Mexico and established their capital at Tenochtitlán in the middle of the Lake Texcoco in 1325 AD. While to begin with this place in the middle of a lake was not quite impressive as a capital, but the patron deity, Huitzilopochtli, is said to have given directions on where to set up the capital. Based on these directions Tenochtitlán was chosen.

4 mins

The Story of Mummies, Pyramids & more - EGYPTIAN CIVILISATION

The river valley of Nile began to be settled around 5500 BC and two distinct kingdoms grew up; they are referred to as the Upper Egypt and the Lower Egypt (known locally as Ineduhedj). Around 3200 BC, the two kingdoms were unified under one ruler, King Narmer (also called Menes), and this is widely regarded as the beginning of the Egyptian civilization. For close to 3000 years, till its conquest by Alexander the Great in 332 BC, the ancient Egyptian civilization was the predominant civilization in the Mediterranean world.

4 mins

The cradle of civilisations- Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia, a region in southwest Asia, is often claimed to have hosted the beginning of the human civilisation on earth. The geography and climatic conditions here were conducive to development of the civilisation. Many important inventions were made during this time, including written language, maps, mathematics, the concept of time and things like the brick, plough, wheels, chariots and boats, pottery and textile mills. Accordingly the region is often called the ‘Cradle of Civilisations’ as a lot of what the human race on the earth has today was born here.

2 mins

A civilisation that birthed democracy ANCIENT GREECE

It would probably not be wrong to say that the history of ancient Greece is as old as time. During the late Paleolithic era the region was already settled and agriculture was being done. The evidence recovered at Petralona and Franchthi Caves, two of the oldest human habitations in the world, prove this beyond doubt.

6 mins

The Golden period of Iran under the PERSIAN CIVILISATION

Persia or the modern-day Iran is one of the oldest inhabited regions in the world with archaeological evidence claiming this to be dating back 1,00,000 years. The Neanderthals are believed to have had seasonal settlements here starting from the Paleolithic through the Neolithic and Chalcolithic Ages. We are however focusing on civilisations and not sporadic settlements. The Aryans migrated here in the early 3rd millennium BC and in course of time the region came to be known as Ariana (and then Iran) – the land of the Aryans.

3 mins

Born In The Perusian Highlands Incan Civilisation

The Inca civilization flourished in ancient Peru between 1400 and 1533 AD. Their historical origins are difficult to trace, as they left no written records. Their history is known from the oral tradition that has been preserved through the generations by official ‘memorizers’.

3 mins

Of architectural glory and much more Roman Civilisation

Ancient Rome grew from a small village on the bank of Italy’s Tiber River into an empire that at its peak comprised most of continental Europe, Britain, much of western Asia, northern Africa and the Mediterranean islands. Among the many legacies of Roman dominance are the widespread use of the Romance languages (Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian) all derived from Latin, the modern Western alphabet, the calendar and the emergence of Christianity as a major world religion.

4 mins

Tracing the ancient Arab World Nabatacan Civilisation

The Nabataeans were an ancient Arab tribe who inhabited northern Arabia and the southern Levant. During the fourth century BC the Nabataeans lived as nomads in tents, loathed wine and did not have any interest in agriculture, but by the second century, they developed into an organized society, a distinct civilisation and political entity. They settled mostly in the city of Raqmu, which is now known as Petra, and is a city in Jordan. From there they expanded their territory to the Horan and Levant and finally announced Bosra as their capital.

5 mins

Lesser Known PYRAMIDS from the Mayan Civilisation

The Mayan civilisation was a Mesoamerican civilisation that grew up in the tropical lowlands of today’s Guatemala and ultimately reached the countries of Belize and parts of Mexico, Honduras and El Salvador. It spread across the timeline of 2000 BC to 900 AD, reaching the peak of its power in the sixth century AD when the Maya population is said to have reached a strength of 20,00,000.

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