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Title: Ancient Egyptians smarter than pointy-headed intellectuals thought...
Post by: Libertas on November 06, 2018, 09:51:10 AM
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/06/new-discovery-throws-light-on-mystery-of-pyramids-construction (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/06/new-discovery-throws-light-on-mystery-of-pyramids-construction)

Yeah, posts and pulleys...who would have thought?!

I guess they were holding out for...???

(https://images2.imgbox.com/fa/71/u9gpBd6O_o.gif)

I think a lot of people are smarter than pointy-headed intellectuals!
Title: Re: Ancient Egyptians smarter than pointy-headed intellectuals thought...
Post by: patentlymn on December 07, 2018, 03:36:49 PM

I think the ruling class in ancient Egypt was Greek for a while. They had lots of city states around the Mediteranean.

I found this guy on youtube. He is not political or racist. He goes into the ethnography of different places and people of the world.  He is very curious. Lots of graphics and fast paced.

Modern Egypt is below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH_OCBtspaU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH_OCBtspaU)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1vVNQN-TCy8d3Mb_Owr2Kw (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1vVNQN-TCy8d3Mb_Owr2Kw)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzQ_KS2ikIc_sLtZBmZBWOw/videos (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzQ_KS2ikIc_sLtZBmZBWOw/videos)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So5dVx1BQhE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So5dVx1BQhE)

Also
Here is a good youtube channel about world history.
Good documentaries.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC88lvyJe7aHZmcvzvubDFRg (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC88lvyJe7aHZmcvzvubDFRg)
Timeline - World History Documentaries
http://bit.ly/2O6zUsK (http://bit.ly/2O6zUsK)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6kI9sCEDvY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6kI9sCEDvY)
Title: Re: Ancient Egyptians smarter than pointy-headed intellectuals thought...
Post by: Libertas on December 10, 2018, 08:45:45 AM

I think the ruling class in ancient Egypt was Greek for a while. They had lots of city states around the Mediteranean.

I found this guy on youtube. He is not political or racist. He goes into the ethnography of different places and people of the world.  He is very curious. Lots of graphics and fast paced.

Modern Egypt is below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH_OCBtspaU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH_OCBtspaU)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1vVNQN-TCy8d3Mb_Owr2Kw (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1vVNQN-TCy8d3Mb_Owr2Kw)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzQ_KS2ikIc_sLtZBmZBWOw/videos (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzQ_KS2ikIc_sLtZBmZBWOw/videos)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So5dVx1BQhE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So5dVx1BQhE)

Also
Here is a good youtube channel about world history.
Good documentaries.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC88lvyJe7aHZmcvzvubDFRg (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC88lvyJe7aHZmcvzvubDFRg)
Timeline - World History Documentaries
http://bit.ly/2O6zUsK (http://bit.ly/2O6zUsK)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6kI9sCEDvY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6kI9sCEDvY)

After Alexander's conquests...yes.  Egypt of the Ptolemy's - Ptolemy I Soter 323BC.