I've always been appalling at general knowledge. So I thought i'd ask:
What do you think are the top 10 things every person should know about world history, politics, music, art, humanities, science and maybe you can think of another topic too.
As in REALLY important things/people/events which have shaped the world we live in today.
Thanks!
2006-10-21 12:52:20 · 6 answers · asked by BVB 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Iraq was the cradle of western civilization.
Palestine was a country inhabited by Palestinians until 1948 when the Zionist decided to make it the Jewish homeland and the rest of the world allowed it.
There were great civilizations in Africa before the Europeans ever set foot there. The Kingdom of Mali, for example, and Ethiopia.
China has had a continuous civilization for at least 5,000 years
The oldest continuously inhabited city in North America is in Mexico. It is more than 4000 years old. I wish I could remember the name.
The United States is not the center of the universe and is less than three hundred years old. A mere infant on the world stage.
Trivia: My hometown, Derby, UK was founded in AD 64. it was originally a Roman camp
I'll add more as I think of them
2006-10-21 12:59:28 · answer #1 · answered by The Gadfly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definatley through the holocaust in there, the history on the aztecs, how the US came to be, pretty much WW2 and Sep.11/ the war on terror.
2006-10-21 13:05:08 · answer #2 · answered by Snapple Monkey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
american revolution was started over 4% tax rate (today it is 50%), lincoln didnt have a problem with slavery until his poll numbers started falling before his second election (read early first term speeches), U.S. blockaded japan in order to protect china - blockade was so successful that when japan bombed pearl harbor they only had 3 months of oil left, egyptian culture fell after they allowed a continuing influx of immigrants (egypt only one with stock-pile of grain), roman culture fell after they started dis-solving personal property rights (property was confiscated by govt. officials to use as bribes for army commanders - for loyalty), i would go on but this might be my 11th answer which means i would be typing all this for nothing
2006-10-21 13:03:47 · answer #3 · answered by hell oh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Holocaust
2006-10-21 12:58:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think poeple should Learn from the past blunders/of history and not do the same there are books that can be read about the rest of this history you speech of.
2006-10-21 13:03:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i like Bill Clinton one
2016-05-22 08:30:54 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋