ancientDefinition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary Jump to: navigation, search Wikipedia has an article on: AncientFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Ancient history is the study of the written past from the beginning of recorded human history in the Old World to the Early Middle Ages in Europe. The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 years, with Cuneiform script, the oldest discovered form of writing, from the protoliterate period around the 30th century BC. This is the beginning of history, as opposed to prehistory, according to the definition used by most historians. The term classical antiquity is often used to refer to ancient history since the beginning of recorded Greek history in 776 BC (First Olympiad). This roughly coincides with the traditional date of the founding of Rome in 753 BC, the beginning of the history of ancient Rome, and the beginning of the Archaic period in Ancient Greece. Although the ending date of ancient history is disputed, Western scholars use the fall of the Western Roman Empire in AD 476, the death of the emperor Justinian I, the coming of Islam or the rise of Charlemagne as the end of ancient and Classical European history. In India, the period includes the period of the Middle Kingdoms, and in China the time up to the Qin Dynasty is included. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What purpose did zero serve in ancient mathematics? Q. What purpose did zero serve in ancient mathematics? What purpose does it serve in modern mathematics? Please provide your source if possible. Please Cite it! Thank you. Asked by HEL-O - Mon Jan 5 19:45:55 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. Interesting 1/1=1 (You have 1 cookie to divide by on kid, how many cookies does each kid get? One) 0/1=0 (You have zero cookies to divide by one kid, how many cookies does each kid get? Zero) 1/0=? (You have 1 cookie to divide by zero kids, how many cookies does each kid get?) Hmmm If a 1 tree falls in the woods and zero people are around to hear it, does it make a sound? If yes , the answer is 1, if no , the answer is 1, if the answer is a philosophical conundrum, the answer is ? . (Using binary to answer the question yes or no would be something , therefore = 1; but no response does not necessarily equal zero.) Apparently anything divided by zero actually equals infinity... But they also said Pluto was a planet until… [cont.] Answered by TavKat - Thu Jan 8 20:41:39 2009 Why did all the ancient greeks have small penises or the representation of one? Q. I have read on wickipedia and in articles, that says that ancient greeks considered a smaller penis more masculine and desirable to the females. But my point is that when you see sculptures or photos of ancient greek athletes posing, they all seem to have small penises. Why is this? Asked by Cheeky - Fri Dec 18 07:20:14 2009 - - 14 Answers - 0 Comments A. The ancient Greeks didn't have a big hangup about penile size, the way that we do nowadays. They didn't feel the need to exaggerate the size of the genitals, and it was the style to portray them in a more natural state. And they didn't mutilate males by circumcision, either. It was considered rude to have the glans exposed. Circumcision is a fraud and a hoax. A foreskin is not a birth defect; it is a birthright. ERIC Answered by e w - Fri Dec 18 07:29:11 2009 What are some great ancient and historical sites in Europe not connected to Rome/Greece?
Q. It's difficult to find nice historic and ancient sites that are not connected to ancient Rome or Greece. Also, not castles. Asked by Gum Drop Boy - Thu Aug 28 19:02:49 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. I don't think it's difficult, on the contrary it would take too long to list them all. When you think of all the countries and you only exclude the classic period, Greece&Rome, then everything else is what you're looking for. There are numerous sites from periods before the classics as well as after it. Some from the pre-historic period include: Answered by Goca - Fri Aug 29 03:29:40 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "ancient"  ana.gr Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:57:24 GMT+00:00 sports games for women recreated on Samos Athens News Agency Athletes and volunteers dressed as torch-bearers of antiquity participate in one of several events recreating an ancient festival in honour of the mythical ...  associatedcontent.com Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:09:17 GMT+00:00 Associated Content The setup is simple, as ancient , bloodthirsty piranhas escape after an earthquake, and prepare to feast on thousands of mostly naked teenagers on spring ... Piranha 3D Entertainment Weekly 'Piranha 3D' review: Seventies B-movie remake tries to get away nudity and ... New York Daily News Piranha 3D is anti-evolution, anti-sex, pro-police state propaganda! io9 Rootzoo (blog) - Naperville Sun - Geeks of Doom (blog)  pbs.org Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:35:18 GMT+00:00 NewsHour Australia's voters have proven again the wisdom of ancient dramatists who warned that regicide can be the most dangerous of political acts. ... Leading article: A mixed result for the environment Independent From Google News Search: "ancient"  shinegame.com 480px x 640px | 68.00kB [source page] click on Ancient Tripeaks game screenshots to zoom  craigbellamy.net 1000px x 525px | 238.80kB [source page] 16 09 15K amerika jpg 28 May 2006 22 16 23K ancient 150x150 jpg 21 Apr 2009 05 40 12K ancient 157x300 jpg 21 Apr 2009 05 40 23K ancient jpg 21 Apr 2009 05 40 239K ancient text 150x150 > 30 Jun 2009 07 30 7 6K ancient text 300x225 > 30 Jun 2009 07 30 18K ancient text jpg From Yahoo Image Search: "ancient"  theviewfrommychair.blogspot.com John Kuvakas ue, 31 Aug 2010 16:09:00 GM We went to . Ancient. Corinth last week just before we left Athens. It was another blistering hot day but we really were awed by what we saw. . Ancient. Corinth was a port city situated on an isthmus between the Aegean and Adriatic seas. ... From Google Blog Search: "ancient"  hulu.com Sun, 01 Feb 2009 05:01:00 PST when he goes time-hopping back to ancient Greece, where he touts himself as a mystical, beer-dispensing oracle. ... Chett throws ancient Greece ... hulu.com.  video.google.com Mon, 02 Apr 2007 21:44:11 PDT This production challenges conventional thinking probing science, history and the Bible. It reaveals evidence that the Great Pyramid was a ... video.google.com.  youtube.com Thu, 01 May 2008 12:54:15 PDT This is not a video. It's just the song. Ancient Rites - Fatherland Taken from the album: Fatherland. youtube.com. From Google Video Search: "ancient" |
