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för 2 dagar sedan · The Hittites ( / ˈhɪtaɪts /) were an Anatolian Indo-European people who formed one of the first major civilizations of Bronze Age West Asia. Possibly originating from beyond the Black Sea, [2] they settled in modern day Turkey in the early 2nd millennium BC.
26 apr. 2024 · Hittite, member of an ancient Indo-European people who appeared in Anatolia at the beginning of the 2nd millennium bce; by 1340 bce they had become one of the dominant powers of the Middle East. Probably originating from the area beyond the Black Sea, the Hittites first occupied central Anatolia, making their capital at Hattusa ...
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för 13 timmar sedan · 6th century - 2nd century BC: Systematization of medicine and surgery in the Sushruta Samhita in Vedic Northern India. Documented procedures to: Perform cataract surgery . Babylonian and Egyptian texts, a millennium before, depict and mention oculists, but not the procedure itself. Perform Caesarean section.
för 4 dagar sedan · Gilgamesh ( / ˈɡɪlɡəmɛʃ /, [7] / ɡɪlˈɡɑːmɛʃ /; [8] Akkadian: 𒀭𒄑𒂆𒈦, romanized: Gilgameš; originally Sumerian: 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒎌, romanized: Bilgames) [9] [a] was a hero in ancient Mesopotamian mythology and the protagonist of the Epic of Gilgamesh, an epic poem written in Akkadian during the late 2nd millennium BC.
17 apr. 2024 · 2nd millennium bce, probably eastern Iran. Notable Works: Avesta. Subjects Of Study: Zoroastrianism. Zarathushtra (born 2nd millennium bce, probably eastern Iran) was an Iranian religious reformer and prophet, traditionally regarded as the founder of Zoroastrianism.
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För 1 dag sedan · By the time it emerged in the second half of the 2nd millennium bce, it had already acquired a completely distinct character from the parent Indo-European language. Its linguistic features place it in a central region on the dialect map that can be reconstructed for Proto-Indo-European; the ancient languages with which it has the ...
för 6 dagar sedan · Tracing its roots to the 2nd millennium BCE, Ethiopia's governmental system was a monarchy for most of its history. Oral literature tells that the monarchy was founded by the Solomonic dynasty of the Queen of Sheba, under its first king, Menelik I.
