Found in Rashid by Captain Bouchard, this, along with many other discoveries by French scientists in Egypt, was made possible by the push of Napoleon Bonaparte to learn and, thus, be remembered. ... And so, the scientists searched for knowledge. ... Knowledge of the mirage effect was not new, as there are numerous reports and descriptions in the scientific literature and in the writings of antiquity, such as that of Diodorus. ... Making further discoveries, the natural historians of the Institute of Egypt studied all of the native birds, but they took a keen interest in the ibis, which seem...

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In going back to the eighth century DC, the Islamic Caliph Al Ma'moun, was told that the Great Pyramid contained treasures and an important store of knowledge. ... Upon this discovery, these researchers started thinking that perhaps the Great Pyramid was never robbed from its contents, because there never were any. ... To build such a structure so precisely located would seem to require a knowledge of the structure of the earth and its longitude and the latitude in addition to the science of astronomy, a knowledge which did not exist in the Egyptian time. In addition, after the discover...

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The scope of knowledge within the relatively short frame of human evolution has and continues to be staggering. ... Exemplifying just one of the many reasons why disease was incredibly ambiguous in ancient civilizations – lack of knowledge. ... However, causes for why it happened were far beyond the limits of medical knowledge. ... This further proves how differentiating ideas of disease and lack of knowledge spiraled into a dead end street in the discovery and aid of disease in ancient time. ... Therefore, just imagining this problem was even more catastrophic as Egyptians had no hard...

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Ancient Egyptian Temples The Egyptians temples have for thousands of years amazed travelers, conquerors, and explorers alike. Several of the temples built by the Egyptians are considered to be an architecture wonder of the world, like the pyramids in Giza. For the ancient Egyptians there was ...

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• Grade Level: High School