Medieval European clothing
Medieval peasant clothing, from the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry (1400s AD, now in Chantilly) What did medieval people wear? In Medieval Europe, as in the Roman period, most people [...]
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07, 2017
Economy of ancient Greece
The economy of ancient Greece: A Greek man doing carpentry (Athens, 400s BC) The Greek word "economy" The Greeks did not have the same idea of an economy that we [...]
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06, 2017
Cinderella Story from Ancient Egypt
Straw flip-flops from ancient Egypt Where did this story come from? The West Asian writer Strabo wrote down this Egyptian version of the Cinderella story. He wrote it in Greek, [...]
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06, 2017
Shoes in Ancient Egypt – Straw flip-flops
Ancient Egyptian shoes: Straw flip-flops from ancient Egypt Many Egyptians went barefoot Many people in ancient Egypt went barefoot their whole lives. It was warm in Egypt even in the [...]
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06, 2017
Clothing in Ancient Egypt: weaves and flip-flops
Ancient Egyptian clothing: Rahotep and Nefret Ancient Egyptian tunics Unlike most of the people of the ancient Mediterranean, people in ancient Egypt did not wear just one or two big [...]
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06, 2017
What is straw? History of straw
History of Straw: loose straw in a pile What is straw made of? Straw is the dried stalks of tall grasses like wheat, millet or barley. After people harvested the [...]
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06, 2017
History of leather – Skins and shoes
Areni-1 shoe from Armenia in Central Asia, about 3500 BC How do you make leather? People make leather from the skins of animals. You can make leather out of the [...]
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06, 2017
Cinderella in China – Medieval Chinese Story
How old is China's Cinderella story? Tuan Cheng-Shih wrote a version of the Cinderella story during the T'ang Dynasty, about 700 AD. The T'ang Dynasty More Chinese stories and poems All our [...]
