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Was the Silk Road Really a Single Route?
The Silk Road was not one continuous highway between China and Europe, but a shifting network of roads, ports, cities and merchants connecting much of Eurasia.
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HistoryLanguage & CultureWhat does the Rosetta Stone say, and why was it important?
The Rosetta Stone carries a decree praising the young king Ptolemy V. Its importance lies in presenting the same message in hieroglyphic, Demotic and Greek scripts, enabling scholars to recover the ancient Egyptian language.
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HistoryNature & AnimalsLanguage & CultureWhy did ancient Egyptians mummify cats?
Most mummified cats were religious offerings associated with Bastet. Worshippers dedicated them at temples to express devotion, request divine help or convey a message to the goddess.