BBC Readers List Top 10 Neglected Moments in World History
There are some pretty obscure and interesting selections, even for a self-styled history buff like me. They are the following:
- The discovery of industrial ammonia
- The Rebellion of Andreas Hofer
- Al-Hazen’s Work on Optics
- The Danube Script
- Double-Entry Bookkeeping
- The Seven Years’ War
- The Kingdom of Axum
- The Law Code of Hammurabi
- Rise of the Khmer Empire (and its building of the Angkor War)
- The Life of Simon Bolivar
Each of these things played a vital role in shaping the course of human history. Yet how many of them are even remotely known, let alone discussed? What do you guys thing? What are some things you’d add to the list?
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cosmicsweaters answered:
Aian history in general is vastly ignored by mainstream media.
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