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Monday, 26 December 2011

21:58

World History

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World Civilizations

Egyptian Civilization

It is one of the world's longest continuous civilizations. In 300 BC Upper and Lower Egypt were united,

beginning a period of cultural glory and native rulers that lasted nearly 3,000 years. Historians have divided the history of Egypt into the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms, spanning 31 dynasties and lasting to 322 BC. The highlight of the Old Kingdom was the building of the pyramids of Giza. The Middle kingdom saw Egypt develop into a great power. Massive temples and tombs, such as Tutenkhamun's were built during the New Kingdom.

Another classification is the pyramid age (3490-2500 BC), the Feudal Age (about 1800 BC), the New
Empire (about 1150 BC). In the fourth and third millennium, the Pharaohs held supreme power. The Egyptians studied nature with great care. They were aware of five planets. They divided the day-night cycle into twelve hours. They also developed a system of writing called hieroglyphics.

Mesopotamian Civilization

Mesopotamia was the ancient region between Tigris and Euphrates in South-West Asia, roughly corresponding to modern Iraq. It was the site of one of the earliest human civilizations, resulting from the
development of irrigation in the 6th millennium BC and the extreme fertility of the irrigated land.

Sumerians settled in the lower parts of Tigris and Euphrates valley between 5000 and 4000 BC. Its seat
was the city of Mesopotamia, founded by the Sumerians Babylonia gained supremacy in the 18th Century BC and was followed by others, notably the Assyrians. Later ruled by the Persians Greek and Romans,
Mesopotamia gradually lost its distinctive cultural traditions.

Mesopotamia bears the stamp of clay as does no other civilization, and nowhere in the world but in
Mesopotamia and the regions over which its influence was diffused was clay used as the vehicle for writing. They also created mythological and historical epics like the famous 'Creation' and 'Flood Epics'. The most impressive work of the Babylonians is the 'Epic of Gilgamesh' containing their main myths.

Monday, 23 May 2011

19:58

Important Years of World History

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Important Years:

B.C.

3000
Building of the Great Pyramid.

776
First Olympiad in Greece.

753
Foundation of Rome.

490
Greeks defeated the Persians at the Battle of Marathon.

360
The period of Aristotle and Plato.

332
Egypt conquered by Alexander.

323
Alexander dies at Babylon.

214
Work on the Great Wall of China begins.

55
Julius Ceasar attacks Great Britain.

4
Birth of Jesus Christ.

A.D.

29
Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

375
Huns’ invasion of Europe.

570
Prophet Mohammed born at Mecca.

622
Flight of Mohammed from Mecca to Madina.

632

Thursday, 21 April 2011

19:55

Important Years in Kerala History

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B.C 300- Katyayana mentions about Kerala

B.C 270- Keralaputra referred by Aoka in his Inscription No.2

B.C 200- Patanjali’s Mahabhashyam refers to Kerala

52 A.D- Legend about the visit of St.Thomas to Kerala

630 A.D- Kerala brahmins referred to in Dandin’s Avanti Sundari

788 A.D- The birth of Sankaracharya

800 A.D- Coronation of Ramarajashekhara, the first king of Mahodayapuram or Makotai

820 A.D- The death of Sankaracharya

824-25 A.D- Beginning ofd Kollam Era

844 A.D- Coronation of Sthanuravi Kulasekhara

849 A.D- Tharissappally Copper Plates of Sthanu Ravi

869A.D- Sankaranarayana’s work ‘ Sankaranarayaneeyam’

880A.D- Cheras conquer Mushaka country

898A.D- Gift given to the Srimulavasa Budha Vihara by Vikramaditya Varaguna

962A.D- Coronation of Bhaskara Ravi

988A.D- Raja Raja Chola destroys the Kantalur Salai

1000A.D- The Jewish Copper Plate of Bhaskara Ravi

1089A.D- Coronation of Ramavarma Kulasekhara

1096A.D- Kulotunga Chola destroys Kollam town

1096A.D- Cheras reconquer Kollam

1102A.D- Cheras reconquer Kollam

1124A.D-1225A.D Veera Raghava Pattayam by Iravi Kolhan

1293A.D- Marco Polo refers to Kollam

1341A.D- Puthuvaipu

1343A.D- Ibn Batuta visits Kerala

1412A.D- Mahuan visits Calicut

1443A.D- Abdur Rasak visits Zamorin

1498A.D- Vasco da Gama arrives at Calicut

1503A.D- The first Portuguese fort at Kannur

1531A.D- Chaliyum fort built by Portugese

1572A.D- Zamorin recaptures Chaliyam fort

1599A.D- Synod of Diamper

1600A.D- Portugese kills Kunhali Marakkar IV

1653A.D- Koonan Kurisu Satyagraham

1663A.D- Dutch Conquers Kochi

1694A.D- The construction of Talassery factory

1695A.D- The Anjengo factory

1696A.D- Abolition of Mannapedi and Pulapedi

1721A.D- Attingal Revolt

1725A.D- French conquers Mahe

1741A.D- War of Kolachal

1750A.D- Grand Dedication by Marthandavarma

1755A.D- The last known Mamankam at Thirunavai

1766A.D- The conquest of Malabar by Hyder

1789A.D- The attack on Travancore by the Mysoreans

1792A.D- Treaty of Sreerangapattanam

1794-1805A.D- Pazhassi Revolts

1795A.D- Dutch defeated at Kochi

1801A.D- Malabar under the Madras Presidency

1805A.D- Travancore accepts British supremacy

1808-09A.D- Velu Thampi Dalava – Paliath Achan revolts

1809A.D- Kundara Proclamation of Velu Thampi Dalava

1812A.D- Kurichya revolt

1834A.D- The first English school at Thiruvananthapuram

1858A.D- First English school at Talassery

1866A.D- The first Arts College at Thiruvanathapuram

1891A.D- Malayalee Memorial

1904A.D- The beginning of Legislative Assembly in Travancore

1911A.D- Deportation of Swadeshabhimani Ramakrishna Pillai

1921A.D- Malabar Rebellion

1924A.D- Vaikom Satyagraha

1928A.D- The death of Sree Narayana Guru

1931-32A.D- Guruvayur Satyagraha

1932A.D- Absention Movement

1934A.D- Formation of KCSP

1936A.D- Temple Entry Proclamation

1938A.D- Diarchy at Kochi

1939A.D- Formation of Communist Party of India unit

1940A.D- Morazha-Mattannu-Talassery struggles

1941A.D- Kayyur Revolt

1942A.D- Kizhariyur Bomb case

1946A.D- Punnapra-Vayalar Revolt

1947A.D- Tiru-Kochi State formed

1956A.D- Formation of Kerala State

1957A.D- First Elected Communist Government

1970A.D- Kerala Land Reforms Act

19:53

Presidents of India

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1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad January 30, 1950 to May 13, 1962
2. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan May 13, 1962 to May 13, 1967
3. Zakir Hussain May 13, 1967 to May 3, 1969
4. Varahagiri Venkata Giri May 3, 1969 to July 20, 1969
5. Muhammad Hidayatullah July 20, 1969 to August 24, 1969
6. Varahagiri Venkata Giri August 24, 1969 to August 24, 1974
7. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed August 24, 1974 to February 11, 1977
8. Basappa Danappa Jatti February 11, 1977 to July 25, 1977
9. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy July 25, 1977 to July 25, 1982
10. Giani Zail Singh July 25, 1982 to July 25, 1987
11. Ramaswamy Venkataraman July 25, 1987 to July 25, 1992
12. Shankar Dayal Sharma July 25, 1992 to July 25, 1997
13. Kocheril Raman Narayanan July 25, 1997 to July 25, 2002 \
14. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam July 25, 2002 to July 25, 2007
15. Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil July 25, 2007 to till date

Friday, 25 March 2011

20:12

Geographical names

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Surname	Name
Bengal’s Sorrow	Damodar River
Blue Mountains	Nilgiri Hills
City of Sky-scrapers	New York
City of Seven Hills	Rome
City of Dreaming Spires	Oxford
City of palaces	Kolkata
City of Golden Gate	San Francisco
City of Magnificent Buildings	Washington D.C.
City of Eternal Springs	Quito(S.America)
China’s Sorrow	Hwang Ho
Cockpit of Europe	Belgium
Dark Continent	Africa
Emerald Isle	Ireland
Eternal City	Rome
Empire City	New York
Forbidden City	Lhasa (Tibet)
Garden City	Chicago
Gate of Tears	Strait of Bab-el Mandeb
Gateway of India	Mumbai
Gift of the Nile	Eqypt
Granite City	Aberdeen (Scotland)
Hermit Kingdom	Korea
Herring Pond	Atlantic Ocean
Holy Land	Jerusalem
Island Continent	Australia
Island of Cloves	Zanzibar
Isle of Pearls	Bahrein (Peesian Gulf)
Key of the Mediterranean	Gibralter
Land of Cakes	Scotland
Land of Golden Fleece	Australia
Land of Maple Leaf	Canada
Land of Midnight Sun	Norway
Land of the Thousand Lakes	Finland
Land of the Thunderbolt	Bhutan
Land of white Elephant	Thailand
Land of Five Rivers	Punjab
Land of Thousand Elephants	Laos
Land of Rising Sun	Japan
Loneliest Island	Tristan De Gunha (Mid-Atlantic)
Manchester of Japan	Osaka
Pillars of Hercules	Strait of Gibraltar
Pearl of the Antilles	Cuba
Playground of Europe	Switzerland
Quaker City	Philadelphia
Queen of the Adriatic	Venice
Roof of the World	The Pamirs, Central Asia
Rose Pink City	Jaipur
Sugar bowl of the World	Cuba
Venice of the North	Stockholm
Windy City	Chicago
Whirteman’s grave	Guinea Coast of Africa
Yellow River	Huang Ho (China)