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from the beginning of the dynastic era (2950 bce) royal tombs were carved into rock and covered with a flat roofed rectangular structures known as "mastabas" the oldest known pyramid was built around 2630 bce at saqqara for the thired dynasties king djoser. the word pyramid comes from the greek pyramis which ment wheat cake. -
Fiji was first settled by the austronesians of the lapita culture roughly around 3500 years ago
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Samoa was originally founded about 1500-900 years BCE. on the beaches you can find ancient Lapita shards from the ancient Lapita times
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the first Polynesian settlers sailed to Tonga between 2830 and 2846
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on april 21 753 BCE Romulus and his twin brother remus founded rome. when they were orphan infants they were raised by a she-wolf until they were older. when they got older romulus killed remus and became the king of rome. with his brother gone he "raised" rome in his own perspective. -
rapa nui settled in easter island around 300-1200 CE. the easter island statues (moai) are only seen with heads but underneath the ground they also have strong bodys
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Hawaii was originally settled as early as 400 CE. the famous statue in Hawaii is a sculpture of Kamehameha. he was one of the first rulers in Hawaii. the tiki statues were placed by the Maori tribe members to mark the boundaries of sacred ground. -
the cook islands were first settled around 1500 years ago. the cook islands were named after Captain James Cook who visited the island in 1773 and 1777. although Spanish navigator Alvaro de Mendana was the first European to reach the island, the island became a british protectorate in 1888. by 1900, the island was official britain territory.
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The first people to arrive in New Zealand were ancestors of the Māori. The first settlers probably arrived from Polynesia between 1200 and 1300 AD. They discovered New Zealand as they explored the Pacific, navigating by the ocean currents, winds and stars. -
the black plague was in the 1300's. black plague physicians wore a costume covering their entire body with a mask with a long bird like beak. they believed that the masks would purify the disease, they were wrong.
