February 2, 2019

Why do Eskimos have a hundred different words for snow?

Eskimos – a broad term for people native to frigid subarctic regions in the United States, Canada, Greenland, and Russia – don’t speak five of them, […]
February 4, 2019

Why were pyramids so popular in the ancient world?

  The ancient Egyptians took pyramid construction to new heights along the Nile River in northeastern Africa 5,000 years ago, but they weren’t the only civilization […]
February 4, 2019

How big is the biggest pyramid?

Egyptians built more than a hundred pyramid tombs, but the biggest is the Great Pyramid at Giza. Nearly half as tall as the Empire State Building […]
February 4, 2019

Where is Temple of Kukulkan located? When was it built? How big is it? Why was it built?

It is located in Tinum, Mexico.  It was built around A.D. 1000. It measures 98 feet (30 m). It was built as a temple for sacrificial […]