The mighty Incan Empire of South America and Ancient Pyramids in Giza, Egypt
(Najamuddin Ghanghro, Karachi(original from Larkana))
The mighty Incan Empire of
South America flourished between 1200 and 1535 AD. They developed drainage
systems and canals to expand their crops, and built stone cities atop steep
mountains such as Machu Picchu (above) without ever inventing the wheel. Despite
their vast achievements, the Incan Empire with its 40,000 manned army was no
match for 180 Spanish conquistadors armed with advanced weapons and
smallpox.
Ancient Pyramids in Giza, Egypt Khafre (l.) and Khufu (r.) are two of the three
ancient Pyramids in Giza, Egypt. Khufu is the biggest, consisting of more than 2
million stones with some weighing 9 tons. The Pyramids, built as elaborate
tombs for divine kings, date back to 2,550 BC. Modern Egyptologists believe that
the Pyramids are made from stones dragged from quarries and, despite ancient
Greek testimony, were built predominantly by skilled craftsmen rather than slave
labor.