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Han dynasty汉

Han emperors began selecting officials partly through a classical curriculum taught at an imperial academy, an early ancestor of China's civil-service exams.

Moche culture

Moche potters modelled ceramic portrait vessels so lifelike that individual faces can be recognised across different vessels.

Maya civilization

The Maya Long Count calendar tracks days in an unbroken count from a mythical starting point in 3114 BCE.

Kingdom of Kush

Strabo calls the Kushite queen who faced Rome Kandake and describes her as a man-like woman, blind in one eye.

Parthian Empire

Parthian horse archers shot backward at pursuers while riding away, a move still called the Parthian shot.

Anuradhapura Kingdom

A cutting of the Bodhi tree, brought by Sanghamitta in the 3rd century BCE, was planted at Anuradhapura, where a tree believed to descend from it still stands.