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Where was the remains of King Richard III found?
Found in 2008, at Leicester and was buried under the Greyfriars Church.
What war did King Richard III ended?
War of roses and ushered in England’s House of Tudor.
What war killed King Richard the 3rd?
Battle of Bosworth August 22, 1485.
What was the Greyfriars Church labelled as?
Important site in UK national history.
Who destroyed the Greyfriars Church?
It was destroyed during the reign of Henry VIII.
What form of disability did King Richard the 3rd had?
Scoliosis (“well balanced curve”)
How did Shakespeare describe King Richard the 3rd?
“Poisonus bunch-backed toad”
Where was King Richard the 3rd re-enterred?
At Leicester Cathedral in March 2015.
Where is the 2,000 year old Buddhist temple located?
Located in Barikot
What does the word ‘Barikot’ mean?
In greek it is ‘Bazira, and in latin it is ‘Beira’. It means town.
What method can be used to have more evidence to proof that the 2000 yrs old Buddhist temple structure was made in the 2nd or 3rd century?
Carbon dating
Whats the benefit of unveiling the 2,000 years old Buddhist temple?
gain insight and knowledge regarding forms of ancient buddhism and its spread in old Gandahara.
Excavation sites in historical region of Gandhara is also known as?
a trade crossroads & cultural meeting place between India, Central Asia, and the Middle East.
What are the characteristics of the 2000 yrs old temple?
It is 10ft tall, has a ceremonial platform, the peak has a stupa, room of cells for monks, pillars, vestibule rooms, public courtyard and a staircase.
What is a stupa?
Dome that is often placed on buddhist shrines.
Why was the 2000 yrs old temple crucial?
It was central for cult and pilgrimage.
Who led the dig of the 2000 yrs old temple?
Luca Maria Oliveri (archeologist at Ca’Foscari University in Venice.
What’s the name of the land that was sacred land for Buddhism?
Swat valley (Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)
What other things did the archeologists unearthed at the 2000 yrs old temple?
coins, jewlery, statues, seals, pottery fragments, and other ancient artifacts.
Why was the temple abandoned?
Earthquake
When was Barikot active?
327 B.C.E. when Alexander the Great invaded modern-day Pakistan and India.
Why did Alexander the Great invaded modern day Pakistan and India?
Barikot’s microclimate supports the harvest of grain and rice 2x each year.
When did Alexander the Great pass away?
323
Why did Gandhara revert back to Indian rule under Mauryan Empire?
Alexander the Great died
How long did the Mauryan Empire last?
321-185 B.C.E
What did the excavations reveal in Barikot?
2 other Buddhist sanctuaries along a road that connected the city center to the gates.
When did Buddhism gain traction in Gandhara?
150 B.C.E, by the reign of Menander I
What town emerged as a sacred Buddhist center?
Swat (under Kushan Empire 30 - 400 C.E.)
What is Gandhara known for?
Greco Buddhist style of art
What is Greco Buddhist style of art?
Rendered Buddhist subjects with Greek techniques.
Who’s King Richard III?
British Monarch. Died 13th century (32 yrs old).
When was the body of King Richard III found?
year 2012 (under a car park)
Where’s the footprint left by an Aboriginal hunter ?
Currently it is in the Mungo National Park
What did the footprints and stride length show?
How child behaved when he is walking.
Who were the footprints belong to?
A small child, family of 5, and a group of 5 hunters.
How did they identify the one legged man?
By comparing it to the tracks of a living one legged man.
Whats the unsual speed of the 20k yrs old Neanderthal human?
37 km/h
How many footprints that the scientists found?
700 footprints.
What was the use of thee 700 footprints?
Gain inshit to find out how people lived and behaved during those times.
where was the 20k yrs old footprint found?
Southern Wales Australia
Who was the 20k year old footprint belong to?
Aboriginal Hunter
Whats the world record for the 100 meters run?
Usain Bolt’s 9.58 seconds (37.6km/h)
Canadian Donovan Bailey
speed of 43.6lm/hr at the 60 meter mark
How did archeologists found the city of Pompeii?
Through 3D scans and photos
What mountain erupted and buried the city of pompeii?
Vesuvius
When was the city of pompeii discovered?
1748
What prevented Pompeiians to keep their feet dry from rain water?
Narrow streets and stepping stones
Who determined that pompeii was made up of one way streets?
Eric Poheler (Co-Director of the Pompeii Quadriporticus Project at the University of Massachusetts Amherst)
What production of sauce was Pompeii known for?
Fish sauce production
What sauce was commonly used as a product of the ancient diet?
fish sauce
Why did fish sauce went out of business (pompeii)?
globalization (large manufacturers from Spain produced in large quantities for a lower price).
Umbiricus Scaurus’s operation enabled him to have what?
A luxurious life
Who’s Umbricius Scaurus?
Businessman from Pompeii who takes business and expands them to an industrial scale operation to compete with Spain.
How did scientists create figures of Pompeians?
Poured plasters into pompeians activities which enabled them to create molds for their bodies.
What technology did they use to create pompeians facial expressions (torment on their faces)
3D scans and photogrammetry
What’s photogrammetry
obtaining reliable information about physical objects and the environment through processes of recording, measuring, and interpreting photographic images and patterns of recorded radiant electromagnetic energy and other phenomena
What were pompeians ability?
they can cook (gourmet cooks)
How did scientists determined that Pompeians had a rich and varied diet?
By studying latrines and trash
Who was the last Yorkist king?
King Richard the 3rd
Who lost in battle to Henry the VIII of Tudor?
King Richard the 3rd
What is the oldest temple in Barikot?
Ancient 2000 yrs old Buddhist temple
Where is the ancient Roman city (Pompeii) located?
In Italy
Where was the footprint of the Aboriginal hunter spotted?
It was spotted between sand dunes.
Who spotted the 20000 yrs old footprint?
Mary Pappen Jr (a young aboriginal girl).
Why did the child (aboriginal) walked back to the group?
the child perhaps was called back by an adult or older sibling.
Who was able to solve the mystery of a set of only right footprints?
Modern Aboriginal trackers
Who calculated how fast the Aboriginal hunter ran?
Steve Webb
What’s Steve Webb’s quote?
If you werent in those days, you didnt survive.
Whats the name of the book that has a lot of artworks of featherless dinosaurs?
Paleoart: visions of the prehistoric past
Whos the author of ‘Paleoart: visions of the prehistoric past’?
Zoe Lescaze
Where was ‘Model Room’ constructed?
Crystal Palace
Who constructed ‘Model Room’?
Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins
How many beasts did Benjamin Waterhouse made?
33 beasts in 2 years
When was the first mention of a dinosaur in fiction?
Year 1853
Where can the first mention of a dinosaur be found?
In Charles Dicken’s Bleak house
How did early paleoartist view bones?
As blank slates that they can put their imaginations to
Who inserted biblical and mythological imagery into their art?
Adolphe Francois Pannemaker
How did prehistory appear in ‘Primitive world’?
apocalyptic war zone, replete with fire, lightning, and an erupting volcano.
Who created ‘The Primitive World’?
Adolphe Francois Pannemaker
At what year was ‘The Primitive World’ created?
Year 1857
Who made ‘The Ichthyosaur and the Plesiosaur (Lias period)’?
Edouard Riou
Who engraved ‘The Ichthyosaur and the Plesiosaur (Lias period)’?
Laurent Hotelin and Alexandre Hurel
During what century was ‘The Ichthyosaur and the Plesiosaur (Lias period)’ became the most prevalent motif?
19th century paleoart
What group do Ichthyosaur belong to?
Aquatic reptiles (very similar to porpoises (toothed whales) in appearance and habits).
What are the characteristics of Plesiosaurus?
An early one was 4.5 meter long. Had broad, flat body, short tail. Swam by flapping its fins in the water.
How did scientists portrayed ichthyosaurus and plesiosaurs?
As dire enemies
When was the ichthyosaurs period?
During Mesozoic era (250-90 mill years ago)
When was ‘The Ichthyousaur and the Plesioaur (Lias period)’ created?
1863
Who would blow up dig sites with dynamite to obsrtuct the other’s discoveries?
Othniel C Marsh and Edward Drinker Cope
Who made ‘Laelaps’?
Charles R Knight
Why was ‘Laelaps’ influential?
Bc it gives a credible depiction of anatomy and movement
What predators represent the savagely competitive paleontologists Othniel C Marsh and Edward Drinker?
Two Deinonychus dinosaurs
When was ‘Laelaps’ created?
Year 1897
Who despised Bystrow’s work?
Konstantin Konstantinovich Flyorov
Why did Konstantin Konstantinovich Flyrovo despised Bystrow’s work?
He thinks Bystrow is colour blind
Who created ‘Inostrancevia, devouring a Pareiasaurus’?
Alexei Petrovich Bystrow
When was ‘Inostrancevia, devouring a Pareiasaurus’ created?
Year 1933
Who made ‘Mammoth’?
Zdenek Burian
Since when did Burian started to draw/ illustrate?
Age of 17
What are Zdenek Burian’s illustrated advneture stories?
Kidnapped, The Jungle Book, and Twenty Thousan Leagues Under the Sea.
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