Saturday, June 13, 2026

Collection of facts about the Land of Punt

This post is a collection of facts about the Land of Punt (c. 2500 - 980 BC). There are 6 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

  • Based in the Horn of Africa (Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti)
  • Possibly extended to Southern Arabia
  • Trade with Ancient Egypt
  • Exported gold, resins, blackwood, ebony, ivory and animals
  • Ancient Egyptians referred to Punt as "God's Land" or "Holy Land"
  • Multiple Egyptian expeditions to Punt (as early as 25th century BC)
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Collection of historical civilizations based in Nubia

This post is a collection of historical civilizations based in Nubia (region along the Nile river). There are 9 civilizations listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

  • Naqada culture (4000 - 3000 BC)
  • Ancient Egypt (3150 - 30 BC)
  • Kerma culture (2500 - 1500 BC)
  • Kingdom of Kush (780 BC - 350 AD)
  • Ptolemaic Kingdom (305 - 30 BC)
  • Kingdom of Aksum (1st century - 960 AD)
  • Nobatia (400 - 7th century AD)
  • Makuria (5th - 15th centuries AD)
  • Alodia (6th century - 1500 AD)
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Collection of facts about the Nok culture

This post is a collection of facts about the Nok culture (c. 1500 - 1 BC). There are 6 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

  • Based in Nigeria (Kaduna state)
  • Possibly descendants of Sahel migration
  • Clay terracotta sculptures
  • Complex funerary culture
  • Trade network along the Niger River
  • Developed iron metallurgy
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Friday, June 12, 2026

List of 2026 FIFA World Cup host cities and teams

This post is a list of the 2026 FIFA World Cup host cities and teams. The event will take place between June 11th and July 19th. From each group, either 2 or 3 teams will advance to a single elimination tournament with 32 teams. There are 16 cities and 48 teams (with group) listed below. Source: Wikipedia

    Host cities
  • Atlanta
  • Boston
  • Dallas
  • Guadalajara
  • Houston
  • Kansas City
  • Los Angeles
  • Mexico City
  • Miami
  • Monterrey
  • New York
  • Philadelphia
  • San Francisco
  • Seattle
  • Toronto
  • Vancouver

    Teams
  • Mexico (A)
  • South Korea (A)
  • Czech Republic (A)
  • South Africa (A)
  • Canada (B)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina (B)
  • Switzerland (B)
  • Qatar (B)
  • Brazil (C)
  • Morocco (C)
  • Haiti (C)
  • Scotland (C)
  • United States (D)
  • Paraguay (D)
  • Australia (D)
  • Turkey (D)
  • German (E)
  • Curaçao (E)
  • Ivory Coast (E)
  • Ecuador (E)
  • Netherlands (F)
  • Japan (F)
  • Sweden (F)
  • Tunisia (F)
  • Belgium (G)
  • Egypt (G)
  • Iran (G)
  • New Zealand (G)
  • Spain (H)
  • Cape Verde (H)
  • Saudi Arabia (H)
  • Uruguay (H)
  • France (I)
  • Senegal (I)
  • Iraq (I)
  • Norway (I)
  • Argentina (J)
  • Algeria (J)
  • Austria (J)
  • Jordan (J)
  • Portugal (K)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo (K)
  • Uzbekistan (K)
  • Colombia (K)
  • England (L)
  • Croatia (L)
  • Ghana (L)
  • Panama (L)
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Sunday, June 7, 2026

List of civilization, empire, nation and event posts (non-present countries)

This post is a list of civilization, empire, nation and event posts (non-present countries) for this blog. For simplicity, posts that could be considered duplicates are not included. All history posts can be found at this link. This post was last updated June 7th, 2026. There are 311 posts listed below chronologically.

   Civilizations, empires, nations (128)

    Events (183)
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Saturday, June 6, 2026

Collection of facts about the Late Period of Egypt

This post is a collection of facts about the Late Period of Egypt (664 - 332 BC). There are 9 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

  • Preceded by the Third Intermediate Period
  • 26th Dynasty - 32nd Dynasty
  • Psamtik I reunified Egypt and established the 26th Dynasty
  • Expanded into the Levant (7th century BC)
  • 27th Dynasty was conquered and became a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire
  • 28th Dynasty successfully rebelled and gained independence
  • Achaemenid Empire re-annexed Egypt during the 30th Dynasty
  • 32nd Dynasty was conquered by Macedonia in 332 BC
  • Followed by the Ptolemaic dynasty
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Collection of facts about the Third Intermediate Period of Egypt

This post is a collection of facts about the Third Intermediate Period of Egypt (c. 1077 - 664 BC). There are 11 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

  • Preceded by the New Kingdom
  • 21st Dynasty - 25th Dynasty
  • Smendes I ruled Lower Egypt while the High Priest of Amun ruled Upper Egypt
  • 22nd Dynasty reunited Egypt
  • Fragmentation during the 23rd Dynasty
  • Nubian people lead by Piye invaded Egypt during the 24th Dynasty
  • 25th Dynasty founded by Piye
  • Rulers of the 25th Dynasty move to homeland at Napata and established the Kingdom of Kush
  • Assyria invaded Egypt 670 - 663 BC
  • Assyria sacked Thebes and Memphis
  • Followed by the Late Period
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