There are 10 cold knowledge of world history, and those who know more than 3 are all scholars
10 pieces of world history cold knowledge, how many do you know?
Do you know Hammurabi?
In the world history class in junior high school, you must have memorized a lot about Hammurabi's governing policies, especially his promulgation of the Code of Hammurabi, which is the world's first relatively complete written code.
However, the textbooks do not say that the Hammurabi family is an Amorite, a semi-nomadic tribe that originated in northeastern Syria. The name Hammurabi originates from multiple cultures and means "great family".
Born into the royal family, he studied Babylonian theology and the history of the great leaders of Mesopotamia at school, how to fight and lead armies, and how to rule with the help of the king's father and assistants.
History is the product of human activity in the long river of time, in most cases, the most we know and know is some important historical events, for those details, we do not know much, but these seemingly inconspicuous things can also affect the development of history.
1. The world's first university was founded by a woman
The world's first university was the University of Carrouin, founded in 859 AD in the ancient city of Fez, Morocco, by a woman named Fatima, the daughter of the merchant Mohammed Fihli.
After inheriting her father's fortune, Fatima founded the first degree-granting educational institution, the oldest educational institution in the world that still operates today. It teaches Islamic studies, mathematics, Arabic law and medicine.
With the development of society in 1963 the Karuyin School was merged into morocco's modern national university and transformed into a Western-style university, also renamed the Karuyin University. The school's education focuses on the legal sciences, with special emphasis on classical Arabic grammar and linguistics, and there are also faculties of theology, literature, and philosophy.
The Guinness Book of World Records lists Carrouin University as the oldest degree-granting university. At the same time, The University of Karrouin also has a very valuable collection of ancient books, such as rare books, rare books and manuscripts.
2. From 1912 to 1948, the Olympic Games held art competitions
In 1894, at the celebration of the first modern Olympic Games, the Frenchman Coubertin believed that people needed to be educated in both physical and mental aspects, so he proposed to include art competitions in the Games, and art works should meet the inspirations derived from sports, including architecture, literature, music, painting and sculpture.
Due to various factors, the Olympic Games, with art competitions as the main part, finally opened in Stockholm, Sweden in 1912. But the next competition was not satisfactory, and after 1948, it basically appeared in the form of an exhibition.
At the 49th Session of the International Olympic Committee in Athens in 1954, it was decided by vote that the future art competition would be replaced by exhibitions and that sports competitions would proceed as usual.
3. Napoleon was once attacked by a group of rabbits
Napoleon the Great shocked Europe, famous, fought many victories, but also lost, one of the most frightening to Napoleon should be attacked by a group of rabbits.
Around July 1807, Napoleon and his generals went out on a picnic, during which Napoleon proposed to catch rabbits to celebrate, after catching thousands of rabbits, these rabbits were put in cages, Napoleon went to tease the rabbits, did not expect the cage to open.
All the rabbits swarmed at him and did not flee, the rabbits were so cunning that he could not get out, and with the help of his teammates, he hurriedly escaped into the carriage and sped away.
4. Eating with a fork was once considered blasphemous
Now the forks we eat with were once considered blasphemous and rather rude, and at that time people thought that God had given us the fork of nature, which was our fingers, so in the West, people usually eat with their hands or knives.
In the 11th century, when a Byzantine princess brought a fork into her husband's house, it caused resentment in the Venetian court, and she died shortly after she joined the Venetian family, and people more firmly believed that the fork was blasphemous.
5. The 37th President of the United States, Nixon, was actually a brilliant musician
Nixon is one of the outstanding presidents in The history of the United States, and his friends who have studied history may not be unfamiliar with him, and Nixon's visit to China in 1972 opened the door to the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States.
In fact, Nixon was also an extremely talented musician, playing the piano, violin, accordion, saxophone, and clarinet.
6. Ketchup was sold as a medicine in 1830
In 1830, there was a man named John. Cook. Dr. Bennett, who claimed that tomatoes were a panacea for curing diseases, shared the method of making ketchup with everyone, and then tried to concentrate ketchup into pills and sell it nationwide as a patented drug.
Ketchup as a medicine is said to be able to treat diseases such as diarrhea, indigestion and jaundice. Subsequently, a large number of people began to sell ketchup as medicine.
7. George. Washington resigned as president and opened a whisky distillery
As the first president in the history of the United States, Washington made great contributions to the United States. In addition to the presidential profession, he also holds a number of other identities.
After resigning as president, he founded a whisky distillery. The distillery became the largest in the United States in 1799, with a large scale of production and wide popularity. The arrival of whisky has enriched people's daily drinks and has become indispensable for social events and family meals. Later, Washington died, and his distillery declined.
In addition to the winery, he also works in agriculture as well as the cultivation of mules.
8.In 1386, a pig was convicted by a court and hanged
In 1386, a pig bit a child and killed the child, so the pig was imprisoned for murder and then tried in court.
During the trial, the judge summons witnesses, asks both the defendant and the plaintiff to hear the evidence, and then has the defense lawyers on both sides speak, and the accused pig gives legal aid as required by law and hires animal defense lawyers for it.
After a final trial, the pig was found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging. On the day of the execution, the pig wore a man's vest and the executioner wore new gloves to carry out the execution, after which the executioner was paid accordingly by working.
9. In the 18th century, the pineapple was a symbol of one's identity
In 18th-century England, pineapple was not just a fruit, but also a symbol of status and social status.
At that time, the rich had a large number of pineapples, which were used to show their personal wealth and the higher status of the bourgeoisie, and the more pineapples they had, the more prominent the status of the person.
At the same time, the patterns on people's clothes and the decorations of the house are made of fruits from the tropics.
10. Ancient Rome used to use urine as a mouthwash
Ancient Rome in 1 AD is considered to have been the earliest use of mouthwash in human history, and there is a complete record of the use of mouthwash.
The ancient Romans usually used cooled urine to rinse their mouths, and they believed that gargling with urine whitened teeth and disinfected the mouth. So urine became a trade item, and sometimes even a few bottles were purchased from Portugal to use, and because of the popularity of this imported urine, Emperor Nero also taxed the trade.
Until the 18th century, urine was still a popular mouthwash, because urine contains many elements, which have certain benefits for people's lives, especially the ammonia element in urine.
As the old saying goes, "He who does not know history will repeat the mistakes of the past." ”
It is important to know history, not only to know the major historical events and key dates, but also to understand the small details of some eras and the daily trivia of those big people, which may seem absurd and incredible, but it can help us restore a vivid historical figure and also make us re-examine the wisdom of history.
Above 10 world history trivia, how many do you know?