#2Days1Book : National Geographic History Edition

I don't know whether National Geographic can be categorized as a book or a magazine, but for sure this History edition make me think that it can be categorized as a book. The thickness (not really thick but thick enough :p ) include many information and knowledge about world history.

I love history. Since...as far as i remember, I always love history. I even ever have a dream to be a historian someday, but vanished when my dad said I have to be in science class, instead of social class (just like many Indonesian parents who think that someone in social class can't be accepted in a good university and the manner will be tarnished).  haha

So, this National Geographic History Edition have several parts, which are arts (paintings), temple discoveries, kingdoms, battle, religion, seven wonders, incidents, and wars.

There are technologies that can found the true meaning behind Leonardo Da Vinci's painting and robots that can go into a tunnel under Teotihuacan temple that later found three chambers full of offerings.

It also give knowledge about Anne Boleyn who was the mother of Queen Elizabeth 1. I just know that her life is very miserable. The second wife of Henry VIII, but couldn't give any son to be the next king. Also she has a power to be hedonist. She was an educated woman and she knew how to get what she wants, including how to become queen, rather than the first wife of Henry VIII. The died of Anne Boleyn? execution.

Aztec, the most famous tribe that can be found, after Maya, maybe? turns out to have some kind of combination between medicine, magic, and prayer to heal someone from sickness. For example, someone who got a disease like bladder, must be injected with some kind of roots to their anus. Bone fracture were treated using ground powder of roots of a plant. The most disgusting is that they use warn urine to heal patients who got chest pains. I've never heard something like that, but that's the way they manage to be healthy because no doctor at that time, right?

The Battle of South Africa also in here. The battle between Zulu tribe and British. I don't really like this stuff, so just move on to the next page. hahaha

The one that I like is about Ramses II. Egypt's pharaoh in 1279 BC. Kinda cool when I know how powerful he is and can make people of Egypt prosperous. He has the longest reign in civilization's history which is 66 years old.

Archaeologist found the interesting dead sea scrolls which mentioned about Jewish, in the caves in desert at Qumran. The discoveries need decades to be learnt by the archaeologist.

Seven wonders, as I think before it's like the nowadays' seven wonders. But it's not. It includes The Lighthouse of Alexandria, The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus in Asia Minor, The Temple of Artemus at Ephesus, The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, The Great Pyramid at Giza, The Collosus of Rodhes, and The Hanging Garden of Babylon. If we compare with nowadays' seven wonders, just think how big those things are. Maybe bigger. And the only remain seven wonders in that list, only The Great Pyramid at Giza. And as we know from Islamic literature that the hanging garden of babylon is destroyed by Allah due to the greed of the king who want to build a skyscraper when there're many poor people in the Babylon.

Pompeii (start to sing haha) is the one that I like. I mean... the history. It's intriguing. The village who is destroyed by the mount of Vesuvius but remain untouched including the people who buried to death. When I learn about the history not only from this book, I realized that it's kinda azab from Allah. Because they live in very unforgiveness sin, which is zina. They performed sex in public and in front of kids. Can you believe that? I can't.

As most people know. Leonardo Da Vinci is famous with his painting. But not people know (including me) that he is a great scientist. He is the first one who make a drawing of human body and put it in his journal. He is also a perfectionist by the way. That's why he even bought a corps and played with it. haha Not only that, he also manage to have revolution in mechanics, solar system, geology and fossils, theory of light, atmospheric refraction, and the circulation of blood.

American civil war also include in this book. Even I don't really like it because it include slavery and some kind like that.

Have you ever imagine about a treasure hunter like in a movie? turns out to be real. The Spanish ships vanished with all golds and other treasure found by Mel Fisher. The ship called the Nuestra Senora de Atocha Galleon. It carries gold chains, silver ingots, astrolabes, etc. The amount of dollar after those things sold? of course billion.

If you like to read history, I recommend you this book and other edition from National Geographic. Because it can give knowledge with simple sentence. hehe