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A Brief History Of Humankind
A Brief History Of Humankind
A BOOK BY YUVAL NOAH HARARI
"Interesting and provocative... It gives us a sense of perspective on how briefly we've been on this earth" - Barack Obama
This is one of the best-selling history books in the world, introducing the history of our journey, from an insignificant African ape into the ruler of the world. In this summary, we'll explore the key factors in human history, from the development of language to the creation of money.
A human handprint made about 30,000 years ago on the wall of the Chauvet-Pontd’Arc Cave in southern France. Somebody tried to say, ‘I was here!
A wall painting from an Egyptian grave, dated to about 3,500 years ago, depicting typical agricultural scenes.
Centrally positioned, the people move around it in a circular pattern. Kaaba symbolizes the constancy and eternity of Allah. The moving circle represents the continuous activity and transition of His creatures.
Alamogordo, 16 July 1945, 05:29:53. Eight seconds after the first atomic bomb was detonated. The nuclear physicist Robert Oppenheimer, upon seeing the explosion, quoted from the Bhagavadgita: ‘Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.’