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The Indus valley civilization, which flourished until c.1500 BC, was one of the region's earliest civilizations.
BC) the Indo-Greek Bactrian kingdom rose to power, but was in turn overrun (c.97 BC) by Scythian nomads called Saka and then by the Parthians (c.AD 7).
It was overrun by Persians in the late 1730s; by the Afghans, who held Sind and the Punjab during the latter half of the 18th cent.; and by the Sikhs, who rose to power in the Punjab under Ranjit Singh (1780-1839).
1750 BC -- A colossal volcanic eruption at Mount Veniaminof, Alaska
Its purpose and meaning, and even its original geographical place of manufacture remains unknown, making it one of the most famous mysteries of archaeology.
During the fifth centuryBC in Athens, there was an explosion of architecture, playwriting, statesmanship, governance, and philosophy.
Peloponnesian War, 431-404 BC This was great fun for the Athenians, but not much fun for the other city-states, since the others were footing the bill for Athens' beautiful buildings.
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The world's oldest extant census comes from (A communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world) China during the (Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy) Han Dynasty.
A census of school children was taken during the (Click link for more info and facts about 1730s) 1730s.
The census in (A republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th centuryBC and the 5th century AD) Italy is carried out by (Click link for more info and facts about ISTAT) ISTAT every 10 years.
It is said that all gold found on earth originates from the fragments of this golden chain which fell from the sky and became human's mone(y).
Maybe due to this fable gold was used in ancient greece only in temples, graves, and jewels and there was no greek golden coin until 390 BC when the greek king Philip II of Macedon issued golden coins.
The Bank of England risked a national financial catastrophe in the 1730s when customers demanded their money to be changed into gold in a moment of crisis.
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John Greenwell bc 1625 married 1st about 1650 to Mary Knowland bc 1626, England and died shortly after the birth of her son.
James Greenwell bc 1651 d 1714 St. Mary's County, Maryland- married Grace TAYLOR daughter of Henry TAYLOR and Faith CAMPBELL (daughter of John CAMPBELL and Katherine________.
Grace GREENWELL bc 1690 married 1st to Thomas CLARKE (son of of Robert CLARKE Sr.
