This document is a Sumerian essay narrating the daily activities of a schoolboy, written by a teacher as a copying exercise for pupils. The schoolboy experiences numerous trials and tribulations, including being beaten ("caned") for improper behavior. Scribal schools came into being in Sumer around 2500 B.C.  

Darius I ruled as king of Persia , an empire centered in what is now Iran. People later called him Darius the Great because he strengthened and expanded the Persian Empire. Darius  organized the empire and ordered many building projects. The Persian Empire was at its largest size when Darius died.

Who Really Discovered America?

Was Columbus really the first explorer to discover the Americas? The great Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl didn't think so. He believed that ancient people were able to build boats that could cross oceans.