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- 1(History) THE ALPHABET* All modern alphabets derive from modernised Egyptian hieroglyphics.
* Egyptians simplified their hieroglyphics in 2000 BC to account for expansion.
* English alphabet stems from the Phoenicians who spread hieroglyphics across the Mediterranean (becoming Greek). - 2(Literature) ULYSSES* A book written by James Joyce, published in 1922.
* Widely regarded as the greatest English novel of the 20th century.
* Retells Homer's Odyssey in a single day set in Dublin; follows the life of Leopold Bloom. - 3(Visual Arts) LASCAUX CAVE PAINTINGS* Found in cave in central France.
* Among the earliest known works of art (Paleolithic, 15,000-17,000 years old).
* It is possible that prehistoric people believed depicting an animal gave them power to influence it. - 4(Science) CLONING* Dolly the sheep was the first animal to be reproductively cloned in 1997.
* Nuclear transfer: swapping of genetic material followed by an electric shock.
* Dolly died young due to issues with her body strength. - 5(History) HAMMURABI'S CODE OF LAWS* King of Babylonia (present-day Iraq); 16th century BC.
* He wrote upon a monolith the rules and punishments of his society, creating the first found set of laws.
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- Lifted from D.S. Kidder and N.D. Oppenheim's 'The Intellectual Devotional' (2006).
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