Primarily, the compass was used for geomancy for a long time before it was used for navigation Ancient Chinese alchemists realized that the magnetite ore would point towards a magnetic north. Their ...

This gave them a strong moral compass. A common belief was that ... order and chaos was a primary source of contention in the ancient Egyptian world. According to one Egyptian creation myth ...

Ancient Egypt controlled parts of Sudan at times and Tombos was established as an Egyptian colony. Tombos is located at the third cataract of the Nile River in Sudan. In ancient times, this area ...