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Lexie explains that in Mesopotamia there was a large amount of gods and it was even possible to have one's own companion.

Lexie shares that Mesopotamia had a famous personality, King Gilgamesh, whose legend was known to all.

Lexie explains that the Sumerians of ancient Iraq created one of the earliest form of writing, cuneiform writing, that would appear before hieroglyphics.

Lexie explains that the Sumerians of ancient Iraq invented a system of numbers based on 60, used to calculate time.

À travers des capsules drôles et éducatives, Josée, Lexie et Christopher testent les connaissances des spectateurs sur des sujets passionnants comme l'astronomie, les dinosaures, la faune, la flore, les grandes civilisations et le corps humain. Ils vont même les surprendre avec des faits insolites!

Lexie explains that a king of Mesopotamia had a hanging garden built for his wife who missed the mountains of her hometown.

Christopher explains that the first system of laws was invented in Mesopotamia and that the famous expression 'an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth' figured among these laws.

Christopher explains that the Japanese are one of the first peoples to have discovered the art of pottery.

Christopher explains that the Dogûs, small clay sculptures, are one of the first forms of art that date back to pre-history.

À travers des capsules drôles et éducatives, Josée, Lexie et Christopher testent les connaissances des spectateurs sur des sujets passionnants comme l'astronomie, les dinosaures, la faune, la flore, les grandes civilisations et le corps humain. Ils vont même les surprendre avec des faits insolites!

Christopher explains that the Samurai army was made up of women as well as men.

Christopher explains that the Japanese had underground tombs in the form of locks that they called Kofun.

Christopher explains that the Korean people passed on a lot of their knowledge to the Japanese in the days of ancient Japan, which allowed the Japanese to make important discoveries in the future.

Christopher explains that the Samurais learned to do much more than fight: they learned reading, calligraphy, horse riding, painting, and so on.

Christopher explains that in the days of ancient Japan, an art was devoted to sword testing.