TIME FOR PRACTICE AND LEARNING! by Alexander Elizalde https://padlet.com/eaelizalde11/5bmxygd168uhc590 I bet you didn't know these fun facts about history! en-us 2022-06-16 17:08:31 UTC 2025-10-16 16:52:23 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f92f.png Did you know that Genghis Khan is probably the "father" of 0.5% of the world's population? eaelizalde11 https://padlet.com/eaelizalde11/5bmxygd168uhc590/wish/2223293939 According to the study "The Genetic Legacy of the Mongols" in 2003, 8% of the males distributed in 16 populations in the former Mongol Empire shared similar genetic material. This is because Genghis Khan had not only four recognized sons with his official wife Börte but also with his concubines and lower-ranking wives. His sons, in turn, had extensive descendants, following his legacy and forming powerful dynasties.]]> 2022-06-16 18:06:08 UTC https://padlet.com/eaelizalde11/5bmxygd168uhc590/wish/2223293939 Try to guess which of the following words corresponds to the definition or example and write your answer in the comments: Dynasty; Descendants; Concubine; Legacy. eaelizalde11 https://padlet.com/eaelizalde11/5bmxygd168uhc590/wish/2223340549 1. A person who is related to you and who lives after you, such as your child or grandchild.

2. An old word for a woman who lives with a man as his lover but is not his wife.

3. Ruled in China and its name was "MING".

4. Greek literature.]]> 2022-06-16 19:23:14 UTC https://padlet.com/eaelizalde11/5bmxygd168uhc590/wish/2223340549 Was Cleopatra really as beautiful as people say? eaelizalde11 https://padlet.com/eaelizalde11/5bmxygd168uhc590/wish/2223348867 Mark Antony's Greek biographer claimed that it was not her physical appearance that was so attractive about her, but her conversation and her intelligence. Some people say she had such a high level of knowledge in chemistry that she even had her own perfume factory, others say she was a perfect polyglot. The truth is that nobody knows for sure what the physical appearance of the last of the Egyptian pharaohs was.]]> 2022-06-16 19:37:49 UTC https://padlet.com/eaelizalde11/5bmxygd168uhc590/wish/2223348867 Do you know what is the meaning of "pharaoh"? If so, could you mention one of them and why he is remembered? eaelizalde11 https://padlet.com/eaelizalde11/5bmxygd168uhc590/wish/2223354119 2022-06-16 19:45:25 UTC https://padlet.com/eaelizalde11/5bmxygd168uhc590/wish/2223354119 Do you know any other interesting facts about history? Tell us what it is. eaelizalde11 https://padlet.com/eaelizalde11/5bmxygd168uhc590/wish/2223357545 2022-06-16 19:51:40 UTC https://padlet.com/eaelizalde11/5bmxygd168uhc590/wish/2223357545 Did you know the origin of the expression "saved by the bell"? eaelizalde11 https://padlet.com/eaelizalde11/5bmxygd168uhc590/wish/2223371102 Well, this is because during the Middle Ages some people were buried alive due to something called "Catalepsy", a biological state in which the person lies motionless, in apparent death, and with no vital signs. In Medieval times coffins were recycled, people who reused them noticed that the lids were scratched since then people began to bury people with a little bell on their wrist, in case the dead person came and someone nearby could hear it.]]> 2022-06-16 20:14:31 UTC https://padlet.com/eaelizalde11/5bmxygd168uhc590/wish/2223371102 Before reading: Here is the meaning of some words whose meanings you may not know. eaelizalde11 https://padlet.com/eaelizalde11/5bmxygd168uhc590/wish/2223378601 To bury: to put a dead body into the ground.
Motionless: without moving. 
Coffin: a long box in which the body of a dead person is buried or burned. 
Scratch: to cut or damage a surface or your skin with or on something sharp.
Wrist: the part of your body between the hand and the arm.]]> 2022-06-16 20:30:51 UTC https://padlet.com/eaelizalde11/5bmxygd168uhc590/wish/2223378601