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Temple I, Tikal, Gautemala. The temple was used as the tomb of Maya ruler Jasaw Chan K'awiil (r. 682-734 CE). The structure is 50 metres high and the steps climbing to the top are set at an angle of over 70 degrees.

A table support representing the sea monster Charybdis, said to haunt the straits between Sicily and the Italian peninsula. 2nd century CE. (Archaeological Museum of Naples)

A garderobe or toilet of the tower keep at Peveril Castle, Derbyshire, England. Late 12th century CE.

Cybele, the mother goddess, wears a crown in the form of a towered wall, a symbol of her role as protectress of cities, 50 CE, Roman, Getty Villa

The late Neolithic Age site of The Balnuaran of Clava, popularly known as Clava Cairns, dating from 2500 BCE.

An effigy of Eleanor of Castile (1241 - 1290 CE), queen-consort of Edward I of England (r. 1272 - 1307 CE). The effigy is from Eleanor of Castile's tomb in the Lincoln Cathedral in England, which was a contemporary replica of the tomb where...

Stained glass depiction of Saint Guthlac (674 - 11 April 714 CE) in the Church of St. Guthlac, Fishtoft, Lincolnshire, UK.

The late Neolithic Age site of The Balnuaran of Clava, popularly known as Clava Cairns, dating from 2500 BCE.

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Excerpt from Dave Raymond's Modernity, available for purchase from Compass Classroom http://bit.ly/modernity4u - How did Jesuit Missionaries impact China? What was their role in making the area what it is today? Find out in this sample...