Did children have toys in ancient times? Detailed answer

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Did children have toys in ancient times?

What do toys mean to us? Are they just items to play with, such as two pieces of wood or a piece of cloth? Of course, sometimes you can play with them and use them as toys, but by the word "toy" we mean something more.

A toy is an object that pleases a child, copying the actions of adults. A machine gun, a car or a wagon, a doll or a small house are toys. Also balls and spinning tops. But children from ancient times loved to imitate adults, so we can conclude that toys have always existed, from the first years of the appearance of mankind.

Archaeologists have unearthed toys such as bells, rattles, tiny pots, animal figurines made of clay, bronze and lead in the ruins of ancient cities. Among the excavations of the ancient Persian city, they discovered a lion standing on wheels. At the base of the toy, they found a hole for a rope to pull a lion by, just like in the toys of our days. And this lion is 3000 years old. Among the ruins of Ancient Egypt were found balls, tops, dolls. We know that the children of the Greeks and Romans played with rattles and wagons. In Cyprus, toy wine carts were discovered that children played with, just like you play with cars now.

In the Middle Ages, children played with clay horses, armed knights, bows and arrows. During the Renaissance, toys were often made by skilled craftsmen. They were smaller copies of weapons or household items of the time. One of the reasons why we cannot find earlier toys is that they were usually made of wood. The tree quickly collapses in the ground, so the toys of the most ancient times have not reached us.

Author: Likum A.

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Where does snakes get venom from?

According to scientists, there are about two thousand four hundred different types of snakes in the world now. Of these, only eight percent are poisonous and paralyze or kill their prey with poison. In many venomous snakes, the venom is not strong enough or not produced in sufficient quantities to be dangerous to humans.

All snakes produce a lot of saliva, which helps them swallow and digest their prey. In poisonous snakes, one of the salivary glands produces a substance that is poisonous to its victims. This substance is snake venom. The venom of some snakes is so strong that it can kill an elephant. In others, it is so weak that it can only kill a small lizard. No more than two hundred species of poisonous snakes can be considered dangerous to humans.

Of the venomous snakes known today, cobras and similar snakes form one family, vipers another. In addition, some members of the largest coluber family of snakes are also venomous. Cobras and other representatives of this family have two poisonous teeth on the upper jaw, one on each side. These teeth have grooves, but in most cobras they are closed and form tubes, empty inside. A muscle is located around the poisonous gland. When the snake bites, the muscle presses on the gland, squeezing the poison into the teeth, which enters the victim's body through the grooves of the teeth.

There is also the so-called spitting cobra, which can shoot venom from its poisonous teeth. A cobra aims at the eyes of an animal that threatens it, such as an antelope or a buffalo. The spit reaches its target at a distance of up to two meters and causes blindness almost instantly. Usually, cobra venom acts on the victim's nervous system and paralyzes it. When the poison reaches the nerve centers that control breathing and heartbeat, the victim dies.

Vipers have very long poisonous teeth. Their venom mainly affects the blood cells and blood vessels of the victim. This can cause severe swelling and bleeding.

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