Historical FactDid you know? The Great Wall of China stretches for thousands of kilometres across northern China.The Library of Alexandria became one of the ancient world's most famous centres of learning.The printing press transformed how knowledge could be copied, shared and preserved.Ancient civilisations used calendars to track seasons, agriculture, religious festivals and political events.History is not only about dates; it is about the people, ideas and decisions that shaped societies.Africa: Timbuktu was a major centre of trade and scholarship, and its manuscript traditions preserve centuries of intellectual history.Nigeria: The Nok culture is famous for early terracotta sculptures and flourished in parts of present-day Nigeria over two thousand years ago.India: The Indus Valley Civilization developed carefully planned cities and sophisticated drainage systems in the ancient world.Europe: The Roman road network connected distant provinces and helped move people, goods, armies and ideas.The Americas: The Maya developed complex writing, mathematics and astronomical traditions.Oceania: Pacific navigators crossed enormous distances by reading stars, winds, waves and the natural environment.A historical source can be a letter, map, photograph, object, oral tradition or official record—not only a book.