Without the ability to read ancient Chinese and Maya text, we would be limited to archeological findings and guesses made based on them. The fact, that we can read ancient texts, let us know for example:
the names and times of rule of many rulers,
the religious practices
some events from the past
some cultural and technological inventions such as their knowledge of astronomy
the social composition of the society
Our knowledge of urban live comes from the description of customs and occational information about who lived where and how much was paid for what services
Constanople, Bursa, Sogut, Edirne
They are both one of the largest religions in the world. :)
Well, Grover Cleveland was already the 22nd president, therefore, if you look at it this way, William McKinley is 24th. :) But to be technical, yeah, Grover Cleveland.<span />
