I was very much trying to.

Don't forget Harrison Ford's time in the role.

Just to add to what others have said...

In some societies, even today, a people's history is primarily an oral history. But in terms of a formal education of some kind, whether we're talking about ancient Rome or ancient China, history would have certainly been studied -- that is, if you're leading an army, it helps to know some military history. Not just the heroic tales, but tactics and strategy.

And there are still places where you can see it, wheel ruts and all.

I think that's largely a modern phenomenon that we can thank technology for. Before modern communication technology, cultures were, by and large, very regional. But as technology began to allow wider communication, subcultures began to develop. You really saw it with pop culture, as people of similar ages would be listening to the same music, or watching the same TV shows or movies, things like that.

For example, without recording and broadcast technology, Beatlemania would have been impossible.

A lot of the "generational traits" that we see among different cohorts depend on shared culture. And modern communication is what makes that possible.

Truth. My ex worked with a guy who was from Bavaria, which was in no doubt, as the guy was very insistent that he was Bavarian, not German.

Ohhhh! So because it figures heavily into the history of your own worldview, that means it's the greatest, right? Yeah, that's a pretty dated worldview, sorry.

At the La Brea Tar Pits, there's a display case with the bones of a woman that was discovered there. It's a holographic display, though, so as you move past it, you see her how she might have looked thousands of years ago.

... the revolution in Iran in 1979? I've not heard that myself, but I'd question it. Cassettes were just coming on the scene, and the Walkman was a few years in the future, so it's not like everyone had a cassette player yet.

'Fraid so.

Incendiary birds work better, at least if you're Genghis Khan.