If you recall in an earlier posting this year, I questioned Mainstream Narrative’s concept of so-called “Islamic Arts and Sciences” when referring to achievements of medieval southern Spain, Asia, and North Africa … in that regard, I directed your attention to Jon Crumiller’s 2016 book entitled MASTERWORKS on the occasion of the World Chess Championship in New York…

In covering chess sets designated as “Muslim Sets,” Crumiller wrote in his book that:

“Despite its name, the origin of the pattern is not entirely clear, and its attribution to Muslim culture is being subjected to the scrutiny of modern scholarship. Sheda Vasseghi, an historian whose field of expertise is Ancient Persia, which was an early adopter of chess, has said that the earliest-known ‘Muslim’ pattern pieces and the ancient Persian chess texts were already in existence before any Islamic presence. She noted that Islam did not arrive in Persia until the 7th century C.E., so the game of chess and the simple geometric design predates Islam, not vice versa.”

To this—in addition to multiple sources and references—we may also add the following on the origins of chess:

According to a May 13, 1913, edition of “The Day Book” as chronicled by the Library of Congress, “History locates the origin of chess in Persia in the year 760…”

[pic Elliott Avedon Virtual Museum of Games: for educational purposes only]

“There were no Jews before the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 538 B.C…. Judaism was a creation of the Persian Empire…. It is perfectly legitimate to apply the term Aryan to the [] Indo-Iranian or Iranian…. Semites denotes the various people speaking Semitic languages…. Hebrews denotes originally the nomadic ancestors of the Israelites before they settled in Palestine.  Israelites is the name of the Ephraimitic peasants who spoke originally Aramaic, but settled in Palestine about 1400 B.C…. Judah was a great melting pot…. The Jews represent a mixed type including Edomite, Hittite, Amorite, Philistine, and Egyptian elements.  There was no exclusivism prior to the [Achaemenid Persian Empire 550-330 BCE]…”

~ excerpt from a 1918 article published in “The Open Court” by Paul Haupt, an expert in Semitic studies and a pioneer of Assyriology in America… 

One may ask - Why did the Persians support Jewish exclusivity and creation of Judaism since this information and critical thinking are nowhere to be found in mainstream educational materials… Instead, history books today claim the notion of Aryans is a myth essentially in erasing the identity of millions… 

[pic i.ytimg.: Inscription of Persian king Darius the Great 522-486 BCE... for educational purposes]

Older postings here covered the innovation of windmills and Iran, but just noted that Daniel Yergin mentions the following in his 2012 book on energy and security entitled “The Quest”:

By 10^th c. or maybe even earlier, “primitive windmills were already working in Persia” from which they spread elsewhere…

[pic altenergymag: for educational purposes only]

In a 1919 article published in The Scientific Monthly, Dr. Wilson Wallis discussed the history of sneezing among various peoples…

Ancient Greeks … greeted a sneeze with the words “Live, Zeus preserve thee” and, according to Aristotle, sneeze was a sign of good sense and genius…

Ancient Romans … saluted the one who sneezed and sneezing, before a naval battle, was a good omen…

Ancient Persians … prayed after sneezing, according to Zoroastrian traditions, since it was seen as a sign of the body battling and defeating a demon…

Ancient Hindu … viewed sneezing as a spirit entering or leaving the nose…

Here is an interesting short video on the Sun & sneezing …  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGlfduUhG8E

[pic Youtube: for educational purposes only]