Earth and Endeavour

The five moments in this challenge

The scenes are shown below — tap a card to reveal its place and year.

1. 

   Round 1 · 1959

   Construction of the National Congress in Brasília

   Brasília, Brazil

   As part of Juscelino Kubitschek's bold plan to move the capital inland, Oscar Niemeyer's modernist domes and twin towers take shape against the stark, undeveloped red earth of the central plateau.

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2. 

   Round 2 · 1932

   Soldiers Confront Emus in the Outback

   Campion, Western Australia

   Responding to farmers' complaints of ruined wheat crops, the Australian military deploys Lewis machine guns against thousands of migrating emus, sparking the highly publicised and ultimately unsuccessful 'Emu War'.

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3. 

   Round 3 · 1974

   Farmers Uncover the First Terracotta Warriors

   Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

   While digging a well during a drought, local farmers stumble upon life-sized clay heads and bronze arrowheads, inadvertently revealing the vast subterranean army of China's First Emperor.

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4. 

   Round 4 · 1812

   Belgrano Raises the First Argentine Flag

   Rosario, Argentina

   General Manuel Belgrano hoists a new light blue and white flag on the banks of the Paraná River, defying Spanish royalists and laying the groundwork for Argentine independence.

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5. 

   Round 5 · 600

   Construction of the Akapana Pyramid at Tiwanaku

   Tiwanaku, Bolivia

   Andean builders construct terraced retaining walls using massive, precision-cut andesite blocks to elevate the Akapana, a sacred platform mound at the ceremonial heart of the Tiwanaku empire.

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