Tag: world history

KANT, Immanuel (1724-1804). The philosopher of the 1700s who ranks with Aristotle and Plato of ancient times is Immanuel Kant. He set forth a chain of explosive ideas that humanity has continued to ponder since his time. He created a link between the idealists--those who thought that all reality was...

Burials in the Mausoleum of Augustus Marcus Claudius Marcellus42-23 B.C.son of Augustus' sister OctaviaMarcus Vipsanius Agrippa63-12 B.C.husband of Augustus' daughter JuliaOctavia>63-11sister of AugustusDrusus Maior38-9son of Livia, stepson of AugustusLucius Iulius Caesar17 B.C.-2 A.D.grandson of...

Africa, Civilization, And The Wider World Various Authors Edited By: R. A. Guisepi We have viewed the development of Egyptian civilization in conjunctionwith the parallel developments of the Fertile Crescent, yet we should alsorecognize that many aspects of Egyptian life, such as ideas about religio...

Calvinism Civilizations Past And Present "Here I Take My Stand" The Second Reformation While Anglicanism and Lutheranism were developing as state churches, other forms of Protestantism were emerging in western Europe. Calvinism was the most popular and most conservative of these, but there were ma...

Ancient Egypt, The sacred legitimation of kings The coronation or ascent to the throne by a king is an official act that most clearly shows the sacral character of the kingdom. Until the 20th century two characteristics in the coronations of kings and emperors remained: through ascent to the throne,...

Indo-Europeans to the Middle Ages Indo-European Invasions triggered by Flooding of Black Sea 5600 B.C. Indo-Europeans (Aryan language) Nomadic tribes from Steppes of AsiaHerders and GrazersWarfare using horsesSwept into Old Europe, Middle East, India starting about 5,000 BCReligion of war and male...

Harpist From UrBetween two mighty riversThe Fertile Crescent expands Hanging Gardens Babel Tower Gates to Eden An old indigenous manCreated a harp of his own Arched bough, silver and gold Lapis lazuli, ivory and pearl Sumerian Queen Shub-AdAsleep in eternal silence The harpist from the Royal Tomb D...

John Hancock Written by, Dr. Joseph John Ellis The man whose name heads the list of signers of the Declaration of Independence, John Hancock was a Boston patriot and a leader of the American Revolution. His prominent signature is familiar to anyone who has seen a picture of that document. John Hanco...

Ancient Rome Rome Established As A Republic Gary Edward Forsythe: Assistant Professor of Classical Languages and Literatures, University of Chicago. Author of The Historian L. Calpurnius Piso Frugi and the Roman Annalistic Tradition. Robert A. Guisepi: Author of Ancient Voices "Remember, Roman, tha...

The Middle Ages Date: 2002 The Making Of Modern Britain Medieval Politics, Economics, Religion, And Learning Introduction Between 1000 and 1300, drastic political, economic, and social change occurred in Europe. Not only did trade revive, cities grow, and a new bourgeois social class emerge, but i...

First Partition Of Poland Author: Fletcher, James 1772Of the three partitions which Poland underwent in the last quarter of the eighteenth century, the first was due to the jealousies of European powers. It was an event of great significance for the Polish kingdom, ominous of future spoliations, wh...

Document: Aristotle Criticizes CommunismAuthor: Wallbank, TaylorDate: 1992Aristotle foreshadows the failure of communist regimes in our world today.Next let us consider what should be our arrangements about property:should the citizens of the perfect state have their possessions incommon or not?...T...