Tag: world history

Title: Civilization Of the Hebrews Along The Banks Of Rivers Edited By: Robert Guisepi The Hebrew Kingdoms In war, diplomacy, inventions, and art, the Hebrews made little splash in the stream of history. In religion and ethics, however, their contribution to the world civilization was tremendous....

Ancient Egypt, The significance of seasonal renewal in ancient Egypt Seasonal-renewal motifs in ancient Egypt were often incorporated into other aspects of sacred times--such as times of passage rites (e.g., ascension of the pharaoh to the throne), of death rites (e.g., the transformation of the dea...

Resolutions of the Stamp Act Congress October 19, 1765 The members of this Congress, sincerely devoted, with the warmest sentiments of affection and duty to His Majesty's Person and Government, inviolably attached to the present happy establishment of the Protestant succession, and with minds deeply...

A History of England ARTHURIAN LEGEND The virtues of knighthood were more completely embodied in King Arthur, the legendary prince of the ancient Britons, than in any other figure in literature. According to legend, Arthur was the son of King Uther Pendragon. Immediately after his birth, Arthur was...

Sumerian Gods and Goddesses The Sumerians thought that a great domed roof contained the sky, the stars, the moon, and the sun which lighted the cities beneath it; they also believed that below the earth swirled the dim netherworld, a fearsome abode of demons and the kingdom of the dead. Enlil and En...

KIERKEGAARD, Soren (1813-55). Neglected in his lifetime, or ridiculed as a dangerous fanatic, the Danish religious philosopher Kierkegaard has come to be regarded in the 20th century as one of the most influential and profound of modern thinkers. He was the most brilliant interpreter of Protestant C...

Teutonic Knights: Their Organization And History Title: Teutonic Knights: Their Organization And History Author: Woodhouse, F. C. 1190 - 1809 Scarcely less renowned than the Knights Templars, the Teutonic Knights carried the spirit and traditions of the great military religious orders of the Middle...

Peace Of Westphalia, War Of The FrondeAuthor: Hassall, ArthurPeace Of Westphalia, War Of The Fronde1648By the arbitrary impositions of the minister, Cardinal Mazarin, aninsurrection was provoked in France whereby Mazarin was temporarily drivenfrom power. This struggle is sometimes called the "War of...

Judas Maccabaeus Liberates JudeaAuthor: JosephusJudas Maccabaeus Liberates JudeaB.C. 165IntroductionThe noble-minded Judas Maccabaeus was the hero of Jewish independence -the deliverer of Judea and Judaism during the bloody persecutions of theSyrian king Antiochus Epiphanes, in the second century B....

Founding Of The JesuitsAuthor: Taylor, IsaacFounding Of The Jesuits1540Toward the middle of the sixteenth century definite utterance began to begiven to a widespread feeling in the Church that the old monastic orders wereno longer fulfilling their purpose. Suggestions of new orders wereentertained b...

Japan: Conquered Nation To World Power Author: Wallbank; Taylor; Bailkey; Jewsbury; Lewis; HackettDate: 1992Japan: Conquered Nation To World PowerAfter 1945 the old European empires disappeared, replaced by over 80 newcountries. These new states, primarily located to the south of the Europeanpowers,...

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,...