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…source was the Bible and writings of the church fathers. Other sources included ancient authors, the most common being Aristotle. On many occasions secular sources did not agree with the church. The church could not teach such contradictions. The churchmen…

…. But mummies are dried out with salt (or sand). Egyptians thought that if they put salt on the body, it would fight off evil spirits Mummification in ancient Egypt was a very long and expensive process. From start to finish, it took about seventy days to embalm…

…. In slide number 56, (Bull figurine), Art is used to express what they were feeling or seeing instead of tampering with the poor writing system. Many people in ancient Harappa thought art was an easier concept to grasp and did so in many drawings and sculptures…

…pieces that usually have three-dimensional attachments made out of lead. He seems to have a great interest into the ancient practice of alchemy and this interest also seems to influence his works. Other elements that he sometimes mixes into his paintings…

…by a cobra ( a symbol of the ancient pharaohs). At the moment that Carnarvon died in Cairo Hospital, the lights across Cairo went out for five minutes. Carnarvon’s dog Susie, back in England, howled and dropped dead at exactly two o’clock in the morning, the time…

…The culture of ancient Greece reflects the importance of the individual in society in many different ways. The Greeks used art, philosophy, and even their system of government to convey their beliefs in the importance of one single man…

…of rain storms and lakes in Africa 10.000 years ago, the Sphinx could be built in these years. Another point is that the Sphinx is not a monument of the ancient Pharao Chefren. That’s what a police officer proved after several researches. At least…

…, Malcolm X, and Adrian Rich in their works to define what they believe about learning and its importance to our world. In Edith Hamilton's essay, The Ever-present Past, she described a good education as one that is modeled after the ancient Greek's ideas…

…Confucianism was one of the most influential of the four Great Traditions in ancient China. However, it did not become such a big way of life until after Confucius’ death, as he only had a small number of disciples following him during his lifetime…

…The epic of Gilgamesh was found in the mid nineteenth century, written on over twenty five thousand clay tablets. After much studying and deciphering, this ancient Sumerian epic has finally been translated, though many of the tablets have not been…