section of the Bible made up of two stories‚ equivalent to the two first chapters of the Book of Genesis Genesis is seen as ancient science God creation of the universe takes place over a six day account These verses affirm monotheism and denies polytheism As mentioned earlier‚ the Christian belief is that God created the universe Now the first three days entail an act of division On the first day‚ Earth was shapeless and covered in darkness‚ with God hovering over the horizon In the beginning God
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Chapter 1 Part 1 Early Man • Most of the 2 million plus years of mans existence has been associated with the Paleolithic (Old Stone) Age. • This period had both Homo erectus and Homo sapiens sapiens and lasted until 14‚000 years ago. HE disappeared about 40‚000 years ago. HSS are our direct descendants. Hunter/Gatherer and Late Paleolithic Developments • HG economies dominated human history until 9000 BCE and help propel migration over most of the lands of the earth. • Tool
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A Critical Interpretation of Hans Kung’s Historical Analysis of the Development of the Hierarchical Church The beginnings of the Christian church are shrouded in mystery. With the lack of evidence about that time in history‚ it is hard to draw conclusions of any type. However‚ the historical analyst‚ Hans Kung‚ has written a book to shed some light on the subject. In this book‚ Kung discusses his opinion on the development of the early church‚ and its hierarchical structure. In the following
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Back a few thousands of years ago‚ there were 3 well known groups that settled down in Mesoamerica and Central America called the Inca‚ Maya‚ and Aztec. All three groups had their own rules and ways of living that were priorities for most that lived in the cities. Although some traits about the three groups are similar‚ there are also some differences too. Starting with the Maya‚ they settled in Mesoamerica in 2000 B.C when they were still in the preclassic time period. The capital of the Mayan civilization
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Religion is one of the oldest and most sacred traditions of the human species. Religion started off as a basic belief in an afterlife‚ and then further developed into tribal religions‚ which evolved into ancestral worship‚ then to polytheism‚ and lastly into monotheism. Monotheism in the form of Christianity is the largest religion of the modern world‚ and it has similar beliefs to other world religions such as Buddhism. Christianity and Buddhism are similar because both religions teach about
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1. Eurasian cultural traditions. 2004‚ China celebrates 2‚555th birthday of Confucius‚ Buddhism/Christianity growing in china Part of enduring legacy of classical world In 500 BCE‚ Great emergence of durable cultural traditions that have shaped the world ever since. China: Confucius and Laozi‚ Indian: Hindu‚ Persia: Zoroastrianism‚ Israel: Judaism‚ Greece: Rational Humanism 2. China and the Search for order China had state buildings that went back to 2000BCE Idea of mandate of heaven established
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the straight deduction to elicit attention to what are often complex reasonings.” (Intro) This clearly explains the structure of his argument throughout the oration. Gregory mentions that there are three beliefs when it comes to deity; atheism‚ polytheism and monotheism. He associates himself and the church with the latter belief and stresses that with this “mono” is not one of the sovereignty of a single person but one of a single governing principle. It consists of an equality of nature‚ and unity
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A Critical & Comparative Review of La Otra Conquista In history‚ there are two sides to every story – the side of the “victor” and that of the “loser.” Often times‚ historical interpretations of past events and eras have an altered or biased view of the world that fails to rightfully acknowledge those who had been oppressed or conquered – those on the “losing” side. The film‚ La Otra Conquista‚ aims to dispel myths and hyperbolic interpretations of the Spanish conquest of the Americas that place
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decisions on what we believe in. Throughout the world‚ there are many different religions. Some may share the same elements‚ and some may be vastly different. Certain cultures may believe in one God‚ monotheism. Others in more than one God or Goddess‚ polytheism. Some may choose not to believe in anything at all‚ atheism. “Shinto‚ for example‚ does not have a set of commandments‚ nor does it preach a moral code; Zen Buddhism does not worship a divine being; and
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Essential Questions Foundations of Classical Civilizations Questions China India Rome Greece 1. How is the social structure set up? Qin Dynasty - peasants no longer were loyal to landowners - established bureaucracy Han Dynasty - highly patriarchal society - large merchant class - scholar - bureaucrats Maurya Empire - efficient bureaucracy with secret police Gupta Empire - relied on local authorities to maintain order and to collect tributes Republic - tensions between patrician
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