Sumer was the southernmost region of ancient Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq and Kuwait) which is generally considered the cradle of civilization. The name comes from Akkadian, the language of the north of Mesopotamia, and means “land of the civilized kings”. The Sumerians called themselves “the black headed people” and their land, in cuneiform script, was simply “the land” or “the land of the black […]
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Sumer
Sumer The Sumerian civilization emerged upon the flood plain of the lower reaches of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers about 4000 B.C. The social structure of the Sumerians was decidedly different from other societies of that and later times. The Sumerian communities were city states organized around a temple and ruled by a priesthood. […]
Sumer Timeline
c. 5,400 BCE The City of Eridu is founded. c. 5,000 BCE Godin Tepe settled 5,000 BCE – 1,750 BCE Sumerian civilization in the Tigris-Euphrates valley. c. 5,000 BCE Sumer inhabited by Ubaid people. c. 5,000 BCE Evidence of burial in Sumer. c. 5,000 BCE – 4,100 BCE The Ubaid Period in Sumer. c. 4,500 BCE The Sumerians built their first temple. c. 4,500 BCE The City of Uruk founded. 4,100 BCE – 2,900 BCE Uruk Period in Sumer. c. 3,600 BCE Invention of writing in Sumer at Uruk. c. 3,500 BCE First written evidence […]
Western Civilizations pdf
Western Civilisations and Their History and Their Culture*
https://www.scribd.com/doc/207240418/Western-Civilizations-Their-History-Their-Culture-18th-Ed-Combined-Volume-Gnv64
Ancient Egyptian Carved Scene of Circumcision
Ancient Egyptian carved scene of circumcision, from the inner northern wall of the Temple of Khonspekhrod at the Precinct of Mut, Luxor, Egypt. Eighteenth dynasty, Amenhotep III, c. 1360 BC.
The Sin of Silence – William Edelen
There is a sin among a large segment of the Christian clergy that I find despicable. It is the sin of omission, the sin of silence. It is the sin of promoting falsehoods in order to hold your job. It is the sin of not sharing with a congregation what you know to be true […]
1-400 Various Expose of Unbelievable Fables and Biblical Nonsense*
1-400 Reasons 201-400 (201) The Santa Claus analogy Most young children are presented the story of Santa Claus as a fact of reality. They tend to believe this myth until their critical thinking skills compel them to become skeptical. The same thing happens when a Christian becomes an atheist, though in this case it requires […]
The Crimes of Winston Churchill
England celebrates their genocides. The ‘Winston Churchill note’ has entered circulation. Honouring a man who swilled on champagne while 4 million men, women and children in Bengal starved due to his racist colonial policies. The trial of Churchill: Churchill was a genocidal maniac. He is fawned over in Britain and held up as a hero of […]
Mesopotamian Deities – Ira Spar
Mesopotamian civilization existed for well over 3,000 years, from the formation of the first cities at the end of the forth millennium BC to the early year of the Roman Empire.” During this period, religion was a major factor influencing behavior, political decision making, and material culture.Unlike some later monotheistic religions, in Mesopotamian mythology there […]