Chapter 1 — The First Civilizations The Earliest Humans Essential Question How did humans become food producers rather than food gatherers? * Domestication of animals * There was fertile soil to grow crops * Hunting animals was harder * Agriculture was a failure for a long time I can statements Explain why the development of agriculture was so crucial for the establishment of civilization. * Hunting wasn’t reliable * You may not get enough food for the day by hunting/gathering
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\Cosmic Creations Myths Across Culture Lakisha Mitchell May 8‚ 2013 HUM/105 Kevin Barker Many Christians have a very vague idea about the collection of the Old- Testament. The Old-Testament books are stories of the most famous myths. The Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) is a book of Hebrew text‚ assemble by Jewish scholars of the seventh to tenth centuries A. D. It also contains two stories of creation. In addition‚ the book of Genesis is known as the book of creation of humankind
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In his article “Myth”‚ Russell T. McCutcheon offers many academic views on what myth is‚ but his own definition seems to stray far from popular thinking. McCutcheon seems to prefer the school of thought that sees myth not as extraordinary but as ordinary made extraordinary.(McCutcheon p200) He construes myth as a method of social construction used by particular individuals‚ groups or ruling powers to give divine legitimacy; through the use of omnipotent rhetoric‚ to their own desires for the function
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terms of biblical inspiration. Also‚ they should interpret the text through traditional‚ historical‚ and canonical interpretations. The Book of Genesis 1 was written during the time of the Babylonian exile. “The Babylonian creation account‚ the Enuma Elish‚ the Priestly author has reinterpreted and rewritten the ancient myth to reflect Israel’s distinctive theology” (Bergant 38). This means that Genesis’ stories were influenced by the time period that they were written. It is very awe-inspiring
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Theological Foundations midterm topics & questions Remember the BIG STORY: Patriarchs‚ EXODUS‚ Covenant‚ Torah‚ Land‚ Monarchy‚ Temple‚ Split Kingdoms‚ North Destroyed‚ South in EXILE‚ Return to Land‚ rebuild Temple Return from the Exile … Second Temple Judaism Remember the BIG NAMES: Abraham (creator of 3 major religions‚ father of Jewish nation)‚ Isaac (son of Abraham was going to be sacrificed)‚ Jacob/Israel (fight with God‚ named changed to Israel‚ father of 12 tribes)‚ Twelve
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EU-Phrates River Got a new lesson for you about ancient Mesopotamia The Euphrates River and Tigris River form the base of civilization Mesopotanians lived long ago Dedicated god’s and had control By the EU-Phrates River (x4) They believed in many gods‚ this is polytheism Shamash was the god of sun; Dagon of vegetation By the EU-Phrates River (x4) Akkadian was what they spoke‚ wrote on clay tablets some call notes They had temples called ziggurat They kept themselves united under Hammurabi’s
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Origins in Science and Religion Letters and Science 121 T-Th 2:00-3:30‚ 2040 VLSB Spring 2013 This course explores the concepts of origins in science and religion and their cultural contexts and entanglements‚ from antiquity to the present. Popular culture tends to emphasize the conflict between science and religion on such issues‚ particularly‚ in recent times‚ with respect to the origin of life and its evolution (including human evolution). We hold that science must acknowledge history‚ both
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Trends in Ancient Civilizations Over the course of human history‚ humans and our ancestors have made tremendous strides. From Homo habilis making the first stone tools to the Egyptians building The Pyramids of Giza‚ human history is nothing short of intriguing. If it wouldn’t have been for each stride made by our ancestors we probably wouldn’t live in the world that we live in today. When the Neolithic Era began in 9600 BCE‚ human civilizations gradually started to spring up all over the world.
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CHAPTER TWO HISTORIC BACKGROUND A library ( derived from the French word "librairie" and Latin "liber" which means book) is an organized collection of information resources which are made available and accessible to a defined community for the purpose reference or borrowing. A library does not only provide physical access‚ but also digital access to information resources and would be a physical building or room‚ or a virtual space‚ or even both at the same time.( ) The collection in
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of texts from ancient civilizations‚ many people have come to believe that various texts are common to one another. Examples of these texts are the creation stories from the Hebrews found in the Bible‚ The Hymn of Ra from the Egyptians‚ and the Enuma Elish stories from the Babylonians. In addition to these stories are the flood stories. These stories have caused many discussions among students involved with religious research. The two main stories largely discussed are the Genesis and Gilgamesh
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