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• Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World
  ...s of ancient [[Greece]] and [[Rome]]. The dictionary covers key aspects of ancient Greek and Roman life and [[literature]], such as [[science]], social struct
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• New Encyclopedia of Africa
  ....org/wiki/Africa African] [[culture]]s from the pharaohs and the ancient [[civilization]]s of the south through the colonial era to the emergence of 53 independent
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• Dictionary of World Mythology
  ...al element of [[civilization]] as a whole. Written by a leading scholar of ancient civilizations, ''A Dictionary of World Mythology'' presents the powerful go
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• Occident
  ...s]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greco-Roman_civilization Greco-Roman civilization] in Europe, the [[advent]] of [[Christianity]], and the [https://en.wikiped ...[[civilizations]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Near_East ancient Near East]; later, they grew to the north and west to include Western Europ
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• Encyclopedia of Anthropology
  ...given to: hominid evolution, primate [[behavior]], [[genetics]], [[ancient civilization]]s, cross-cultural studies, social theories, and the [[value]] of human [[l
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• Dilmun
  ...ipedia.org/wiki/Entrep%C3%B4t entrepôt] of the Mesopotamia-to-Indus Valley Civilization trade route. Dilmun is regarded as one of the oldest ancient civilizations in the Middle East. The Sumerians described Dilmun as a parad
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• Classics
  ...uring the time known as [[classical antiquity]], roughly spanning from the Ancient Greek [[Bronze Age]] in 1000 [[BCE]] to the [[Dark Ages]] circa [[Common Er ...eastern Mediterranean—the ancient [[Persian Empire]] and the [[kingdoms of ancient India]]—are termed [[Orientalists]].
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• 77:4 Nodite Centers of Civilization
  ...ys [[responsible]] for their failure to [[establish]] a great pre-Adamic [[civilization]]. From this time on [[Nodite]] [[culture]] declined for over one hundred a ...URANTIA Sangik] in [[nature]], although they continued to [[maintain]] a [[civilization]] superior to that of the [[surrounding]] [[barbarians]].
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• 68:4 Evolution of the Mores
  ...ilizing]] the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mores mores], but advancing [[civilization]] has increasingly [[liberated]] [[mankind]] from the bondage of [[fear]] a ...al.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_66#66:2._THE_PRINCE.27S_STAFF teachers], ancient man was held a helpless [[victim]] of the [[ritual]] of the [https://en.wik
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• Mesopotamia
  ...'Mesopotamia'' comes from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek ancient Greek] root words μέσος (meso) "middle" and ποταμός (potamos) " *1: an ancient region of southwestern Asia in present-day Iraq, lying between the Tigris a
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• 79:8 Later Chinese Civilization
  ...with the red race there [[persisted]] only the hazy [[tradition]] of an [[ancient]] [[contest]] with the archer peoples. The [[Chinese]] early turned to [[ag ...isruption of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greco-Roman_world Graeco-Roman civilization].
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• 89:1 The Taboo
  ...boos]], all [[expressed]] in the same [[negative]] form as were the most [[ancient]] prohibitions. But these newer codes were truly emancipating in that they 89:1.6 [[Methods]] of eating soon became taboo, and so originated [[ancient]] and [[modern]] table [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etiquette etiquette].
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• 81:1 The Cradle of Civilization
  ...And [[climate]] was the decisive [[factor]] in the [[establishment]] of [[civilization]] in that area. ...c changes], about [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15,000_BC 15,000 B.C.], [[civilization]] had settled down to a world-wide [[stalemate]] except for the [[cultural]
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• 90:5 Priests and Rituals
  ...ds of years endless [[rituals]] have hampered [[society]] and [[cursed]] [[civilization]], have been an intolerable burden to every [[act]] of life, every racial u ...mes]]. The making of [[pilgrimages]] to [[sacred]] [[shrines]] is a very [[ancient]] [[ritual]]. The ritual next grew into elaborate ceremonies of [[purificat
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• Touch stone
  The ''touchstone'' was used in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greece ancient Greece]. Its role in the introduction of monetary [[economy]] was explored It was also used by Indus Valley Civilization about 3500 BC for testing the purity of soft metals.
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• Alphabet
  ...] from the Late Latin word Alphabetum, which in turn [[originated]] in the Ancient Greek Αλφάβητος Alphabetos, from alpha and beta, the first two [[l ...he world, these ancient [[tribes]] suddenly loom upon the [[horizon]] of [[civilization]] with a full-grown and superior [[culture]], [[embracing]] [[temples]], me
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• 68:1 Protective Socialization
  ...fatal to go abroad alone without some mark of [[group]] [[association]]. [[Civilization]] has become man's insurance against [[violent]] [[death]], while the premi ...at man's many blunders have thus far failed to stop or destroy [[human]] [[civilization]].
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• Great Pyramid of Gizeh
  ...ramid was built as a tomb for [[Fourth dynasty of Egypt|Fourth dynasty]] [[ancient Egypt|Egyptian]] King [[Khufu]] (Cheops in Greek) and constructed over a 20 ...'' notes "By themselves, of course, none of these modern labels define the ancient purposes of the architecture they describe." p. 8</ref> Queen's Chamber and
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• 92:3 The Nature of Evolutionary Religion
  ...ion]] of the [[morals]] of the men who first conceived such [[deities]]. [[Ancient]] religions and [[mythology]] faithfully portray the [[beliefs]] and [[trad ...l]] [[revelation]]. And it is not strange that [[progress]] was slow; in [[ancient]] days, to be [[progressive]] or [[inventive]] meant to be killed as a [htt
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• 79:2 The Andite Conquest of India
  ...them the most [[heterogeneous]] race mixture ever to exist on [[Urantia]]. Ancient India acted as a catch basin for the migrating races. The base of the penin ...very much toward the enhancement of what might have been an even greater [[civilization]]. As it [[developed]], the red man was destroying himself in the [[America
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• 68:3 Socializing Influence of Ghost Fear
  ...ghly [[disciplined]] and better [[controlled]] [[primitive]] [[groups]] of ancient times. This senseless [[superstition]], some of which still [[persists]], [ [[Category:Paper 68 - The Dawn of Civilization]]
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• 70:2 The Social Value of War
  ...[past]], it has been an indispensable [[scaffolding]] in the building of [[civilization]], but it is rapidly becoming culturally bankrupt—incapable of producing ...its substitutes must provide in order to [[continue]] the advancement of [[civilization]]. And if such adequate substitutes are not provided, then you may be sure
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• Philology
  ...the origins of that language, and so it is often defined as "the study of ancient [[writing|text]]s and languages," although this is a rather narrow view and ...roto-Indo-European language|Proto-Indo-European]]. Philology's interest in ancient languages led to the study of what were in the 18th century "exotic" langua
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• 78:1 Racial and Cultural Distribution
  ...the world at large possessed little [[culture]]. Certain [[centers]] of [[civilization]] existed here and there, but most of [[Urantia]] languished in [[savagery] ...opotamia Mesopotamia], near the mouth of the [[rivers]], remnants of the [[ancient]] [[culture]] of the days of [[Dalamatia]]. With the passing [[millenniums]
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• Babylonia
  *1: an ancient region of [[Mesopotamia]], formed when the kingdoms of Akkad in the north a '''Babylonia''' was an ancient [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akkadian_language Akkadian]-speaking Semitic
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• 71:5 The Evolution of Competition
  ...] ages of any world, [[competition]] is [[essential]] to [[progressive]] [[civilization]]. As the [[evolution]] of man progresses, [[co-operation]] becomes increas
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• 78:8 The Sumerians—Last of the Andites
  ...was more exclusively [[Nodite]] in [[character]], and they clung to the [[ancient]] [[traditions]] of [[Dalamatia]]. Nonetheless, these [https://www.wikipedi ...ng of historic annals. They quickly revived many [[phases]] of the passing civilization of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesopotamia Mesopotamia], [[adopting]] th
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• 2011-08-17-News and Information
  ...n a world established in Light and Life. When wars and power struggles are ancient history, what would the news shows, radio, television and the internet repo ...be a function that really contributes to the development and progress of a civilization by making sure that the best of human thought finds its way to the minds an
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• Sumer
  The term "Sumerian" is the common name given to the ancient non-Semitic inhabitants of [[Mesopotamia]], Sumer, by the Semitic [https:// ...org/wiki/Sumer#City-states_in_Mesopotamia city states] that became part of ancient [[Babylonia]].
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• Hebrews
  ...'', ''ʿIvriyyim'' ʿIḇrîm'', ''ʿIḇriyyîm'', "traverse or pass over") are an ancient people defined as descendants of biblical Patriarch '''[[Abraham]]''' (Hebr ...English ''Ebreu'' Old French ''Ebreu'' Latin ''Hebraeus'' or ''Hebraic'', Ancient Greek ''Ἑβραῖος'' Aramaic ''עברי ('ibrāy)'' Hebrew ''עברי
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• Matriarchy
  ...igh in their own [[language]]. Because of this we [[reason]] that the very ancient word Ama has the meaning »Mother« in its narrow sense. In the figurative ...[inspired]] the biblical serpent and its symbolism from Pre History to all ancient civilizations.
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• 51:6 The Edenic Regime
  ...]] of the [[Planetary Prince]], sets the pace for the [[development]] of [[civilization]]. For centuries the [[city]] [[headquarters]] schools of the [[Planetary P ...d again, pause to consider how the [[moral]] [[authority]] of even such an ancient [[center]] would be reinforced were there situated not far-distant still an
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• 79:6 Dawn of Chinese Civilization
  79:6.6 The superiority of the [[ancient]] yellow race was due to four great [[factors]]: ...irst to attain a large-scale [[cultural]], [[social]], and [[political]] [[civilization]].
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• 84:7 The Ideals of Family Life
  ...s becoming more and more [[voluntary]], subject to man's [[control]]. In [[ancient]] times lack of [[understanding]] insured the [[appearance]] of [[children] ...asure lures''—this introduces a new [[factor]] into racial [[survival]]; [[ancient]] man [[exposed]] undesired [[children]] to die; moderns refuse to bear the
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• Mediation
  ...(which knew the non-marital mediator as a proxenetas), then in [[Roman]] [[civilization]], (Roman law, starting from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justinian_I Jus
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• 78:5 The Andite Migrations
  ...of ''Amosad'' [[inaugurated]] a brilliant era. The massive [[waves]] of [[civilization]] which later spread over Eurasia immediately followed the great renaissanc ...Europe, India, and the upper stretches of the Mesopotamian plains. This [[ancient]] [[language]] gave the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occident Occidental]
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• Phoenix
  ...he similar-sounding [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenicia Phoenicia], a civilization famous for its production of purple dye from conch shells. A late antique e
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• 69:8 Slavery as a Factor in Civilization
  ...ll such rejected consorts as [[slaves]]—that was at least one advance in [[civilization]]. Though the [[social]] [[standards]] of the [[Hebrews]] were crude, they 69:8.6 [[Slavery]] was an indispensable link in the chain of [[human]] [[civilization]]. It was the bridge over which [[society]] passed from [[chaos]] and indol
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• Progress
  ...ble condition they laboriously reached the existing fragile [[state]] of [[civilization]], not by external guidance or as a consequence of some initial [[design]], nobility of Western civilization
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• 83:2 Courtship and Betrothal
  ...ng of the bride over the [[threshold]] is reminiscent of a [[number]] of [[ancient]] [[practices]], among others, of the days of [[wife]] [https://en.wikipedi ...es [[formally]], as well as [[covertly]], [[initiates]] marriage. And as [[civilization]] has [[progressed]], women have had an increasing part in all [[phases]] o
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• Ratio
  ...] However, it is possible to trace the origin of the [[word]] ratio to the Ancient Greek λόγος ([[logos]]) appearing in Book V of [https://en.wikipedia.o ...of [[civilization]]. All things equal, a numerous people will dominate the civilization of a smaller [[race]]. Hence failure to increase in numbers up to a certain
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• 122:1 Joseph and Mary
  ...al.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_64#64:7._DISPERSION_OF_THE_COLORED_RACES ancient blue man], to [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_63#63:1 ...d now and then by numerous outstanding [[personalities]] in the march of [[civilization]] and the progressive [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper
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• 80:3 The Cro-Magnoid Blue Man
  80:3.1 The [[ancient]] [[centers]] of the [[culture]] of the blue man were located along all the 80:3.3 The European civilization of this early [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_78#PAPE
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• Citadel
  ...the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indus_Valley_Civilization Indus Valley Civilization], where the citadel represented a centralised [[authority]]. The main citad In ancient [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece Greece], the [https://en.wikipedia.or
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• 2013-03-28-What Is Important in Life
  ...dden within you. Many of you have been indoctrinated by [[traditions]] and ancient [[beliefs]], to exalt [[humility]] above all things. Be careful not to show ...ather has entrusted them with and that could be of benefit to the entire [[civilization]].
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• 89:4 Origins of Sacrifice
  ...the flesh, mutilations, knocking out teeth, and cutting off fingers. As [[civilization]] advanced, these crude [[concepts]] of [[sacrifice]] were elevated to the ...esent-day forms of [[worship]] are simply the [[ritualization]] of these [[ancient]] [[sacrificial]] [[techniques]] of positive [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
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• 79:1 The Andites of Turkestan
  ...lesser extent, [https://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibet Tibet] were the [[ancient]] gateways through which these peoples of [https://www.en.wikipedia.org/wik ...ssland where the herders were gradually turning to [[agriculture]]. This [[civilization]] perished when the rain winds shifted to the southeast, but in its day it
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• 69:5 The Beginnings of Capital
  ...[[enslavement]], one hundred per cent a year being the loan rate of these ancient times. The moneylenders made themselves kings by creating a standing army o ...he next life. The priesthoods thus became very rich; they were chief among ancient [[capitalists]].
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• 2003-01-04-A Numbers Game
  ...at recognize our [[existence]] as an authentic and [[ancient]] planetary [[civilization]] on a parallel with your own, although we are somewhat further advanced, I
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• 88:5 Magical Charms
  ...]] objects were magical [[charms]]. The [[practices]] of a new or higher [[civilization]] were looked upon with disfavor because of their supposedly [[evil]] magic
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