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...the whole earth an ark of testimony; and to that end will turn his Holy Spirit unto his ancient people the Jews, and bring unto them those days of r... ...ered its great weight and value, as an all-sufficient argument for the orthodoxy of the ancient system, and the heterodoxy of the commonly received ... ...be at all compared to him. His book is the finest demonstration of the orthodoxy of the ancient system of the millenarians which can be imagined; in... ...eive the clue which has led our author into his interpretation, that the Babylonian and Persian do together compose but one of the kingdoms, and tha... ... faith. For the rest, what our author says concerning the oneness of the Babylonian and Persian kingdom may be true politically considered but is not... ...t. This is further manifest from the vision of the eighth chapter of Daniel, where the Persian power comes upon the prophetic stage with its proper ... ...lonish captivity did possess the same assurance of the divinity of this book, which the ancient Jews had of all their prophecies when they had seen ... ...ed with all manner of rust and corruption. But as he hath justified the opinions of the ancient Millenarians from the errors and gross indelicacies ... ...r count; so that they called the first the empire of the Babylonians, the second of the Persians. Now let us see how unfounded is this division, whi...

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...diments, to the observation of the true Phenomena. They are those two great and ancient fortresses, which have served, and do serve, as a refuge and... ..., in the least reflection, you will not fail to recollect, that this same thing anciently happened to the Jewish doctors, when they came to the expl... ...lection, that this, and a thousand other things more minute, were already, from ancient time, entered and announced to the whole house of Jacob ... ...t, are not found in the sacred interpreters, nor in the theologians, nor in the ancient fathers of the church: therefore they are, or may be, false ... ...e second is the true cause or origin of this fact. The fact is, that neither the ancient fathers of the church, nor the ecclesiastical doctors, who h... ... the Jews and the priesthood, to whom this pertained. “Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the... ...ts of Judæa enjoyed any exception, above the inhabitants of Chaldea, Media, and Persia, except the privilege, afforded to them by Cyrus, Darius, and... ...to him by those who knew of what lineage he was. After the empire of Chaldea or Persia (which is one and the same), founded by Nebuchadnezzar, and e... ...ace upon the throne of Nebuchadnezzar, Darius the Mede, and afterward Cyrus the Persian. Babylon after that epoch remained the principal court of th...

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...ng as he made thee swear. 7 So he went up, and there went with him all the ancients of Pharao’s house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt. 8 And ... ...nd this is my memorial unto all generations. 16 Go and gather together the ancients of Is- rael, and thou shalt say to them: The Lord God of your fath... ... he had commanded. 29 And they came together, and they assem- bled all the ancients of the children of Israel. 30 And Aaron spoke all the words which ... ...ur habitations you shall eat unleavened bread. 21 And Moses called all the ancients of the children of Israel, and said to them: Go take a lamb by you... ...nd the Lord said to Moses: Go before the people, and take with thee of the ancients of Is- rael: and take in thy hand the rod wherewith thou didst str... ...lon, and there served the king and his sons, till the reign of the king of Persia, 21 That the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremias might be ful ... ...e seventy years were expired. 22 But in the rst year of Cyrus king of the Persians, to ful l the word of the Lord, which he had spoken by the mouth o... ...the mouth of Jeremias, the Lord stirred up the heart of Cyrus, king of the Persians: who commanded it to be proclaimed through all his kingdom, and by... ... his kingdom, and by writing also, saying: 23 Thus saith Cyrus king of the Persians: All the kingdoms of the earth hath the Lord the God of heaven giv...

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...umes comprise translations of the 1 I viii PREFACE sacred books of the Persians. Two volumes represent Islam, and six the two main indigenous sys... ... to all kinds of matters of importance for the Antiquarian-the student of ancient law, customs, manners, art, and economic life. For there is hardly... ...uched upon in the Sacred Books of tlte East-for the simple reason that in ancient religion almost anything and everything has some religious aspect.... ...e still more the Sacred Books themselves, must be for all students of the ancient civilizations of India, Persia, China, and Arabia. And if the Inde... ...mselves, must be for all students of the ancient civilizations of India, Persia, China, and Arabia. And if the Index should do nothing else but hel... ...blished the Kaabah and proclaimed the pilgrimage, 9, 59; monotheism, the ancient faith of A., 6, I, liv, 18; and the birds, 6, 41; offers wine to ... ..., 10 4 n., 163, 265, 272, 317. J\cts, religious, ue Works. 'Ad (n. of an ancient Arab tribe) Hud sent as an apostle to 'A., 6: 145 sq. j and Thamu...

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...mation desired. They also made use of Aramaic, which was a spoken language in ancient Persia. The Book of Zohar also uses foreign (Greek) words that ... ...esired. They also made use of Aramaic, which was a spoken language in ancient Persia. The Book of Zohar also uses foreign (Greek) words that were use... ...ou will see that it is written in Aramaic. Aramaic was the spoken language in ancient Persia and the everyday lan- guage of Mesopotamia. Therefore, t... ...see that it is written in Aramaic. Aramaic was the spoken language in ancient Persia and the everyday lan- guage of Mesopotamia. Therefore, the Zohar... ...are also Kabbalah books in Arabic, and Kabbalists in the middle ages wrote in ancient French. Again, a language is only an outer dressing to help con... ... N C E 212 210 years. As a result, Israel had to experience three more exiles: Persia and Media, Babylon and the current and last exile. An early exi... ...E VO L U T I O N Q: How does the Kabbalah relate to other cultures, including ancient ones? A: The Kabbalah teaches about the Upper World, the origin... ...A I S M ? Q: Which school of Judaism do you belong to? A: I belong to the only ancient ever-existing school, which was start- ed by Abraham, the very ...

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...lgalta to the Parsa. That Partzuf is called Atik (meaning De- tached, but also Ancient), because it is detached from the attainment of the lower ones... ...ter still belongs to the Partzuf Keter First Restriction. Thus the name, Atik (Ancient, but also Detached) means detachment from the lower ones the l... ... S W E R S W H AT I S K A B B A L A H ? Q: What is Kabbalah? A: Kabbalah is an ancient teaching that covers a number of lan- guages and many forms of ... ... Zohar, for example, was written in Aramaic, which was the spoken language in ancient Persia T H E PAT H O F K A B B A L A H 272 two thousand years... ...for example, was written in Aramaic, which was the spoken language in ancient Persia T H E PAT H O F K A B B A L A H 272 two thousand years ago. Ka...

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...ible, but sometimes omits or adds information. Volume 3 contains Books 11-15; it begins with the return of the Babylonian exiles under Cyrus, king of Persia and ends with King Herod rebuilding the temple (c. 559 BC - 20 BC)....

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... Volume 2 contains Books 6-10; it begins right after the death of Eli the priest and the capture of the Ark and ends with the prophecies of Daniel in Persia....

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...Excerpt: Chapter 1. Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying...

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...ity. 3 The Book of Ezra Chapter 1 N ow in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfill... ...remiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it ... ...s kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, 2 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth;... ...and had put them in the house of his gods; 8 Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered th... ...to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia. 8 Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at ... ...12 But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this hou...

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...he prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the ancients. 27 The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with des... ...ense went up. 12 Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers o... ...n upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house. 7 And he said unto them, Defile th... ...mariners: thy wise men, O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots. 9 The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all th... ...sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise. 10 They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hang... ...saith the Lord GOD; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in possession: 3 Therefore prophesy and say, T... ... a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords: 5 Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet: ...

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... precious things put forth by the moon, 15 And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills, 16 And... ...ourses fought against Sisera. 21 The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength... ...thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee. 13 As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be... ...esieged places. 25 Hast thou not heard long ago how I have done it, and of ancient times that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that th... ... and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. And these are ancient things. 23 These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plant... ...e they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia: 21 To ful l the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until th... ...s kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, 23 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD God of heaven given me;... ..., and let him go up. Ezra Chapter 1 Now in the rst year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be ful lle... ...eremiah might be ful lled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it ...

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...’—kissed’— ’ dressed’ (5 53). Shelley may have first seen the word in “The Ancient Mariner”; but he employs it more correctly than Coleridge, who seem... ... Poet, wandering on, through Arabie, _140 And Persia, and the wild Carmanian waste, And o’er the aerial mountains which p... ... their thin shadows down the rugged slope, And nought but gnarled roots of ancient pines* _530 Branchless and blasted, clenched... ...ated thresholds. I have conversed with living men of genius. The poetry of ancient Greece and Rome, and mod- ern Italy, and our own country, has been ... ...ed. Thus, the tragic poets of the age of Pericles; the Italian revivers of ancient learning; those mighty intellects of our own country that succeeded... ... went In silence, where, to soothe his rankling mind, Some likeness of his ancient state was lent; And if his heart could have been innocent As those ... ...ed to have. Allow me now to recommend this dish— A simple kickshaw by your Persian cook, Such as is served at the great King’s second table. The price... ...a catastrophe parallel to the return of Xerxes and the desola- tion of the Persians. I have, therefore, contented myself with exhibiting a series of l... ...ell employed, Who denies homage, claims investiture As price of tardy aid. Persia demands _585 The cities on the Tigris...

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...ame veins, though there be not so much blood in them, as was in those of the ancients. But it is not only the difficulty and labor, which men take in ... ... for it is in effect the thing, which figured in that strange fiction of the ancient poets, which seemeth not to be with out mystery; nay, and to hav... ...in, and how, they have degenerate; but yet ask counsel of both times; of the ancient time, what is best; and of the latter time, what is fittest. See... ...r such a man will transgress for a piece of bread. It is most true, that was anciently spo ken, A place showeth the man. And it showeth some to the b... ... As for nobility in particular persons; it is a reverend thing, to see an ancient castle or building, not in decay; or to see a fair timber tree, s... ...an by a day’s medi tation. It was well said by Themistocles, to the king of Persia, That speech was like cloth of Arras, opened and put abroad; where... ...rgil saith) It never troubles a wolf, how many the sheep be. The army of the Persians, in the plains of Arbela, was such a vast sea of people, as it d... ...s wholly (though not wisely) framed and composed, to that scope and end. The Persians and Macedonians had it for a flash. The Gauls, Germans, Goths, S... ...nce, Edward the Fourth of England, Alcibiades of Athens, Ismael the Sophy of Persia, were all high and great spirits; and yet the most beautiful men o...

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...under King Akhenaton. 11 It was later blended with religious elements from ancient Palestine of about the same era, as well as with organized Arab rel... ...Cyril Aldred, Akhenaten, Thames and Hudson, London, 1968; Henri Frankfort, Ancient Egyptian Religion, Harper Torchbooks, New York, 1948; A.H. Gardiner... ...w system in Palestine and elsewhere in the Babylonian, Egyptian, and later Persian, and eventually Macedonian empires. The first influence was a relig... ...d ultimately governmental promulgation as the official religious system of Persia and then of the Persian empire. 14 This system today is continued by... ...irect progenitor of modern day Judaism. 13. For the overall development of ancient Hebrew religion see Helmer Ringgren, Israelite Religion, Fortress P... ...ized religious systems incorporating many influences from Indian Buddhism, Persian Zoroastrianism, and Greco-Roman philosophy. They gained prominence ... ...tem of Zoroastrianism which had quickly gained the official support of the Persian empire. For reasons not quite clear, this prevented the establishme... ...convey the feeling of finding release from the wheel of reincarnation. One ancient writer in the West has attempted to lead us to grasp what this mean... ...therwise. A reaction was inevitable. Most of the religious cultures of the ancient world were familiar with the concept of a Mother Goddess, either as...

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...the way for our generation. His writings enable all of us to con- nect to the ancient, authentic sources that the past giants left behind. The Kabba... ...ct humanity was Abraham. He was one of many peo- ple who lived in Mesopotamia (ancient Persia), and in those days there was no division into nations.... ...ity was Abraham. He was one of many peo- ple who lived in Mesopotamia (ancient Persia), and in those days there was no division into nations. He disc... ...- til a time when all of humanity would need it. Today, we must re- kindle the ancient science, revive the study of Kabbalah, discover the Upper Real... ...ense before, I congratulate you, because they are not supposed to make sense. Ancient Kabbalists said that it is impossible to imagine the true natu... ...what those who perceive our Torah do for the glory of the name of God, as the ancient sages from Israel had done. Many of them glorified the name of...

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... we take into consideration the notion of untouchability from the time of the ancient lawgiver Manu (approx. 1 Common Era) 1 . So, we specifically ... ...adi culture. This is a contradiction in the case of women identity among the ancient Tamils and the Manu Smriti. This is strong evidence that the w... ...his is evident from the fact that not only where they denied education in the ancient days according to the dictums of Manu Dharma, but even now the... ... chance for the Mahatma to know about the civilization of Tamil Nadu, and the ancient customs of Tamil Nadu. During the time he was in South Africa,... ... our country. This was a reason why the Aryans—who migrated to our country in ancient times—degraded the indigenous native tribal people as Asuras, ... ... I know about Egypt and Turkey. I say that it is enough if Egypt, Turkey and Persia remain Muslim. There is no need for garbs there. There is the e...

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...s in life and euery vertuous lore, And by descent from Royall lynage came Of ancient Kings and Queenes, that had of yore Their scepters stretcht from ... ... clad in scarlot red, Purfled with gold and pearle of rich assay, And like a Persian mitre on her hed She wore, with crownes and owches garnished, The... ...inces court none euer knew Such endlesse richesse, and so sumptuous shew; Ne Persia selfe, the nourse of pompous pride Like euer saw. And there a nobl... ...and shaftes, and buskins to her knee. By vew of her he ginneth to reuiue His ancient loue, and dearest Cyparisse, And calles to mind his pourtraiture ... ...hee is vnknowne the cradle of thy brood. For well I wote, thou springst from ancient race Of Saxon kings, that haue with mightie hand And many bloudie...

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...eglected or even denigrated by institutional religious bodies to ‘protect’ the ignorant. Long noticed similarities of the Song of Songs with other Ancient Middle Eastern love poetry from Sumeria through Egypt, and beyond into Persia, continues today into modern Tamil literature. A recent exhibition of 13th century Persian and related manuscripts from the State Library o...

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... of baseness: and yet this was the brief analysis of a devotee amongst the ancient Ro- mans. Now, considering that the word religion is originally Rom... ...ustered to such a derivation: but the last of the three is conclusive. The ancients never did view morality as a mode of obligation: I affirm this per... ...hronism. It is the anachro- nism of unconsciously reflecting back upon the ancient reli- gions of darkness, and as if essential to all religions, feat... ...lind terror, as against power in the hands of divine wickedness, arose the ancient religions of Paganism. Because the gods were wicked, man was religi... ...he other hand, for a mere ‘cultus’ to attempt conversions, is nonsense. An ancient Roman could have had no motive for bringing you over to the worship... ...his career. His literary fate was what might have been expected. After the Persian war, the reputation of his verses rapidly decayed. Wits arose in At... ...mpossibility is not a trifle. If from orthodox T urkey you pass to heretic Persia, if from the rigor of the Sonnees to the laxity of the Sheeahs, you ... ...tantism. It is more accurate to say that the separate creeds of Turkey and Persia are within Mahommedanism; such, viz., as that neither excludes a man... ...the other side of that region: none of other great cities—Roman, Parthian, Persian, Median, in that same region or adjacent regions. Babylon only is c...

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... found wanting. 28 PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians. 29 Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scar... ...n the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. 9 Wherefore king Darius signed the writing... ... answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. 13 Then answered they and said before the ... ... this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian. Chapter 7 I n the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Danie... ... speaking great things. 9 I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of... ...old, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. 14 And there was g... ...ame horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; 22 Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most Hi... ...be. 20 The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia. 21 And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn t...

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...agle counter to the course of the heavens which it had followed behind the ancient who took to wife Lavinia, 1 a hundred and a hundred years and more... ...ld to thee,—then with Titus it ran to do vengeance for the avenging of the ancient sin. 17 And when the Lombard tooth bit the Holy Church, under its ... ...riote 2 revolving in the third epicycle rayed out mad love; wherefore the ancient people in their ancient error not only unto her did honor with sacr... ...thou shorten for him his long fatigue with thy works. Florence, within the ancient circle wherefrom she still takes both tierce and nones, 7 was abid... ...uch a sweet inn, Mary, called on with loud cries, 20 gave me; and in your ancient Baptis- tery I became at once a Christian and Cacciaguida. Moronto ... ...alem shall be seen marked with a I, while an M shall mark the con- 12 The Persians, who know not Christ, will rebuke the sins of kings professedly Ch... ... story that the inventor of the game asked, as his reward from the King of Persia, a grain of wheat for the first square of the board, two for the sec...

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...od hates? XII. A suggestion of this common prayer has been re tained from ancient practice, when at the end of the sermon the Confession of Sins is s... ...skill in ruling than in all the books of law; as we read that the kings of Persia did, Esther vi. For examples and histories ben efit and teach more ...

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...ulsive-ritualistic behaviour. The narcissist feels guilty. It could be an "ancient" guilt, a "sexual" guilt (Freud), or a "social" guilt. In early ... ...it is highly unlikely that Jesus was an illegitimate child. Adulteresses in ancient Judea were stoned to death. But, equally, there is little doubt ... ...cult of personality. Modern-day Macedonians, desperately looking for their ancient roots in a region hostile to their nationhood, have latched onto... ...is loyal staff, and betrayed his countrymen by hiring the former enemy, the Persians, to supplant his Macedonian infantry. Alexander the Great was ... ...and united all the Greeks against him. Even his famed campaign against the Persians owed its success to the latter's precipitous decline rather tha... ...ne, other Greeks (the Ten Thousand, Agesilaus of Sparta) have defeated the Persians decisively. His bloodlust never abated: when his army mutinied ... ... language, he twice rejected offers of peace from Darius the Great King of Persia, whose family he held captive. When Parmenio advised him to accep... ...to such ridicule that he reversed his decision. But, he kept on wearing the Persian royal garb and he did execute Calisthenes, an hitherto obsequiou...

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...e writes may be its ministers. Every one who is at all acquainted with the Persian mystics knows how wine may be regarded as an instrument of religion... ...f the subject, sadness and gladness have each been emphasized in turn. The ancient saying that the first maker of the Gods was fear receives volu- min... ...s freedom from all moral sophistry and strain, gives a pathetic dignity to ancient pagan feeling. And this quality Whitman’s outpourings have not got.... ..., it is true, to persons for whom the conception of salvation has lost its ancient theological meaning, but who labor nevertheless with the same etern... ...was strange was that this energy that came back was nothing new. It was my ancient juvenile force of faith, the belief that the sole purpose of my lif... ...e greatest part of the night in ecstasies of joy, praising and adoring the Ancient of Days for his free and unbounded grace. After I had been so long ... ...Abu-bekr, his brother-in-law. Vambery describes a der- vish whom he met in Persia, “who had solemnly vowed, thirty years before, that he would never e... ... arieties of Religious Experience cal tradition. The Sufis have existed in Persia from the earliest times, and as their pantheism is so at variance wi... ... quote a Moslem document, and pass away from the sub- ject. Al-Ghazzali, a Persian philosopher and theologian, who flourished in the eleventh century,...

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...contact between Europe and China just in time to let InfoTech wonders from the East nourish the Renaissance. -- 11. The Missing Keys to Science Chest Ancient Greece’s fear of the void blocked the advance of science for millennia, but Hindus in India and the Arabs unveil the numerical tools needed for modern science to emerge in the West. -- 12. Invaders from the North Scan...

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...e East nourish the Renaissance. 11. The Missing Keys to Science Chest Ancient Greece’s fear of the void blocked the advance of science for millen... ...he printed word have been used. They can let you move from the peoples of ancient eras, such as the Sumerians, Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans, on to ... ...heir memories. Boorstin relates awesome mnemonic skills that bloomed in ancient times. Take, for instance, the legendary Greek lyric poet Simonide... ... imagination with places to warehouse his memory.‖ The accuracy of our ancient forbearers‘ spoken messages rested solely upon the listener‘s memo... ...ct the sharing of problem-solving knowledge. The magic of writing broke ancient tribal bonds and passed the tribal chiefs‘ powers to warrior-leade... ...rading station where the silks of China were exchanged for the fabrics of Persia. For more than seven centuries, the Chinese had managed to keep ... ... Baghdad, where availability of inexpensive paper let them copy Greek and Persian writings and introduce science into the Arab world. Many of the Th... ...fts to his people was access to the Silk Road. Linked to China, India, Persia, and Mediterranean nations, its twisting channels of commerce had l... ...hores of the Danube in eastern Europe and from Siberia to Vietnam and the Persian Gulf. ―The Mongol Khans, from Genghis Khan through his sons and ...