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This publication helps readers sift through the earliest evidence so far unearthed of the very beginnings of humanity's existence. They will discover how the human race begin and study the evidence of our immense diversity primarily in order to find what we have in common. Readers will examine past civilisation - beginning with the Mesopotamians, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans. In addition, the publication traces the beginnings, the foundations, the major teachings, influential figures, and the spread of the three major world religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Mesopotamia
Chapter 2: Ancient Egypt
Chapter 3: Ancient Greek Civilization
Chapter 4: Hebrew Civilization
Chapter 5: Roman Civilization and Byzantium
Chapter 6: The Middle Ages
Chapter 7: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success
Chapter 8: The Renaissance
Chapter 9: Original Source Readings of Western Civilization
Epic of Gilgamesh
Genesis 1-2:35 (New International Version)
The Allegory of the Cave
What's the Best "Proof" of Creation
Exodus 20-21
Daniel 7
Homer, The Odyssey
Euripides, Medea
Aristotle, Politics
A Slave Revolt in Sicily: Diodorus Siculus, Historical Library 34.2
Moral Decline During the Republic: Sallust, Conspiracy of Catiline 9-10
Slave Labor in Spanish Mines: Diodorus Siculus, Historical Library 5.36-38
Augustan Autocracy: Tacitus, Annals 1.2-4
Caligula and the Jews: Josephus, Jewish War 2.184-7, 192-203
A Stoic's Views On Slavery: Seneca, Moral Epistles 47
Jesus on Ethics: Gospel of Matthew 13:44-46; 22:34-40; 5:17-48
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