The floods described in the early epic “Gilgamesh” and the Biblical book of “Genesis” are both similar and different in many ways. In “Gilgamesh,” mankind is being punished because they annoy the god Enlil with their intolerable “clamour” (41). Enlil confers with the other gods, and they unanimously decide to rid the world of the ...
Ancient Egypt was governed by a Pharaoh, he–or in very rare cases she–was not only king but a god. He was referred to as the”Son of Re”. This means he was a direct descendant of the Sun god. At the end of their lives Pharaohs went through many spiritual ceremonies to see if they were ...
“Listen my children and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere…” There’s hardly any of us who, as children, have not heard the memorable poem about Paul Revere and felt the stirring excitement of waiting for the signal from the Old North Church “One if by land, and two if by sea”, ...
Everyone recognizes the amazing skill of the Egyptians with regard to architectural design and building. However, those were only two of their multitude of talents. Like many things that we enjoy today, in modern life, many of the arts and crafts that we take for granted originated in ancient Egypt. Carpentry, ceramics, glasswork, metalwork, and ...
The age of feudalism, more commonly known as the middle ages, was a time when the lords controlled manors and were the powers of Europe. The age of feudalism was the era in which there was no central government and land was controlled by lords and nobles. The middle ages can be characterized as the ...
We all have that one family member or friend that loves working around the house. “Puttering” as my Grandmother used to call it. These family members are usually men who get very excited over a new tool or gadget. If you have a do-it-yourselfer on your holiday shopping list, and aren’t sure what to buy ...
