Sentences with phrase «about earlier civilizations»

Archaeologists draw conclusions about earlier civilizations, often from items that have lain buried for thousands of years.

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In regards to your comment «the fact that you even know about Euhemerus is a product of Christian learning and appreciation of alternate views», we should, indeed, be thankful for early Christian monks who helped preserve the knowledge of prior centuries, but perhaps you are unaware of the contribution of Greek civilization to Western culture and the «Age of Enlightenment» in late 17th century Europe with figures such as Denis Diderot, Jean le Rond d'Alembert, Voltaire, Baruch Spinoza, etc..

If we are to speak truly to our age, therefore, we can assume, not (1) the complete ignorance of Christian principles, such as existed in the decaying civilization of early Greece and Rome; (2) the thoroughgoing knowledge and acceptance of Christian principles, such as existed in the time of most of our grandparents; or (3) the vigorous antagonism to the gospel, such as now exists among those who accept either the Marxist or the Fascist interpretation of history; but (4) a vague and tenuous residuum of Christian piety, devoid of any intention of doing anything about it.

It seems to me that the current general statements made by historians, literary historians, and sociologists about American civilization often do not do justice to the fact that a considerable part of the American ethos is still, though less than in earlier periods of American history, expressed in religious commitment and its sociological expression.

Although Whitehead certainly affirmed progress in the history of civilization, with his emphasis on Tragedy, he was certainly not sanguine about automatic progress as were many of the intellectual currents of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

It was the reaction of many who, earlier this year, saw The Lost City of Z, James Gray's arty period epic about an early - 20th - century British explorer searching for a new civilization in the Amazon.

In the past scholars believe that Maya civilization was not fully established until about A.D. 300, at the start of the Early Classic Period.

The original RDR spanned from 1911 - 1915, and during this period modern civilization was beginning to creep up on the old ways of the west, whether it was talk about Flying Machines or early Automobiles rolling along the streets of Blackwater.

They found that the lake was six times larger and water levels were 60 meters higher than present during the early and middle Holocene — the period beginning about 11,700 years ago, and encompassing the development of human civilization.

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