Sentences with phrase «old as civilization»

Water stress and drought are as old as civilization, and while human beings have devised many ways to guard against these threats, economies have evolved in ways that make us more vulnerable.

In the modern martial arts epic, the classic tension of star - crossed lovers is amplified by the presence of four reigning powers — clans with an ancient rivalry as old as civilization itself — and beliefs rooted in a tradition of warfare.

While nobody has yet determined their exact evolutionary process, one thing is for certain: dogs and man have a unique partnership that is nearly as old as civilization itself.

It's a debate as old as civilization.

Your cookbook is the next in a tradition of sharing recipes that's nearly as old as civilization itself.

Dating scams are probably as old as civilization itself.

Juxtaposed with the dome, the endless stream of jellyfish seems to square off nature's power against our own, a battle as old as civilization that continues to play out in the decisions we make today.

With all due respect to Leif and to Brow, the planetary theory of climate change is as old as the civilizations are.

nicola scafetta says: July 27, 2011 at 9:57 am With all due respect to Leif and to Brown, the planetary theory of climate change is as old as the civilizations are.

Not exact matches

it is only useful as a history of the hebrews, (old testament) when taken in context with the writings of the other early civilizations in the middle east some of which have only recently been deciphered.

In the case of the creation story you must read it as if you were a hunter / gatherer (caveman) who did not have a concept of time (no watches, no calendars, most likely someone who didn't keep track of how old he was — think about indigenous peoples who had no contact with western civilization until the 20th century).

Some Iraqi church leaders and politicians such as Prime Minister Nuri al - Maliki have been discouraging Iraqi Christians, one of the oldest Christian civilizations in the world, from leaving.

The very fact, therefore, that the Hebrews conquered Palestine, settled in towns, developed private property in land, broke up into economically unequal classes, chose various crafts and businesses, and, as the centuries passed, became part of the diversified international civilization of their day, meant of necessity the gradual diminution of the old tribal cohesion and its associated ideas.

«In time we will rediscover prayer as the invisible centre and foundation of culture... and from that centre will be born a new civilization... a Christendom, but distinguished from the old Christendom not least by the fact that it will be shaped by many religious traditions.»

Azhar, the oldest university in the world, has played a decisive part in the history of Muslim civilization, not only in the Arab countries, but throughout all the non-Arab Muslim world as well.

The original canon of Western Civilization was the collection of documents known to Christians as the Old and New Testaments.

The only institution which bridged the gap between the old civilization and the new one, as yet unborn, was the church.

It has moreover taught Jews to treat Judaism as an all - embracing civilization which can elicit from them «a sense of spiritual rootedness in Eretz Yisrael, a feeling of oneness with the forty - century - old People of Israel, a desire to understand its language and literature, a yearning to cherish its aspirations, and an eagerness to live its way of life, with its mores, laws, and arts» (GIM 394, 451).

As if anticipating an objection, Miss Mac Donald brushes aside the old argument that atheists are simply living off the spiritual capital of a distinctive Jewish and Christian civilization.

Now, of course there are good people in the world, and there were good ones in the days of old as well, but as a civilization we have not shown the peace for which this word «civil» is suppose to stand for, maybe for some, but not to all as what YHWH wants for us as a human race.

For the old racism did not die with civil rights, just as the old Adam doesn't disappear with civilization.

They never succeeded in making the old folk - ways regnant in the new civilization but they did succeed, as no other religious teachers of antiquity ever succeeded, in elevating their god above both the nationalistic policies and the economic customs of their people.

Harmony is «as important for us now, as [it was] then at the dawn of the modern world, when civilizations of the old type were dying» (Adventures 147).

The fermentation process has been around for centuries, dating back to civilizations as old as ancient Greece, China, and Europe.

A great hulk of a Californian and his 18 - year - old son invited us to spend the night, as anxious for American company as we had become in a month away from civilization.

Young and old, these eternal princesses have taken on a second life as cultural and scientific ambassadors for the civilizations they left behind.

«The ancient Egyptian attitude towards Nubia took root in their minds, until by the end of the century it had entirely supplanted the old notion of Nubia as the well - spring of civilization,» Adams writes in Nubia: Corridor to Africa.

Spiral galaxies such as the Great Nebula in Andromeda are obvious candidates, but the elliptical galaxies are much older and more highly evolved and could conceivably harbor a large number of extremely advanced civilizations.

He and his colleagues have conducted long - term studies of the dust disks around old stars and the changes in aged red giants such as Betelgeuse, and are preparing the telescopes to look for possible infrared laser signals from newly discovered planets circling nearby stars, in search of extraterrestrial civilizations.

On February 19, 2006, Turnbull named HR 483 A as a Sun - like star that is old enough to qualify as a top - five candidate for those listening for radio signals from intelligent civilizations, such as the SETI Institute.

Some 7,000 years ago present during India's oldest and most extensive civilization in the Indus Valley, rice farming began as a small but important part of culture.

I love making new friends to become as good as old wine, deep conversations, friendly debating, skateboarding, event planning, studying ancient hebrew civilizations and...

However, things don't quite go as planned, and though they do make it to a military installation at which Rosalie initially agrees to wait for the next train back to civilization, instead Blocker finds himself not only continuing to look after her, but adding an old friend to the mix in the form of a disgraced soldier heading for the gallows named Sgt. Charles Willis (Ben Foster).

Together, they paint a puckish portrait of the auteur, from Bale's discovery that Malick would often shoot him surreptitiously — at last justifying his Method posturing between takes — to Chief Stephen R. Adkins of the Chickahominy Tribe revealing that «Terry» (always «Terry») told him to consider the title ironic after Adkins expressed his displeasure with a 5,000 - year - old civilization being Eurocentrically referred to as «new.»

As they crisscross the globe hunting their target, they unexpectedly find themselves at the center of a 2,000 - year - old battle for the cradle of civilization.

Our geography further isolated us from contact with other nations as we looked west to open land rather than east to older civilizations.

Although the old trade port is only a stone's throw from Germany's comparatively clinical civilization, this is exactly how, as a youngster, I pictured the bad, black East of yore.

Life in the wilderness — exiled from civilization as a punishment for his violent behavior — had its own set of hurdles, but for fifteen - year - old Cole Matthews, it's returning home and facing high school that he's not sure he can handle.

He blinked in astonishment as he caught his first glimpse of a civilization that was older — and perhaps more sophisticated — than his own.

For my next series, aimed at an older audience, I used Upwork, picking artists from all over the world so each book would be as varied as the civilizations and time periods we would be covering.Upwork guaranteed my ownership of the characters and artwork, and payment went through them.

Compelling references continue through the millennia in numerous esoteric texts: the sacred B'on treaties, manuscripts of the Kalki lore, the Puranas, the earliest texts of the Kalachakra Laghutantra, in the even older Kalachakra Mulatantra, and in the ancient wisdom traditions of civilizations throughout the Himalayan regions of Asia and beyond.The Zhang Zhung and Tibetan scriptures refer to the mysterious world as Shambhala I lam - yig, B'on treaties as Olmolungring, Hindu histories as Aryavarth, Chinese as Hsi Tien, and Russian traditions as Belovoyde.In an esoteric treatise composed in the early 1500s by Ensapa Lobsang Döndrup, the Third Panchen Lama describes his remarkable visit to a land of wise masters hidden deep in the Himalayas.

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The meeting point of two continents, Istanbul is one of the oldest cities in the world, with evidence of civilizations as far back as 3000 BC.

Until now, there are remains of past civilizations, old defense towers and other signs of past history that are of great interest in these beaches and the Island as a whole.

Petén is believed to be the birthplace of Mayan civilization, as some of the oldest Mayan sites are found here.

There could be a old civilization with weapons to replace the ones on your ship with as well as Entire ships you can squire.

The event will feature musical tribute to more modern games such as Civilization IV, The Witcher 3, World of Warcraft, and Overwatch, as well as honoring the music of older games and franchises of the Gameboy, NES, SNES and Commodore 64 generation.

«Civilization Revolution» combines both the old and new with the shorter game sessions reminiscent of the original «Civilization» and some of the great additions made to the franchise over the years, such as unique troops for specific civilizations.

The story of an umbrella is old as time and reaches to the oldest civilizations because rain and...

With a nod toward ancient artifacts of countless civilizations, my sculptures intentionally appear as relics, treasures to honor the profound age - old human relationship with these magnificent creatures.»