Sentences with phrase «other early civilizations»

For the Mayans, soil erosion was one of the keys to their downfall, as it was for so many other early civilizations.

With the collapse of Communism and the approach of German reunification, Kiefer widened the artistic focus of his paintings to include to include references to ancient Hebrew theology and Egyptian history, as well as other early civilizations.

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.

Not exact matches

On the other hand, if there are 100 billion suitable planets in our galaxy, if the origin of life is highly probable, if there are billions of years of evolution available on each such planet and if even a small fraction of technical civilizations pass safely through the early stages of technological adolescence, the number of technological civilizations in the galaxy today might be very large.

Later in my life, through education and maturity, my religious views broadened and I became aware of Buddhism and Hinduism and other philosophies which have their roots in the earliest places and times in our civilization.

Greyhounds, Pharaoh Hounds, Ibizan Hounds, Borzoi, Salukis, Afghan Hounds and others share this common background and were of unparalleled value to their owners in the early centuries of civilization.

Several months ago, she opened her latest permanent site - specific work, «Planar Pavilions,» a loose grid of 10 configurations of black - painted cinder - block walls of varying heights — some low enough to sit on, others as tall and imposing as linebackers — along a gentle slope, which calls to mind the crumbled foundations of a future civilization as well as the constellation of concrete boxes Donald Judd installed in the early 1980s on his own property in Marfa, Tex..

This is reflected in other, related parts of civilization: following the attacks on the World Trade Centers in 2001, the global air transport industry underwent a mini-collapse; the BSE outbreak in the UK in the early 1990s caused not only a temporary halt in the sale of UK beef, but also a significant drop in global beef sales.

«We know from studying earlier civilizations such as the Sumerians, Mayans, and many others,» says Brown, «that more often than not it was food shortages that led to their demise.

Last month's Humble Monthly Bundle that offered Civilization VI, among other games, has finally come to an end, and replacing it as the early unlock for this month is FromSoftware's massively popular action RPG, Dark Souls III.