Scribd Feed for category: HistoryThis is a feed for documents in the category HistoryThe Ennead- August 26, 2008 PD F-XCHANGE PD F-XCHANGE ! W N O y bu to k C lic m C lic k to bu y N O .c W w ! .d o w o .d o c u-tra c k c u-tra c k .c The Ennead Human and semihuman forms of some of the chief Egyptian deities: 1) Horus, son of Osiris, a sky god closely connected with the king. 2) Set, enemy of Horus and Osiris, god of storms and disorder. 3) Thoth, a moon deity and god of writing, counting and wisdom. 4) Khnum, a ram god who shapes men and their kas on his potter's wheel. 5)...http://www.scribd.com/doc/5060294/The-Ennead Eskimos- August 26, 2008 PD F-XCHANGE PD F-XCHANGE ! W N O y bu to k C lic m C lic k to bu y N O .c W w ! .d o w o .d o c u-tra c k c u-tra c k .c Eskimos Eskimo a general term used to refer to a number of groups inhabiting the coastline from the Bering Sea to Greenland and the Chukchi Peninsula in NE Siberia. A number of distinct groups, based on differences in patterns of resource exploitation, are commonly identified, including Siberian, St. Lawrence Island, Nunivak, Chugach, Nunamiut,...http://www.scribd.com/doc/5060157/Eskimos The Ten Commandments of moses- August 26, 2008 PD F-XCHANGE PD F-XCHANGE ! W N O y bu to k C lic m C lic k to bu y N O .c W w ! .d o w o .d o c u-tra c k c u-tra c k .c The Ten Commandments The Ten Commandments, or Decalogue, are a list of religious and moral imperatives that according to religious tradition as recorded in the Bible, were written by God and given to Moses on Mount Sinai in the form of two stone tablets. They feature prominently in Judaism and Christianity. The phrase "Ten Commandments" generally..http://www.scribd.com/doc/5060302/The-Ten-Commandments-of-moses Samuel Schultz - A histria de Israel no AT- August 25, 2008 Histria de Israel no Antigo Testamentohttp://www.scribd.com/doc/5042734/Samuel-Schultz-A-historia-de-Israel-no-AT Egyptian Dynasties- August 25, 2008 PD F-XCHANGE PD F-XCHANGE ! W N O y bu to k C lic m C lic k to bu y N O .c W w ! .d o w o .d o c u-tra c k c u-tra c k .c Egyptian Dynasties PREDYNASTIC EGYPT NARMER - THE SCORPION KING EARLY DYNASTIC PERIOD THE FIRST DYNASTY - 3050 - 2890 B.C. Menes - AHA Djer Wadj Den - Udimu Anedjob Semerkat Qa'a SECOND DYNASTY - 3890-2686 B.C. Hetepsekhemwy Reneb Ninetjer Peribsen - Sekhemib Keasekhemwy THE OLD KINGDOM - AGE OF THE PYRAMIDS THIRD DYNASTY - 2650 - 2575 B.C....http://www.scribd.com/doc/5033370/Egyptian-Dynasties Book of Caverns- August 25, 2008 PD F-XCHANGE PD F-XCHANGE ! W N O y bu to k C lic m C lic k to bu y N O .c W w ! .d o w o .d o c u-tra c k c u-tra c k .c Book of Caverns Final Section This books gives us a vision of the underworld as a series of six pits, or caverns over which the sun god passes. Most of the underworld is illustrated, while the text primarily praises Osiris. It stresses the destruction of the enemies of the sun god, and references afterlife rewards and punishments. The dead King,...http://www.scribd.com/doc/5033119/Book-of-Caverns Egyptian Dream Scrying- August 25, 2008 PD F-XCHANGE PD F-XCHANGE ! W N O y bu to k C lic m C lic k to bu y N O .c W w ! .d o w o .d o c u-tra c k c u-tra c k .c Egyptian Dream Scrying Ancient Egyptians believed in the power of dreams to bring messages from their many gods. Their methods of dream scrying go back over 5000 years and were recorded in their ancient texts and on hieroglyphic writings. Some of their techniques were later used by other ancient civilizations, as in ancient Greece thousands of...http://www.scribd.com/doc/5033366/Egyptian-Dream-Scrying Ancient Egyptian Astrology- August 25, 2008 PD F-XCHANGE PD F-XCHANGE ! W N O y bu to k C lic m C lic k to bu y N O .c W w ! .d o w o .d o c u-tra c k c u-tra c k .c Ancient Egyptian Astrology Astrology goes back to the times of the Sumerians, who settled in Mesopotamia around 4000 BC. This marks the first example of a people who worshipped the sun, moon, and Venus. They considered these heavenly bodies gods, or the homes of gods. The priests of the time who communicated with the gods were the first rulers....http://www.scribd.com/doc/5032899/Ancient-Egyptian-Astrology Egyptian Creation Myths- August 25, 2008 PD F-XCHANGE PD F-XCHANGE ! W N O y bu to k C lic m C lic k to bu y N O .c W w ! .d o w o .d o c u-tra c k c u-tra c k .c Egyptian Creation Myths Egyptian Gods and Goddesses There were at least three separate cosmogenies in Egyptian mythology, corresponding to at least three separate groups of worshippers. The Ennead, in which Atum arose from the primordial waters (Neith), and masturbated to relieve his loneliness. His semen and breath became Tefnut (moisture)..http://www.scribd.com/doc/5033360/Egyptian-Creation-Myths clocks- August 25, 2008 PD F-XCHANGE PD F-XCHANGE ! W N O y bu to k C lic m C lic k to bu y N O .c W w ! .d o w o .d o c u-tra c k c u-tra c k .c Pre-historic man did not have a need for clocks, but as civilization evolved, that all chnaged. The historical record reveals that approximatley 5000 to 6000 years ago great civilizations in the Middle East and North Africa began to make clocks to augment their calendars. With their attendant bureaucracies, formal religions, and other burgeoning...http://www.scribd.com/doc/5033197/clocks |