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	Israel - Crystalinks
		During the next two centuries, the Israelites conquered most of the Land of Israel and relinquished their nomadic ways to become farmers and craftsmen; a degree of economic and social consolidation followed.
		In 1600 BCE, Egypt was conquered by tribes, apparently Semitic, known as the Hyksos by the Egyptians.
		In 922 BCE, the Kingdom of Israel was divided.
	www.crystalinks.com /israel.html (3004 words)

	Hattusas
		Hattusas (modern Bogazköy in north-central Turkey) was the capital of the Hittite empire in the 2nd millenium BCE.
		In the 13th Century BCE (Nineteenth Dynasty) the city wall was further extended across the gorge to complete enclose the great hill.
		The city was destroyed around 1190 BCE (beginning of Twentieth Dynasty) and remained empty until the Phrygians captured the region in the 8th century BCE.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Acropolis/7987/hattus_1.html (924 words)

	In Search of the Lost Civilisation, Atlantis, Spanuth, Ignatius Donnelly, Azores, Surtsey, David Robson, Edgar Cayce, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Despite his pupil Aristotle’s belief that the story was fantasy, invented to moralise on the nature and consequences of human ambition, Plato was adamant that the former existence of Atlantis was a matter of historical fact.
		century BCE when the inhabitants were forced to abandon their homes as a result of severe earthquakes.
		Century BCE, however it was reported to have written records that went back to 6000 year before its disappearance (2).
	www.violations.dabsol.co.uk /search/searchpart1.htm (2396 words)

	INDO-EUROPEAN EXPANSIONS AND GLOBALIZATION OF ENGLISH
		century geographical "discoveries." The attempt here is to recapitulate a smattering of the history of the Indo- European language family to facilitate the interpretation of the genesis, spread, dominance, and decline of languages within the framework of the world system theory, which, despite its economic-materialist emphasis, has a remarkable congruence with Eastern philosophy.
		century CE evincing the influence of the non-Indic languages (e.g., Dravidian) of the region, is categorized into the eastern group (Assamese, Bengali, and Oriya), the northwest group (Dardic, Lahnda, Pahari, Punjabi, Sindhi, etc.), west and southwest group (Divehi, Gujarati, Konkani, Marathi, and Sinhalese), and the midland group (Bhili, Bihari, Hindi-Urdu, Khandeshi, Rajasthani, and Tharu).
		centuries marked the golden age of Islam—from the reign of Mâmûn to the death of philosopher Averroës in 1198.
	www.mnstate.edu /gunarat/languages.htm (11251 words)

	GLOSSARY
		In the 18th century, the astrolabe was superseded by the sextant.
		First used by European armies in the 17th century, it proved useful as an additional infantry weapon for close combat, and eliminated the need for a separate corps of pikemen.
		From the 19th century on, historians have often characterized the Italian Renaissance more broadly, as a distinct historical period marked by the rise of the individual, scientific inquiry, technological innovation, and geographical exploration, and the growth of secular values, market practices, the nation‑state, and social complexity, as the beginning of the modern era.
	academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu /history/dfg/coregate/glossary.htm (11722 words)

	hebr
		In fact, it was during the period of the 16th century BCE (1500's) that the Egyptian state furthered its power by instituting slavery.
		The Assyrians moved in; by 722 BCE they had conquered and destroyed the state of Israel, and placed the kingdom of Judah under their repressive rule.
		Under Roman rule (in particular between 100 BCE and 200 CE), the Hebrews were increasingly repressed and a number of violent conflicts erupted between the Romans and the Hebrew population.
	www.hcc.hawaii.edu /distance/hist151/hebr.htm (2643 words)

	Greeks (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		After the 4th century BCE, Greek became the lingua franca of the East Mediterranean region and was widely spoken by educated non-Greeks.
		During the 20th century, a huge wave of migration to the United States, Australia, Canada,and elsewhere created a Greek diaspora which, in many ways, has developed a cultural Identity separate from that of the Greeks who remained home.
		17th century BCE — Decline of Minoan civilization, possibly due to the eruption of Thera.
	greeks.iqnaut.net.cob-web.org:8888 (1799 words)

	Tel Beth Shean: An Account of the Hebrew University Excavations
		This ware is typical to assemblages of the 16th century BCE in the Jordan Valley, Samaria Hills and Transjordan.
		During the Thirteenth Century BCE, the reign of Seti I, Ramesses II and Merneptah, the Egyptian rule over Canaan became stronger, as evidenced by the establishment of citadels, governors' residencies, and headquarters of the Egyptian administration.
		We still miss a stratigraphic sequence to fill the gap between the 10th century BCE destruction layer found in Area S, and the 8th century destruction layer in Area P. Among the finds from this period was the bottom of a jar inscribed with a Hebrew inscription in fl ink on its lower part.
	www.rehov.org /project/tel_beth_shean.htm (7813 words)

	The Astrolabe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Astrolabe is an instrument --- part observing tool and part calculator --- used from ancient times up until the 17th century, when the invention of the telescope displaced it as the premier tool of astronomers.
		The origins of the astrolabe are shrouded in mystery, but the underlying theory for its construction, the stereographic projection, may date back to 225 BCE and Apollonious, although it has also been attributed to Hipparchus (2nd century BCE).
		It seems certain that the instrument was well known in the 1st century A.D. An Islamic tradition attributes the invention of the instrument to the renowned astronomer Ptolemy (2nd century CE) who, when riding on a donkey and pondering on his celestial globe, dropped the globe.
	www.cas.muohio.edu /~devriepl/phy211/astrolabe/MyNotes1.htm (1524 words)

	Asia
		This library was in operation from the 17th century BCE to the 13th century BCE.
		This library existed in the 7th and 8th centuries B.C.E. The books included the reignal year of the king, and the month and the day that they were written.
		This library was used by Eusebius in 30 CE and by Jerome in the 4th century CE.
	www.innvista.com /society/education/info/asia.htm (3457 words)

	Archeological Museum of Herakleion
		Rhyton (libation vessel), for use in sacred rituals, carved from a block of fl steatite in the shape of a bull's head.
		They are outstanding specimens of Minoan miniature sculpture dated to the Second Palace period (17th-16th centuries BCE).
		Pithos in the marine style with octopus decoration from the last phase of the New Palace period (1700 - 1450 BCE), the phase immediately preceding the destruction of the palaces, when the best marine and floral style pottery was being produced.
	www.grisel.net /herakleion_museum.htm (1327 words)

	Diamonds \| American Museum of Natural History
		The custom was continued and Christianized by the 4th century, demonstrated by St. Augustine's imploring priests to permit weddings without the exchange of rings.
		Byzantine wedding rings are thick gold bands with round or oval bezels depicting the couple face to face, or receiving Christ's blessing on their union.
		The significance of the wedding ring was clearly defined in the 7th century by the bishop and chronicler Isidore of Seville (c.
	www.amnh.org /exhibitions/diamonds/love.html (226 words)

	Geography and History of Ancient Israel
		By the eighth century BCE the gods of Israel's neighbors are called false gods.
		The Romans took control of Israel in 63 BCE in the middle of a dispute between two rival Jewish leaders and ruled the area through client kings and direct governors until well after the lifetime of Jesus.
		After the destruction of the northern kingdom, Judah existed without its northern neighbor until it was conquered by the Babylonians in 597 BCE and destroyed in 587.
	www.greek-language.com /bible/palmer/geohist2.html (2825 words)

	Kerma
		Among the main structures from the Kerma culture are the two huge mud-brick structures known as deffufa, dating from the 17th century BCE.
		17th century: Apparent height of the Kerma culture, with the building of the deffuffas.
		Also, this was a period of advances into Egyptian territory, but this primarily reflects the temporary weakness of Egypt, which had been invaded by the Hyksos.
	lexicorient.com /e.o/kerma.htm (352 words)

	18th Century Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In the early 20th century Paris was the most important Western art center and today New York City is an international art center.
		The art of the eighteenth century, however, varied greatly according to nation of origin and decade.
		By the end of the century France would be embroiled in revolution, while changes in 18th- and early-19th-century England occurred more gradually and with less violence.
	www.bluffton.edu /~humanities/art/18c (280 words)

	The Magic of Jaffa
		What has been preserved (or is in the process thereof), is a selection of findings from the ancient city and port from about 2000 BCE to the first century CE, alongside structures and areas from the city's revival from the 18-19th century onward.
		In the 16th century BCE, it is mentioned as being a fortified city.
		In 960 BCE it was the principle port for importing cedars from Lebanon for Solomon's Temple.
	www.wzo.org.il /en/resources/view.asp?id=1119 (2527 words)

	A Timeline of the History of Israel
		King David (c.1004-965 BCE) established Israel as a major power in the region by successful military expeditions, including the final defeat of the Philistines, as well as by constructing a network of friendly alliances with nearby kingdoms.
		After Solomon's death (930 BCE), open insurrection led to the breaking away of the ten northern tribes and division of the country into a northern kingdom, Israel, and a southern kingdom, Judah, on the territory of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin.
		At the outset of Islamic rule, Jewish settlement in Jerusalem was resumed, and the Jewish community was granted permission to live under "protection," the customary status of non-Muslims under Islamic rule, which safeguarded their lives, property and freedom of worship in return for payment of special poll and land taxes.
	contenderministries.org /middleeast/timeline.php (2520 words)

	Jewish Logic
		With regard to historical record, these discussions began around the 2nd or 1st century BCE — that is, when the Mishnah (the crux of the Talmud) was developed — stretching to the 5th century CE.
		Aristotle (a 4th century BCE Greek) who must be credited with the discovery of the scientific method of validation of arguments.
		In early centuries, this avoidance of the scientific method was perhaps naive, a side-effect of Jewish rejection of the mores and morals of non-Jews; in later centuries, it became dogmatic, an intractable ideological position.
	www.thelogician.net /3_judaic_logic/3_jewish.htm (3623 words)

	Israel - Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day)
		Israel is the birthplace of Judaism in the 17th century BCE and Christianity at the beginning of the 1st century CE.
		Throughout the centuries the size of Jewish population in the land fluctuated.
		Following centuries of Diaspora, the nineteenth century saw the rise of Zionism, the Jewish national movement, a desire to see the creation of a Jewish political entity in Palestine, and significant immigration.
	www.milechai.com /judaism/israel.html (4690 words)

	Chinese Text Initiative
		The first is fully bilingual and consists of 311 poems dating from the Zhou Dynasty (1027-771 BCE) to the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BCE).
		It is divided into four sections: (1) poems or folk songs from ordinary people; (2) poems or songs concerning life of the nobility; (3) poems or songs in praise of rulers; and (4) hymns written for religious ceremonies of the court.
		The second text consists of ballads and proverbs dating from the ancient period (as early as 17th century BCE) to the Ming period (1368-1644).
	chnm.gmu.edu /worldhistorysources/r/133/whm.html (579 words)

	Tourist Attractions and Online Booking and Restaurants and Favorite Links
		It reveals structural remains from the Hellenistic period (3rd century BCE) and the Roman period (2nd century CE).
		It reveals different structural remains from the second half of the 17th century BCE till the 1st century BCE, belonging to different periods (Egyptian, Philistine, Phoenician, Hasmonean).
		With the expansion of the city outside the walls, and the rescission of Jaffa's official status as a "fortified city", the gradual dismantling of the walls began in 1874 and was completed in 1879.
	www.jaffa.8m.net /favorite_links.html (2284 words)

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		This made calculation vastly simpler and allowed the development of methods of astronomical calculation that were still in use in Hellenistic astronomy and astrology in the second century CE.
		In addition, zero degrees of Aries is set at the spring equinox, even though the Hellenistic astrologers were well aware that this did not correspond to the rising of Aries in the sky.
		In fact, by the first century BCE the Greeks knew of the precession of the equinoxes -- the fact that slowly, over time, the constellations themselves move (or appear to move from our point of view) with respect to the equinoxes.
	brindedcow.umd.edu /308m/astrology.html (2747 words)

	Ancient Ships in art history: Merchant Vessels and Pleasure Craft of the Greek Islands as depicted in ancient Greek Art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		At the time when ancient histories were not recorded in the written word it is archeology and art history that give us insight into the nature of the ancient world.
		This ancient Greek art is a window with a perspective into the 16th or 17th Century BCE.
		This ancient history recorded as frescos on walls was covered in volcanic ash preserving a visual record of the culture and its ships from a very specific time in the history of the island.
	www.artsales.com /ARTistory/Ancient_Ships/07_merchant_ships.html (1016 words)

	Women in the Aegean: Minoan Snake Goddess: 9. Snake Charmers
		It is also the case that if a mother breast-feeds her baby, menstruation may not recur for as long as six months, and so menstrual blood was also closely connected with breast milk.
		An Egyptian faïence fertility figurine from Western Thebes, dating to the 19th century BCE, wears a girdle made of cowrie shells (long identified with the vulva, cowrie shells are still worn by Muslim women during pregnancy, and are regarded as amulets against the evil eye).
		A 17th-century BCE Egyptian fertility figurine made of clay has a metal ring made of iron fitted tightly around its thighs.
	witcombe.sbc.edu /snakegoddess/snakecharmers.html (1572 words)

	myss.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		An ancient Babylonian account written in the 17th century BCE describes a flood sent by a god who regrets having created humanity.
		An early Sumerian king-list identifies Ziusudra as king of the city of Shuruppak in Babylonia c.2900 BCE.
		Whether the Biblical authors were relating a story that had been handed down to them, or reinterpreting an old narrative in a moralistic, monotheistic context, is hard to say.
	www.myss.com /worldreligions/Judaism2.asp (979 words)

	Higgaion » The Exodus Decoded: An extended review, part 6 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		1500 BCE is also 14–25 years after Ahmose’s death and 23–46 years after the expulsion of the Hyksos from Egypt (the dates here must be given in ranges to acknowledge the debates over the “high,” “middle,” and “low” chronologies for the 18th dynasty).
		There is no doubting that there was pumice from the Thera eruption in Avaris at the turn of the 15th century BCE, but it seems entirely unrealistic to imagine that the pumice was airborne when it got to Avaris.
		As inconvenient as it might be for Jacobovici, the solid scientific evidence points to an eruption in the last quarter of the 17th century BCE—about 125 years earlier than Jacobovici’s thesis demands.
	www.heardworld.com /higgaion/?p=107 (2061 words)

	Shock Secret Identity of Israel's Yahweh Revealed!
		He asserts: all evidence demonstrates that the Jews did not adopt monotheism until the 7th Century BCE - a heresy according to the Biblical tradition dating it to Moses at Mount Sinai.
		Tel Aviv University's archaeological investigation at Megiddo and examination of the six-sided gate there dates it to the 9th Century BCE, not the 10th Century BCE claimed by the 1960's investigator Yigael Yadin who attributed it to Solomon.
		In Israel itself, 7th Century BCE is the period in which the archaeological evidence presented by Herzog suggests the emergence of Jerusalem as a cultural centre occurs.
	www.rumormillnews.com /cgi-bin/archive.cgi?read=42815 (3455 words)

	גלריית תמונות
		Lid of an anthropomorphic coffin, 12th century BCE
		View of the temple of Stratum R2 (15th century BCE).
		Plan of the Egyptian garrison quarter at Beth-Shean during the time of the 20th Dynasty (12th century BCE, Stratum Lower VI).
	www.rehov.org /project/pic.htm (212 words)

	Against the Grain (Gluten Intolerance, Celiac Disease)
		Humans have continued the process chemically in the last century, and especially during the last 50 years in order to increase yields, resist fungal diseases and pest attacks, improve ease of mechanical harvesting and meet rigorous demands of industrial milling and mechanized baking methods.
		Physicians and farmers insisted that people who for centuries had eaten the dark bread of their fathers, which gave forth a spicy fragrance like the earth itself, could not find the soft white wheat bread filling.
		European agriculture was struggling to meet the demands of an increased urban population as centuries of cultivation had depleted soil fertility.
	www.westonaprice.org /moderndiseases/gluten-intolerance.html (7122 words)

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