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| Antiquity Online civilizations, philosophies and changing religions . by Frank E. Smitha. Copyright © 1998 by Frank E. Smitha. All rights reserved. . . |
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| 1. Survival and Idea in the Stone Age: Hunters and gatherers. Stone Age farming and greater insecurity. The origins of religion. Human and animal sacrifices. |
| 2. The Sumerians: The rise of civilization in Syria and Mesopotamia. Sumerians believe in sin, war, male supremacy and slavery, and they create a tradition in writing sacred stories. |
| 3. Africa and Egypt, to 1750 BCE: Early agriculture and herding across Africa. Civilization along the Nile, to 1750 BCE. Egyptian religion, autocracy and rebellion. |
| 4. New Societies in West Asia: Migrations. Empires. Stories of creation and a flood. Genetic diffusions. Disease, the misunderstood evil. |
| 5. Hebrews between Assyria and Egypt: The Hebrews into Canaan. Genesis. A divided Israel. The Prophets. Assyria overruns Israel and conquers Egypt. |
| 6. India, Hinduism and Religious Rebellion, to 483 BCE: Mohenjo Daro. Aryan expansion, Hinduism and the origins of Jainism and Buddhism. |
| 7. The Rise of China: The Shang and Zhou dynasties. Confucius, Mo-zi, and Daoism. Wars among principalities. Imperial conquest and creation of a unity called China. |
| 8. Europe, Greece, and Philosophy: Agricultural Europe. The Mycenaean Greeks and Minoans. Homer. Athens and Sparta. Early Greek philosophers. |
| 9. Babylon, Persia and Judaism: Assyria's demise. King Josiah and the Moses legend. Babylon and the captive Jews. Persia, Zoroastrianism and Judaism. |
| 10. The Greeks in Triumph and Futility: Herodotus. The Persian and Peloponnesian wars. The demise of victorious Sparta. |
| 11. Ideas from Anaxagoras to Aristotle: Anaxagoras, Protagoras, Thucydides, Hippocrates, Democritus, Socrates, Plato and Aristotle. |
| 12. Alexander Changes the World: Philip unites Macedonia and dominates Greece. His son Alexander conquers Egypt and eastward through Persia to India. |
| 13. Hellenistic Civilization -- an Almost Modern World: Alexander's successors. Cosmopolitanism, religion, prosperity, hard times and philosophy. |
| 14. Empire, Fragmentation and Salvation in India: The Mauryan Empire. Invasions and a not-so-dark age. Mahayana Buddhism, Hindu scripture and loving gods. |
| 15. The Rise and Fall of Han China: A new order and prosperity. Confucianism and Taoism. Decline and fall of the Han Dynasty. |
| 16. The Rise of Rome: Rome's origins, religion and laws. Strength through compromise. Rome dominates Italy. The Punic wars and aftermath to 200 BCE. |
| 17. Roman Empire and Dictatorship: Rome expands. The historian Polybius. Slave revolts. The Gracchi, politics and murder. Marius and Sulla. |
| 18. Judaea and Civil War: Revolt of the Maccabees and Hanukkah. Religious and class divisions. War among the Hasmonaeans and loss of independence. |
| 19. Fall of the Roman Republic: Spartacus and a decline in Roman slavery. Julius Caesar. Octavian, Antony and Cleopatra. Rule by Octavian (Augustus Caesar). |
| 20. Jews and Christians in Rome's Golden Age: The Essenes. The Dead Sea Scrolls. Jesus and the early Christians. Jews against Rome to the year 250. |
| 21. Rule by the Julio-Claudians: The unpopular but able Tiberius. Caligula does his best. Claudius the family man. Nero, Christians and the Great Fire. |
| 22. Rome, from Golden Age to Political Chaos: Good and bad emperors, prosperity, Plutarch and Cynics. Power to the military. Rome swallowed by its empire. |
| 23. Persia and Its New Religious Mix, to the year 300: Rise of the Sassanid dynasty. Zoroastrian priests and Manichaeism. Jews and Christians under the Sassanids. |
| 24. Rome's Decline and Christianity's Ascent: Plunder, taxation and escape to estates. Christian martyrdoms. Neo-Platonism. The emperor Diocletian. |
| 25. Christian Emperors, Persia, and the Fall of Rome: Constantine. Bishop Eusebius. Persecutions of Jews and pagans. John Chrysostom. Germanic invasions. |
| 26. Augustine Influences Christianity: Augustine's theory about the fall of Rome and original sin.. Augustine against the pantheists, the Pelagians and Donatists. |
| 27. Remnants of the Roman Empire: Vandals in North Africa. Ostrogoths in Italy. Attila the Hun. Clovis. Rivalry between bishops. |
| 28. Persia, India and a Common Enemy: Intolerance, hard times and a communist uprising in Persia. A golden age and decline in India. |
| 29. China, Korea and Japan, to they year 500: Buddhism and turmoil in China. Daoism changes and Confucianism declines. Buddhism migrates to Korea. Civilization in Japan. |
| 30. The Americas, Africa, Southeast Asia and Oceania: Agriculture and civilizations in the Americas and Africa. Escape to uninhabited islands. |
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