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Ruth & Naomi
The story of Ruth and Naomi is found in the book of Ruth in the Jewish Scriptures. The Scriptures are traditionally divided into three sections: Torah (the first five books assigned to Moses), the Prophets (Nevi’im), and Writings (Ketuvim...
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Chamberlain, Daladier, Hitler, & Mussolini, Munich 1938
A photograph showing (left to right) Neville Chamberlain, Édouard Daladier, Adolf Hitler, and Benito Mussolini, the leaders of Britain, France, Germany, and Italy, respectively. They are about to sign the Munich Agreement of September 1938...
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Climate Change & Disaster - Linking Antiquity and Present
This activity can be done in class as a discussion, given as homework or assignment for an essay or a presentation. It includes keys and all the material needed. You can just print and roll with it in your class without preparation!In this...
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Ancient Egyptian Symbols
Religion in ancient Egypt was fully integrated into the people's daily lives. The gods were present at one's birth, throughout one's life, in the transition from earthly life to the eternal, and continued their care for the soul in the afterlife...
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Ruth & Naomi
Ruth and Naomi, oil on canvas painting by Philip Hermogenes Calderon, 1886.
Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool.
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Ruth Swearing her Allegiance to Naomi
Ruth swearing her allegiance to Naomi, oil on canvas painting by Jan Victors, 1653.
Private collection.
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Scrooge & the Ghost of Christmas Present
A mid-19th century illustration by John Leech of Ebenezer Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Present from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (1843).
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The Story Behind the Boston Tea Party - Ben Labaree
Discover what led American colonists in 1773 CE to toss tea into the Boston Harbor in what became known as the Boston Tea Party. — Before the Revolutionary War, American colonists were taxed heavily for importing tea from Britain. The...
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Ancient wonders captured in 3D (Ben Kacyra)
http://www.ted.com Ancient monuments give us clues to astonishing past civilizations — but they're under threat from pollution, war, neglect. Ben Kacyra, who invented a groundbreaking 3D scanning system, is using his invention to scan...
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Women in the Old Testament
Modern practitioners of Judaism and Christianity often turn to the Bible for stories concerning women and their roles in ancient religion and society. It is important to acknowledge that these stories were written by men. The male perspectives...