Today I would like to take a quick look into the intriguing practice of Dendrochronology. Dendrochronology is the study of tree rings to see how old a particular piece of wood is. Each year, a tree will add a new ring to it's trunk. Dendrochronologists can then observe the patterns of the rings and determine many fascinating things.
Using this practice, pieces of wood can actually be studied and analyzed to decipher as to what kind of weather a particular year had! Dendrochronology has even been used to discover the dates of panel paintings and architectural structures! Just think about it, without dendrochronology we may not to have been able to figure out when different pieces of the world's history came into play!
Dendrochronology has played, been playing, and will continue to play a very significant role in the history of humanity.
I hope that you have enjoyed this essay, and please let me know what you think!
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Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Ethics in the Story of Noah and the Flood
In the story of Noah and the Flood we see that man had become wicked. God was sad that he had created man, and made an ethical decision based on man's wickedness, to destroy mankind. There was one man who was good in the eyes of the Lord. His name was Noah. God spared him and his family, as well as some animals.
We see that God sent the flood because of man's wickedness. This was an ethical decision. Without ethics, there would be no point in sending the flood. If he had no basis for destroying the earth, it would make no sense to do so.
After the flood, God sent a rainbow as a sign that he would never again destroy the earth in a flood. This was also an ethical decision. He had a reason for making this covenant and thus, makes this an ethical decision.
Later we come to Noah and Ham. Noah had become drunk and lay in his tent. Ham goes into the tent and sees that his father is naked. He goes and tells his brothers and they go in and cover their father. When Noah awakens from being drunk, he punishes Ham. This was a case of family ethics. Ham had disrespected his father and so, Noah made an ethical decision to punish his son.
Thanks for reading, and please let me know what you think!
We see that God sent the flood because of man's wickedness. This was an ethical decision. Without ethics, there would be no point in sending the flood. If he had no basis for destroying the earth, it would make no sense to do so.
After the flood, God sent a rainbow as a sign that he would never again destroy the earth in a flood. This was also an ethical decision. He had a reason for making this covenant and thus, makes this an ethical decision.
Later we come to Noah and Ham. Noah had become drunk and lay in his tent. Ham goes into the tent and sees that his father is naked. He goes and tells his brothers and they go in and cover their father. When Noah awakens from being drunk, he punishes Ham. This was a case of family ethics. Ham had disrespected his father and so, Noah made an ethical decision to punish his son.
Thanks for reading, and please let me know what you think!
The History of Minoan Crete and the Mycenaeans
We did not really learn about the existence of Minoan Crete until about 1899 when the city of Knossos was excavated. Other cities were found around the island of Crete as well.
They were a civilization with lovely pottery, palaces, and frescoes. Their art seems to focus on daily life. As for the palaces, they are thought to have originally been religious centers and later used for royalty.
The Minoans are thought to have been a peaceful people focusing in trade instead of war. But it does appear that they took part in human sacrifice.
They had a "palace economy" where the people would manufacture the goods and the government would decide where everything went.
We are not familiar with their literature because their language is written in a text called "Linear A" which we cannot decipher.
They are thought to eventually be invaded by the Mycenaeans of mainland Greece.
We will now talk about Mycenaean Greece. It was thought that Greek history began in 800 BC but that theory was proved wrong by a man named, Heinrich Schliemann who lived from 1822-1890. He loved the Homeric epics and decided to go to Turkey to find the city of Troy. He does find Troy and excavates it. He found evidence of destruction and he wondered if that could possibly be evidence of a Trojan war. It was not enough however, and we still are not sure if their ever was a Trojan war.
The Mycenaeans appear to have had independent cities and each one was probably ruled by one king. The Mycenaeans seem to have been a warlike people quite unlike the Minoans of Crete. The Mycenaeans did however absorb some of the Minoan culture which can be seen in their craftsmanship.
The Mycenaeans used a form of writing called "Linear B" which we have deciphered and have learned that it is an early form of Greek.
We think that a lot of Greek religion originated in Mycenaean times.
We will now come to the demise of Mycenaean Greece. Here are some theories on what happened to Mycenaean Greece. Some believe that there was internal conflict. Others think that environmental factors were involved. There are also other theories but I will not mention all of them.
Now we will move on to the Mycenaean Dark Age, (1100-800 BC) where we find next to nothing concerning outside trade, literacy, or anything else. There is however, some controversy on if their ever was a "Dark Age". This minority is convinced that we have the dating systems wrong and that we are adding time that was never there.
Thank you so much for reading "The History of Minoan Crete and the Mycenaeans" and please let me know what you think!
They were a civilization with lovely pottery, palaces, and frescoes. Their art seems to focus on daily life. As for the palaces, they are thought to have originally been religious centers and later used for royalty.
The Minoans are thought to have been a peaceful people focusing in trade instead of war. But it does appear that they took part in human sacrifice.
They had a "palace economy" where the people would manufacture the goods and the government would decide where everything went.
We are not familiar with their literature because their language is written in a text called "Linear A" which we cannot decipher.
They are thought to eventually be invaded by the Mycenaeans of mainland Greece.
We will now talk about Mycenaean Greece. It was thought that Greek history began in 800 BC but that theory was proved wrong by a man named, Heinrich Schliemann who lived from 1822-1890. He loved the Homeric epics and decided to go to Turkey to find the city of Troy. He does find Troy and excavates it. He found evidence of destruction and he wondered if that could possibly be evidence of a Trojan war. It was not enough however, and we still are not sure if their ever was a Trojan war.
The Mycenaeans appear to have had independent cities and each one was probably ruled by one king. The Mycenaeans seem to have been a warlike people quite unlike the Minoans of Crete. The Mycenaeans did however absorb some of the Minoan culture which can be seen in their craftsmanship.
The Mycenaeans used a form of writing called "Linear B" which we have deciphered and have learned that it is an early form of Greek.
We think that a lot of Greek religion originated in Mycenaean times.
We will now come to the demise of Mycenaean Greece. Here are some theories on what happened to Mycenaean Greece. Some believe that there was internal conflict. Others think that environmental factors were involved. There are also other theories but I will not mention all of them.
Now we will move on to the Mycenaean Dark Age, (1100-800 BC) where we find next to nothing concerning outside trade, literacy, or anything else. There is however, some controversy on if their ever was a "Dark Age". This minority is convinced that we have the dating systems wrong and that we are adding time that was never there.
Thank you so much for reading "The History of Minoan Crete and the Mycenaeans" and please let me know what you think!
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