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"The modern differ from the ancient civilizations mainly in these five elements—steam power, the periodical press, the telegraph, the sciences, and the mental activity of women. When civilization, plus these five factors, invades any nation, it must carry nervousness and nervous diseases along with it.4 Why would all of these modern developments result in nervousness? Beard found his understandings and explanations in the modern world itself." - Anne Harrington, The Cure Within: A History of Mind-Body Medicine (Get the book.)

"When climate-induced hunger caused the commoners' hands to cease work, tribute payments to falter, or social unrest to erupt, ancient civilizations could collapse, because divine leadership had feet of clay and the rulers lost their infallibility. The great nineteenth-century German statesman Otto von Bismarck once observed that humanity floats on a "Stream of Time," an ever flowing river that carries us along through calm stretches and rapids. We can neither create nor direct the Stream, but can merely do our best to navigate it." - Brian Fagan, Floods, Famines, and Emperors: El Nino and the Fate of Civilizations (Get the book.)

"I recognized that the dream dealt only with one part of an ongoing series of the search for evidence of ancient civilizations. In the dream, I felt that we were going through the motions of the search in the astral plane in order to establish energetic templates for the persons who would conduct the search on the physical plane. The energetic templates created from our experiences would guide the search of some physical explorers. Therefore, we went through the motions of the search like actors playing out roles, in order to generate thoughts, emotions, and desires for the template . . ." - Robert Waggoner, Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner Self (Get the book.)

"Roman inscriptions document occupations such as maker of woolen cloth (lanarius), linen dealer (negotiator lin-tiarus), and silk worker (sericarius). The ancient civilizations of the Nile and Indus rivers first cultivated cotton; the silk routes from the East had been well trodden for millennia. The Book of Leviticus takes an unequivocal stand against fooling with Mother Nature when it comes to textile innovation, proscribing the mixing of wool and linen threads in the same garment. The edict hatdly seems necessary; attempts at something new never amounted to much." - Paul D. Blanc, M.D., How Everyday Products Make People Sick: Toxins at Home and in the Workplace (Get the book.)

"Still, the remarkable longevity of Egyptian civilization is a primary exception to the general rise-and-fall of ancient civilizations. The history of Chinese agriculture provides another example where, as in Mesopotamia, dryland farmers from the uplands moved down onto floodplains as the population exploded. Unlike the Sumerians who appear to have treated all soils the same, the Yao dynasty (2357—2261 bc) based taxation on a soil survey that recognized nine distinct types of dirt." - David R. Montgomery, Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations (Get the book.) "Even though we know that the soil conservation efforts of ancient civilizations proved too little, too late in case after case, we remain on track to repeat their srories. Only this time we're doing it on a global scale. Across the planet, moderate to extreme soil erosion has degraded 1.2 billion hectares of agricultural land since 1945—an atea the size of China and India combined. One estimate places the amount of agricultural land used and abandoned in the past fifty years as equal to the amount farmed today." - David R. Montgomery, Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations (Get the book.) "Both of these ancient civilizations started off farming slopes that lost soil, and then blossomed when agriculture spread downstream to floodplains that could produce abundant food if cultivated. Another commonality among agricultural societies is that the majority of the population lives harvest-to-harvest with little to no hedge against crop failure. Throughout history, our growing numbers kept pace with agricultural production. Good harvests tended to set population size, making a squeeze inevitable during bad years." - David R. Montgomery, Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations (Get the book.) "Soils provide us with a geological rearview mirror that highlights the importance of good old dirt from ancient civilizations right on through to today's digital society. This history makes it clear that sustaining an industrialized civilization will rely as much on soil conservation and stewardship as on technological innovation. Slowly remodeling the planet without a plan, people now move more dirt around Earth's surface than any other biological or geologic process. Common sense and hindsight can provide useful perspective on past experience. Civilizations don't disappear overnight." - David R. Montgomery, Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations (Get the book.)

"To avoid the natural poisons contained in many raw foods, all major ancient civilizations traditionally prepared their foods. Why Prepare Foods? The populations of the High Andes were the first ones to introduce the potato to their cultures. But the potatoes had to undergo vigorous cleansing procedures before they were considered edible. First, they were spread on the ground to freeze them overnight. This ensured that the cells burst open. Then the men and women trampled on the potatoes to destroy their skins." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.) "The Waning Moon During the following 13 days, the moon is gradually overshadowed again. ancient civilizations knew that this is a good time to have an operation (if needed), as the healing capacity of the body is at its most powerful. If possible, book your visit to the dentist during this phase, or on new moon. Pulling a tooth should only be performed during the waning moon or new moon. In addition, at this time, physical activity requires less energy and meets with greater success." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"We read in ancient history that fasting has been practiced since time immemorial by the religious people of the East and by most ancient civilizations. They practiced fasting not only for the recovery of health and preservation of youth, but for spiritual illumination as well. Accordingly, we see the great philosopher, Pythagoras, requiring his disciples to undertake a fast of 40 days before they could be initiated into the mysteries of his philosophical teachings." - Patricia Bragg and Paul C. Bragg, The Miracle of Fasting: Proven Throughout History for Physical, Mental & Spiritual Rejuvenation (Get the book.) "It's been proven that the ancient civilizations of the Egyptians, Assyrians, Hebrews, Persians, Greeks, Hindus, Chinese and other cultures, including Native American Indians, have used water therapies for the relief of human ailments. The noblest of the elements is water. - Pindar Most Ancient Healers Used Water Therapy 400 years before the birth of Christ, on the Greek island of Cos in the Aegean Sea, Hippocrates, the father of medicine developed a complete system of water treatments. His records state that a cold bath followed by a hot bath and a massage improves the circulation." - Patricia Bragg and Paul C. Bragg, The Miracle of Fasting: Proven Throughout History for Physical, Mental & Spiritual Rejuvenation (Get the book.)

"As one of the first cereals cultivated in the Middie East, barley was used by ancient civilizations as a food for humans and animals, as well as to make alcohol. Actually, the first known recipe for barley wine dates back to 2800 b.c.e. in Babylonia. Barley water has also been used for various medicinal purposes since ancient times. The ancient Greeks relied on barley to make bread, and athletes attributed much of their strength and physical growth to their barley-containing diets. Roman athletes also honored barley for the strength it gave them." - Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D., The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods (Get the book.)

"The medicinal use of garlic was not confined to Egypt, but was a custom common to most ancient civilizations. References to the medicinal uses of garlic were also made by Aristotle, Hippocrates, and Aristophanes, as well as by the Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder, who describes in his Natural History no fewer than sixty-one garlic-based cures. Garlic was recommended for treating infections, respiratory problems, digestive complaints, and the lack of energy." - Richard Beliveau, Ph.D. and Denis Gingras, Ph.D., Foods that Fight Cancer (Get the book.) "The great ancient civilizations -the Egyptian, the Indian, the Chinese, and the Greek - all recorded in minute detail their WHAT IS FOOD? Food is a product consumed on a regular basis by a community that has been able to observe this product's harmlessness as well as its long-term health benefits. observations on the positive effects of plants and foods on health as well as their healing virtues. The importance of good diet as a factor in maintaining health was in fact the foundation of all medical treatment until the beginning of the twentieth century." - Richard Beliveau, Ph.D. and Denis Gingras, Ph.D., Foods that Fight Cancer (Get the book.)

"In short, we don't really know how the ancient civilizations came about. In some cases, they seem to appear almost "instantly," a phenomenon which has given rise to all manner of exotic explanations. One scholar, G. Elliot Smith, was impressed by similarities in ancient civilizations in diverse corners of the world and advocated a single origin for all civilizations: Egypt. And from there it all spread, far and wide. Others have called upon visitors from outer space. (We'll deal with that silliness in Chapter 24.) As I mentioned above, it's easier to describe a civilization than to define it." - Donald Ryan, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Lost Civilizations (Get the book.)

"Joyce Marcus, Mesoamerican Writing Systems: Propaganda, Myth, and History in Four ancient civilizations (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1992), and Elizabeth Boone and Walter Mignolo, Writing without Words (Durham: Duke University Press, 1994), describe the development and uses of Mesoamerican writing systems. William Boltz, The Origin and Early Development of the Chinese Writing System (New Haven: American Oriental Society, 1994), and the same author's "Early Chinese writing," World Archaeology 17:420-36 (1986), do the same for China." - Jared Diamond, Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Get the book.)

"M., ed. ancient civilizations. A collection of essays. Moscow, Mysl, 1989. 258. Struve, V. V., and D. P. Kallistov., eds. Ancient Greece. Moscow, USSR Academy of Sciences, 1956. 259. Drews, Arthur. The Christ Myth. Vol. 2. Moscow, Kras-naya Nov', 1924. English edition by T. Fisher Unwin. London and Leipzig, 1910. 260. Drews, Arthur. Did St. Peter the Apostle Really Exist? Moscow, Atheist, 1924. See also: A. Drews. Die Petrusle-gende. lena, E. Diederichs, 1924. 261. Drilmel, Johann Heinrich." - Anatoly Fomenko, History: Fiction or Science? Chronology 2 (Get the book.)

"Early humans made flint from silicon dioxide (silica), and many ancient civilizations made glass from sand. Silicon is used in many ways: as sand in construction, as pure silicon in computer chips, as quartz (silicon dioxide) with its many uses, and as a raw material for the steel and chemical industries. Opal, agate, and rhinestone are gemstones that are forms of silica. Silver (Ag) Silver is from the Anglo-Saxon siolfur, and takes its symbol from the Latin argentum. Silver has been known and worked since ancient times in the Old and New Worlds." - The New York Times, The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge: A Desk Reference for the Curious Mind (Get the book.) "BUSINESS A Brief History of Business Most histories of business start out with the premise that business began with the advent of money and the end of the barter system. Many ancient civilizations therefore had a primitive business model with goods and services being sold for what we would call cash. Trade among various cultures was also a feature of the ancient world, dating back as far as the third millennium B.C. in Egypt. The Phoenecians, Greeks, and Carthaginians all created wealthy and powerful trading states during the first millennium B.C." - The New York Times, The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge: A Desk Reference for the Curious Mind (Get the book.)

"Early explorers and travelers from India and other parts of Asia brought it back with them, and its popularity spread to the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece, and Rome. During ancient times, it was used not only as a food, but also for its beneficial skin-healing properties. During the seventeenth century, greenhouse cultivation of cucumbers was developed. Cucumbers were introduced to the United States by the early colonists." - Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D., The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods (Get the book.)

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