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88Ten Egyptian Plagues For Ten Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
A look at how the ten plagues that were pronounced upon Egypt by the Lord, through Moses his prophet, correspond with the ten popular Egyptian Gods of the time.
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86Prairie Dogs: Keystone Species of the Plains
Prairie Dogs have long been vilified by ranchers and others who believe that they damage the range and take valuable forage away from cattle and other livestock. In fact, prairie dogs are what is known as a keystone species, a species whose very...
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86PLAGUE: THE GREATEST PANDEMIC IN HISTORY
Plague has been the greatest pandemic which has decimated societies, shattered civilizations and changed the course of history. Down the centuries, four such pandemics haunt collective memory for its...
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84Things You May Not Know About Renaissance Clothing
A quick look into the history of Renaissance Clothing in the Medieval age including the meaning of men and women's styles and the lasting effects on the fashion world today.
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85Christendom in the 14th Century
“It is better to obey God than man.” This passage from Acts 5:29 was the lifelong motto of a merchant from Lyon, France, turned evangelist named Peter Waldo (1140-1218). He founded a group of Christians who are the forerunners of today’s...
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84Native American Series - The Cherokee Nation
The Cherokee was a large nation before the white man came along. Note that I said “nation,” and not tribe. David “Iron Head” Vann said that if we call the Cherokee a tribe, then we should call the European nations tribes: “The French...
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85A Historical Microbiology Lesson: Pathogens and Infectious Diseases of Medieval Times in Europe
Living in the Medieval times was no simple feat for any class or culture of people. In addition to pillagers and thieves, political corruption, and ongoing famine, the people also had to suffer through infectious diseases that were untreatable and inevitably incurable. Had the doctors of the Medieval Era been as educated as the doctors of today, maybe some of these pathogens could have been eradicated; however, these "intelligent men" were not even aware of the fact that these tiny cells or bein
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85Superstitions Good and Bad
Good and bad superstitions. Black cats, broken mirrors, opening umbrellas indoors, seven years bad luck, demigods, Holy Trinity and much more.
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84The Masque of the Red Death: some interpretations
"Poe really was a haunted man, and as a writer, he had the power to haunt his readers." Here the brief sum of the tale: it tells the story of Prince Prospero who, in the midst of the misery and in defiance...
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83Nostradamus on the coming mega famine
Nostradamus was a curious seer of the Renaissance who forecast many events, some of which have come true. There is one about a huge famine that seems to be building in the current period, as it has happened before. He was an astrologer with keen insights concerning the unseen.
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