This civilization later on developed into the cultures of the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. And these two are well-known ___ the base of the European culture. Like the Chinese culture the European one also ___ waters. When the colonists of England ___ in America their culture went ...
Another word for ‘very old’ is ‘ancient’. This word is often used to describe things that are extremely old, such as ancient artifacts or ruins. Other words that can be used to describe something that is very old are ‘antique’, ‘vintage’, and ‘historic’. ...
Our ancient places are often hidden, forgotten, or dismissed in the modern world but they still retain an importance dimly discernible through the mists of newer centuries and newer religions. They try to speak to us of ancient learning, strongly held belief, knowledge, and an educated people. ...
The word corruption is often defined as moral perversion.If a company dumps toxic waste into the ocean to save money, most people recognize this as corrupt behavior. On a more subtle level, when WalMart moves into a small town and forces small businesses to shut down, for they are unable...
for Churchill‘s perspicacity and vision, the Nazis and Hitler might well not have been defeated and the fate of the West by which I mean the civilization of modernity and democracy would have been irrevocably damaged. Churchill always regretted his decision in 1925 not to listen to Maynard ...
In the Western tradition, the roots of citizenship and the good citizen reach back to the ancient worlds of Athens and Republican Rome. The word “citizen” stems from the Latin word “civis,” meaning citizen. Citizens had both rights from and duties to the political body—the city-state....
(exist) of rhinos in ancient China.The animal(3) was distributed(distribute) across China's Central Plains,(4) whereChinese civilization originated. Nevertheless,the rhino was no longer wandering in the region after the Han Dynasty.One explanation is that it was the colder climate...
There seems never to have been a civilization without toys, but when and how they developed is unknown. They probably came about just to give children something to do . In the ancient world , as is today ,most boys played with some kinds of toys and most girls with another .In societies...
Our civilization is decadent and our language – so the argument runs – must inevitably share in the general collapse. It follows that any struggle against the abuse of language is a sentimental archaism, like preferring candles to electric light or hansom cabs to aeroplanes. Underneath this ...