Adjectiveancient (comparative ancienter or more ancient, superlative ancientest or most ancient) Positive ancient Comparative ancienter or more ancient Superlative ancientest or most ancient
Derived termsterms derived from ancient
Related termsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Ancient history is the study of the written past from the beginning of recorded human history in the Old World until the Early Middle Ages in Europe and the Qin Dynasty in China. The period or era following these events includes the Imperial era in China and the period of the Middle Kingdoms in India; The span of recorded history altogether is roughly 5,000 years, with Sumerian cuneiform emerging from the protoliterate period around the 30th century BC being the oldest form of writing discovered so far. This is the beginning of history, as opposed to prehistory, according to the definition used by most historians. The term classical antiquity is often used to refer to ancient history since the beginning of recorded Greek history in about 776 BC (First Olympiad). This coincides, roughly, with the traditional date of the founding of Rome in 753 BC, the beginning of the history of ancient Rome. Although the ending date of ancient history is disputed, Western scholars use the fall of the Western Roman Empire in AD 476, or the death of the emperor Justinian I, or the coming of Islam and the rise of Charlemagne as the end of ancient European history. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What is the difference between ancient, medivial and modern history? Q. What is the difference between ancient, medivial and modern history? How did historians divide it into 3 periods? Asked by anonymousman001 - Thu Jun 12 09:29:34 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. These are all really nothing more than convenient labels for different periods. Ancient history is roughly from the earliest recorded events (with BC--"Before Christ"-- or BCE--"Before Common Era" --and a descending numbering system--300 BC is before 200 BC-- until approximately the birth of Jesus Christ, after which the numbering of years in the West is sequential, followed with AD or CE in some cases, to distinguish years with the same number) to around the fifth century of the AD ("Year of the Lord") or CE ("Common Era"). The medieval period is usually considered to be from the sixth to about the sixteenth century, and from the seventeenth on is pretty much modern history. The thing is, history is actually living and vibrant--and… [cont.] Answered by Chrispy - Thu Jun 12 09:53:15 2008 What percentage of fundamentalist evangelicals have studied ancient religion? Q. Religion has been around for a LONG time. Judaism was not the first, and Christianity is relatively new. How does the knowledge of ancient religions impact the fundamentalist belief? Doesn't it seem odd that many ideas have been borrowed and inserted into Christianity? Asked by db606 - Wed Nov 12 13:57:53 2008 - - 16 Answers - 0 Comments A. Christians, especially fundamentalists Christians, do not believe in education and any previous knowledge is considered "from the devil". Fundies through out history were always the first to destroy any knowledge left by their predecessors. Answered by unknown - Wed Nov 12 14:20:50 2008 How do the political and social structures of ancient mesopotamia compare with those of egypt?
Q. How do the political and social structures of ancient mesopotamia compare with those of egypt? Asked by Brad Hill - Tue Oct 9 21:57:50 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. We won't do your homework for you but here are some resources that might help you with your homework: Mesopotamia: Egypt: Answered by Alyssa C - Fri Oct 12 23:29:08 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "ancient"  news.google.com Carroll County Times The new exhibit, Heroes: Mortal and Myths in Ancient Greece, is free to the public thanks to a donation from Angelos. The exhibit will be open Sunday and ... and more » news.google.com Newsday Yanito believes that all ancient artifacts, ruins and burials, including those on private lands, should be left undisturbed. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski) ... A town's love of Indian artifacts backfires The Associated Press all 112 news articles » news.google.com Times Online The reason is his status as the founder of Koguryo, an ancient kingdom regarded as the font of Korean civilisation. Outside north-east Asia it is little ... From Google News Search: "ancient"  susanwarner.com 459px x 734px | 123.30kB [source page] Ancient Rock Mandala Back  myweb.tiscali.co.uk 542px x 600px | 79.40kB [source page] The Ancient Olive Tree 2004 Oil on canvas Approx 36 by 23 5 inches  img2.travelblog.org 600px x 450px | 74.80kB [source page] 21 Ancient Corinth From Yahoo Image Search: "ancient"  earth-stream.com unknown hu, 29 Oct 2009 20:06:07 GM Geoscientists have corroborated evidence that oxygen production began in Earth's oceans at least 100 million years before the Great Oxidation Event (GOE). The researchers analyzed 2.5 billion-year-old black shales, which revealed that ...  tradersnarrative.com Babak hu, 29 Oct 2009 23:22:07 GM 3 Responses to Black Monday: . Ancient. History Or Imminent Future? Feed for this Entry Trackback Address. 1 Alec Oct 29th, 2009 at 8:25 pm. Are you going to put your credibility on the line for this? 2 Babak Oct 29th, 2009 at 9:40 pm ...  news.harvard.edu unknown ue, 27 Oct 2009 17:03:15 GM The Harvard women's volleyball team, which split its recent games with a 3-0 sweep of Brown (Oct. 23) and a 3-0 loss to Yale (Oct. 24), is embarking on a four-game home stand. From Google Blog Search: "ancient" |
