In the mythology of the Greeks, we find the most probable origin of the Modes and the records of the Hindu give us the source of the Persians. Yet this may or may not have meant that they were of the same race. The Persians so famous under Cyrus were anciently called Elamites. The Code […]
DNA from a man who lived in Ethiopia about 4,500 years ago is prompting scientists to rethink the history of human migration in Africa. Until now, the conventional wisdom had been that the first groups of modern humans left Africa roughly 70,000 years ago, stopping in the Middle East en route to Europe, Asia, and beyond. […]
BY DRUSILLA DUNJEE HOUSTON The excavations of Petrie revealed in Egypt the remains of a distinct race that preceded the historic Egyptians. The earliest civilization was higher than that of the later dynasties. Its purer art represents an “Old Race” that fills all the background of the pre-historic ages. It colonized the first civilized centers […]
The Strange Races of Chaldea The foundations of ancient Chaldea were laid as early as those of Egypt. In fact, they were the sister colonies of a parent state. The earliest civilized inhabitants were Sumerians. 5000 B. C. the land was full of city-states. The Sanskrit books of India, called Chaldea one of the divisions […]
Babylonia the Land of Marvels Across the Mesopotamian plain flows two great rivers the rise in the Armenian mountains. These two great streams flowing from different angles, finally unite and enter the Persian Gulf. Here we find a rich alluvial delta like that of the Nile. North of this flat area rises the Chaldean plain, […]
Asia is a continent in which republics were unusual in early ages. Here history reveals monarchies under despotic rulers, who were worshipped as though the subjects were mere slaves. India until late ages were under a very different form of government. In early Buddhist times, we find the land full of aristocratic republics. This was […]
The Nubo-Egyptian desert was once abundantly watered and a well-timbered region. With the exclusion of the narrow Nile valley, all of this is generally a barren waste today. Geology reveals that in the primitive ages, this country had a moist climate like the Congo basin; but these conditions prevailed in remote geological times, probably before the creation […]
The native name of Egypt was Khem, the black land. The name came not so much from the color of the soil as the hue of the inhabitants. Egypt was called the “Gift of the Nile,” because Lower Egypt was formed out of soil brought down by the mighty river. Without the Nile, Egypt would be […]
India with its deeply religious people has given two great religions to the world. Buddhism and Brahminism are typical of the intermingled races from which they have come. Buddhism arose from the more ancient civilization. The older temples, of India, are to Buddha. His worship was anterior to that of Brahma. In the Ramayana, they […]
The Marvelous Arabian Civilization Arabia was one of the earliest colonies of the ancient Cushite Empire of Ethiopians. Baldwin claims that it was the original land of Cush. He says, “In the oldest recorded traditions, Arabia is the land of Cush, the celebrated Ethiopia of very remote times.” He continues, “In ages older than Egypt […]
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