Being temporarily free from their restrictions, thousands of people comprising men and women of all ages gathered in Pagoda Park for a single purpose "to express their earnest desire for independence. ... "Within days, independence movements erupted in virtually every corner of the country, in nearly all segments of the society, with over two million directly participating in more than fifteen hundred gatherings, occurring in all but seven of Josun's 219 county administrations (Lee, 1988, p. 344). " That the Korean-Protestant people were deeply involved in orchestrating and particip...

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In the 1550s the Popol Vuh, an elaborate account of the history and mythology of the Quiché people in Mexico, was recorded in Spanish. 2 In the older civilizations, as in Egypt, Mesopotamia, and China, historical records appear immediately after the appearance of writing, for conquering kings wished to record their triumphs for all posterity. ... Augustine's City of God; it was outstandingly illustrated by Paulus Orosius and continued by such lesser men as Isidore of Seville. ... Men such as Petrarch, Lorenzo Valla, Marsilius of Padua, and Juan Luis Vives did much to produce a...

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VOCABULARY Archaeology: the scientific study of ancient people and cultures principally revealed through excavation. Cromlech: a circle of megaliths. Henge: a Neolithic monument, characterized by a circular ground plan. Used for rituals and marking astronomical events. Megalith: a stone of great siz...

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