Histories and Mysteries

As you may have seen, I changed the font on this blog which required reposting every single article: yes, all fifty of them. But it is now all said and done. I also removed the directory from my blog because it was becoming a hassle. There is still the archives and labels on the sidebar though. There was a comment on the "Histories and Mysteries 2018 Site Directory" that was deleted along with the article when I made my changes. I will relay it below: Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Histories and Mysteries 2018 Site Directory": I'm amazed, I have to admit. Seldom do I come across a blog that's both equally educative and interesting, and without a doubt, you have hit the nail on the head. The issue is something not enough men and women are speaking intelligently about. Now i'm very happy I came across this in my search for something regarding this. Thank you for the comment if it is yours! We have finally reached a country in ou...

Another history article brings another post about Sumer. In this article, I will cover Sumerian education including writing, mathematics and science. Hopefully, there will only be a two or three more articles about Sumer before moving onto some other Middle Eastern countries. By the way, today is the fiftieth article on Histories and Mysteries so that is really exciting. I can't believe this blog has been up for almost a year come April. There are four more important terms to know before we continue our study: culture, civilization, and education. The textbook definition I learned for culture is "a way of life." Culture includes manners, education, clothing, architecture, art, religion, etc. and etc. By the way, when I say textbook, I mean my 9th grade history textbook, World History and Cultures. I use that textbook as kind of a guide of which places to stop next in our study so it has been very useful. A civilization on the other hand must possess certain requi...