Project Gutenberg 2013-02-27 Public domain in the USA. 147 Delphian Society Society, Delphian Society, The Delphian The World's Progress, Vol. 01 (of 10) With Illustrative texts from Masterpieces of Egyptian, Hebrew, Greek, Latin, Modern European and American Literature Produced by Larry B. Harrison and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The World's Progress, Vol. 01 (of 10)" by the Delphian Society is a comprehensive historical account written in the early 20th century. This work serves as an educational resource that explores the achievements of various ancient civilizations, including Egypt, Babylon, Assyria, and the Hebrews. It aims to provide readers with a systematic understanding of the cultural, social, and historical progress of these societies, enriched with illustrative texts from their masterpieces of literature. The opening of the book introduces the Delphian Course of Reading, outlining the importance of the Oracle of Delphi in ancient Greece as a center of wisdom and knowledge that influenced both the elite and common populace for centuries. It emphasizes the need for a holistic approach to education, linking historical inquiry with the preservation of cultural insights. The text highlights the transition from a reliance on divine revelation to a focus on understanding the past as a guide for the future, as well as touching upon the evolution of human civilization from prehistoric times through the development of art, agriculture, and social structures, laying the groundwork for the exploration of Egyptian history in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World history Civilization -- History D Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General 1257334 1257316 2024-09-17T15:57:38.668088 2023-09-18T10:36:42.062391 text/html text/html 1265247 2013-02-27T09:02:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 11353531 2013-02-27T09:02:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 8703642 2024-09-17T15:58:20.524363 application/epub+zip 8717137 2024-09-17T15:57:53.240012 application/epub+zip 556552 2024-09-17T15:57:41.618080 application/epub+zip 5645162 2024-09-17T15:58:32.291344 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5656289 2024-09-17T15:58:07.595482 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 885945 2022-09-19T09:55:35.244532 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1085683 1085469 2024-09-17T15:57:35.603082 2023-09-18T10:36:39.078371 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1085670 2013-02-27T09:02:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 414713 2013-02-27T09:02:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1085682 2013-02-27T09:02:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 414639 2013-02-27T09:02:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20014 2024-09-17T15:58:32.549270 application/rdf+xml 17691 2024-09-17T15:57:42.138041 image/jpeg 4301 2024-09-17T15:57:41.857062 image/jpeg 10907104 2024-09-17T15:57:38.968101 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog