History

History

Ancient Druids and Celts

* Department: History / Subject: Cultures
* Open for Registration: Supporting Students
* Course Description:
A course designed to introduce you to the background of the ancient Druids and Celts: their origins, society, beliefs, appearance and languages. They divided society into three groups. The druids, who were learned priests, shamans and judges; the military aristocracy, who were the power-holders and the heroes; and the free men, who were farmers and owned cattle. Both men and women were thought to be immensely brave in battle.
 

Ancient Egyptian Culture

* Department: History / Subject: Cultures
* Open for Registration: Supporting Students
* Course Description:
Ancient Egyptian Culture introduces the student to the general society of Egypt, the importance of the King, Goddesses and Gods of the Ancient Egyptian Culture, along with the practices of the priests and priestesses of the temples. It also gives the student a fairly clear time line of the history of the pharaohs, the geography associated with each, and how each pharaoh would incorporate his god into his reign.
 

Ancient Etruscan Civilization

* Department: History / Subject: Cultures
* Open for Registration: Supporting Students
* Course Description:
A course that focuses on the Etruscan civilization and the foundation it laid for future Italy; ancient Etruscan Gods and Goddesses; omens, portends and prodigies and how they related to everyday life; the early Etruscan Kings and the Etruscan language.
 

Right Hand Path and Left Hand Path

* Department: History / Subject: Cultures
* Open for Registration: Supporting Students
* Course Description:
An examination of the differences between the so-called "Right Hand" and "Left hand" paths.
 

Russian Paganism

* Department: History / Subject: Cultures
* Open for Registration: Supporting Students
* Course Description:
The story of Russian Paganism, specifically Slavic Russia.
 

Sumerian Culture

* Department: History / Subject: Cultures
* Open for Registration: Supporting Students
* Course Description:
An exploration of the ancient Sumerian culture of Mesopotamia, one of the earliest urban cultures.