Prehistoric Period (300th Millennium To 34th Century BCE)
See also: Prehistoric religion, Paleolithic religion, and Evolutionary origin of religionsA commonly held marker for the dawn of religious belief and practice is with the advent of intentional burial marks, thus included in this section.
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Famous quotes containing the words prehistoric, period, millennium and/or century:
“Of course
the New Testament is very small.
Its mouth opens four times
as out-of-date as a prehistoric monster,
yet somehow man-made....”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“This [new] period of parenting is an intense one. Never will we know such responsibility, such productive and hard work, such potential for isolation in the caretaking role and such intimacy and close involvement in the growth and development of another human being.”
—Joan Sheingold Ditzion and Dennie Palmer (20th century)
“At the end of one millennium and nine centuries of Christianity, it remains an unshakable assumption of the law in all Christian countries and of the moral judgment of Christians everywhere that if a man and a woman, entering a room together, close the door behind them, the man will come out sadder and the woman wiser.”
—H.L. (Henry Lewis)
“Those who give way to great anger are like the dead:
Those who are free from anger are free from death.”
—Tiruvalluvar (c. 5th century A.D.)