Words That Changed the World From Biblical Times

Words That Changed the World From Biblical Times

From Biblical times to the present, these documents have shaped our history

Code of Hammurabi, c. 1750 B.C: one of the oldest known legal codes, it lays down the principle of “an eye for an eye”.

c. 1000 B.C. – Old Testament: Written in Hebrew and Aramaic.

100 – New Testament: The 27 writings, with the Jewish Old Testament, make up the Christian Bible.

313 – Edict of Milan: From Roman emperors Constantine and Licinius. Grants toleration and equal rights to all religions.

c. – 650: Koran (Quran): Revelations given to the prophet Muhammad by Allah instructing believers in the proper way to live.

1215 – Magna Carta: Signed by English King John. The basis of constitutional government, it guarantees due process and trial by jury.

1517 – Ninety-five theses of Martin Luther: Challenged the excesses of the Roman Catholic Church and led to the Protestant Reformation.

The winter is coming, and the mankind knows it. Photo by Elena

1776 – U.S. Declaration of Independence: Declares the independence of the American colonies from the rule of Great Britain

1787 – U.S. Constitution: Lays down the rules for a democratic republic.

1789 – Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen: Approved by the French Assembly. It summarizes the ideals of the French Revolution.

1791 – U.S. Bill of Rights: The first 10 amendments to the Constitution. Guarantees freedom of speech, religion, assembly, and press.

1804 – Code Napoleon: Issued by Napoleon Bonaparte. Forms the basis of modern French civil law.

1848 – Communist Manifesto: By Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx. Ending with the line “workers of the world unite”, it calls for a worldwide revolution leading to a classless society.

1862 – Emancipation Proclamation: President Abraham Lincoln ends slavery.

1905 – Albert Eistein’s Theory or Relativity: Presented in four articles. A new way of understanding motion, time, and energy. Introduces the formula e= mc2.

1918 – Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points: Stressing “open covenants of peace, openly arrived at,” the document sets forth Wilson’s program for world peace after World War I.

1925 – Mein Kampf: Written by Adolf Hitler. Outlines the idea of creating an Aryan state for the “chosen people.” Hitler’s later attempt to implement his plan results in the death of 6 million Jews.

1931 – Statute of Westminster: Grants autonomous government to Great Britain’s former colonial possessions, creating the British Commonwealth.

1945 – United Nations Charter: It created a new international organization that aimed to maintain peace and security in in the world.

1948 – Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Approved by the U.N., it declares freedoms and rights of a common state, an achievement for any all peoples and all nations.

1962 – 1965 – Second Vatican Council: Modernizes Roman Catholic practice.

1973 – Roe v. Wade: The Supreme Court says the 14th amendment gives women the power to terminate their pregnancies.

All of us, we come from the Biblical times... Photo by Elena