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Appendix 4: A History of Western Civilization<br />
saint. Just take a look at the photographs of the Egyptian<br />
Ra god and the Indian Vishnu avtar of Varaha....<br />
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Outside the Roman empire, Europe was populated by<br />
Germanic tribes, who were identified by the Germanic<br />
languages they used. Germanic tribes were supposed to<br />
have originated in lower Scandinavia and northern-most<br />
Germany between 1700 and 1200 BCE. From there, they<br />
spread all around Europe, from the Portugal to Russia.<br />
Germanic tribes clashed with Roman empire in 2 nd century<br />
BCE. Germanic soldiers eventually entered the the Roman<br />
army in large numbers. Germanic tribes such as Anglo-<br />
Saxons, Burgundians, Goths, Vandals, Visigoths, and<br />
Franks fought and divided Europe including what was left<br />
of the Roman empire (whose decline started in the 4 th<br />
century) among themselves. Germanic tribes were<br />
polytheistic and worshipped many pan-Germanic and local<br />
gods and goddesses. Odin, Thor, and Loki were among<br />
prominent Germanic deities. All Germanic people were<br />
eventually converted to Christianity. Christianity also<br />
ended the use of the Runic alphabet that the Germanic<br />
people used. In some places, Germanic languages gave way<br />
<strong>for</strong> Latin and Slavic dialects.<br />
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