Noel Jehoshaphat P.

Tunacao

AB Psychology 1

It wasn't a question of proving them to be myths, it was a question of the inability to

prove the claims the mythical gods existed. The claims of their existence were highly visible.
Such as the gods lived in a palace on Mount Olympus. After many thousands of people had
climbed Mount Olympus and did not see the palace of the gods, nobody could offer acceptable
proof that the palace existed. It wasn't that they were proven to be a myth, it was that no
acceptable, lasting proof could be found to prove that they were gods. The choice had always
been was it true religion or was it false religion. A negative can not be proven. The burden of
proof had always been to prove that it was true religion. They are remembered as myths only
because the stories and scriptures were entertaining stories and very good examples of literature.
But, the various stories were not proven to be true. So, they are simply interesting stories with no
lasting proof to show they are true. It was not that they were proven to be myths, it is that no
valid proof is known to show it is true.

The Mandate of Heaven was a Chinese Political and Religious belief that justifies the
position of an Emperor. According to the belief, the Mandate gives a legitimate reason to a
person to become the emperor of China. It was also a common belief that natural disasters such
as famine and flood were divine retributions bearing signs of Heaven's displeasure with the ruler,
so there would often be revolts following major disasters as the people saw these calamities as
signs that the Mandate of Heaven had been withdrawn.

The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the Late Spring and
Autumn Period (roughly 5th century BC). The work, which is attributed to the ancient Chinese
military strategist Sun Tzu. The book contained a detailed explanation and analysis of the
Chinese military, from weapons and strategy to rank and discipline. Sun Tzu also stressed the
importance of intelligence operatives and espionage to the war effort. Because Sun Tzu has long
been considered to be one of history's finest military tacticians and analysts, his teachings and
strategies formed the basis of advanced military training for centuries to come.