First Years Guide to Ace History of Magic: A Study Guide

By Lily Lavender

This book is intended for all who need a quick study reference guide for HOM-101. It has a glossary of terms & its appropriate meanings for the entire course. Each chapter is based on a lesson; where it won't go into grave detail, but will give you the necessary components to study for upcoming tests & assignments. This does not include mid-term & final exams. All detailed information about each topic is in your official lessons with the Professor. DO NOT COPY AS IT IS PLAGIARISM!

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The Bell-Beaker culture is fully magic. They inhabited the European Stone & Bronze Age which started 1.4 million years ago & concluded in 1800 BCE. They had curious writing, pottery, & weird structures made of stone. This culture progressed from symbols to written text & the symbols were for wand motions, messages, & words. Stonehenge was created in 3000 BCE & has astronomical magic. This structure helps fertility & the birth of a child. It was also used to increase stamina in warriors by potions & spells.

Magical people thought that The Hag & the misfortune of DeBolbec was the origin story of the Stonehenge. The story suggests that, in a rage, Cedany magically encircled the land with stones & turned Josselyn into stone as well. Cedany noticed her error & fled. When Gerbert DeBolbec saw his wife in stone, he demolished the hags house. He didn't know what stone his wife was trapped in, so he put a spell on the stones to be put in a package to look for the hag. When Gerbert found out some stones were missing, he got angry. Once he found Cedany, he put a spell on her & the spell killed her. European churches banned magic, as well as explanations in forms of science. Christianity reached across Europe & due to this, witches & wizards left to live farther away. The International Statute of Secrecy was then created.

Ancient Greece & Ancient Rome

The ancient Greeks deemed magical abilities to be a gift from the gods. The Greeks also condemned the gods for natural catastrophes. At the time, magic was just a tool in order to get what you desired most. Magical people were often selfish with greed. In the Third Sacred War, Phillip II of Macedonia saw military of the Persian's & their plan to attack by concealment magic. He used this knowledge to make his own army stronger with magical tactics. By 145 BCE, Rome defeated Macedonia & Greece. Magic in Rome were not noticed by the Muggles. Muggles were told that magic was a myth or it was the gods. In 451 BCE, magic was limited by Roman law. It was then illegal to use love or poison concoctions & incantations. In due course, Roman magical people were banned from the region. Some were tempted to provoke the Muggles to put them where they belonged; below the rank of wizards & witches. Muggles & magical people both started to learn Latin.

Fun Facts

⊱ In the 1600s, the enactment of the ISOS, the Stonehenge was very popular in Muggle history.

⊱ Greece became the Mediterranean after Rome defeated Macedonia.

⊱ When Phillip II passed away in 336 BCE, Sparta & Byzantium were the only colonies left with freedom from Macedonian law.

⊱ The Consilium Imperii Magi was created in 132 CE in Rome.

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