The world was now swept by two diametrically opposed tides of history. On the one hand were
the highly creative and productive descendants of Shem, who have since become known as
Semites, and on the opposing side were the "cursed Canaanites," who historically were the anti-
Semites, the foes of the tall, fair-haired, and blue eyed descendants of Shem. Because the
Semites were always known as great warriors, they handily defeated the Canaanites in every
military encounter, and in many cases obeyed God's command to drive them out and to destroy
them utterly. But the anti Semites seemed to have great staying power; when driven out of one
country, they appeared in another to continue their same type of corruption and betrayal. While
the Semites were busily establishing one great empire after another, Asshur's building the
Assyrian Empire, Cyrus the Great building the Persian Empire, and Shem himself creating the
great Egyptian civilization, the anti-Semites were developing their own talents. These included a
talent for trade and commerce, for travel, for making themselves at home in any country, and
among any race of people. Generally they established their trading colonies along the seacoasts,
for they lacked the courage to venture into the great wildernesses of Europe, where the Semites
always made themselves at home.