The objectives of this exercise are to learn to recognize‚ characterize‚ and interpret the Olmec style. Through the exercise you should develop the ability to: 1. Recognize the Olmec style‚ to distinguish it from other Mesoamerican styles‚ and to describe the elements that constitute the style. For example‚ the style is recognizable by its smooth‚ rounded representations; it is unlike the Zapotec style which is much more ornate. 2. Recognize possible meanings of some of themes embodied in the
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Ch. 1 Questions 3.) How do you think the principle of uniformitarianism accounts for occasional catastrophic events such as meteorite impacts‚ huge volcanic eruptions‚ or great earthquakes? The principle of uniformitarianism states‚ “The present is the key to the past (Murck‚ B. W.‚ Skinner‚ B. J.‚ Mackenzie‚ D.‚ Visualizing Geology 2008). This means that anything that happens or will happen today‚ most likely has happened in the past. Scottish geologist James Hutton’s observation is that the physical
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The Babylonian king known as Hammurabi will forever be remembered throughout history for being a diplomat‚ builder of temples‚ and a lawgiver‚ that epitomizes Mesopotamian society. In this paper‚ multiple aspects of Hammurabi and Babylonian society will be addressed. First‚ how Hammurabi took an insignificant city-state and through a series of wars with neighboring kingdoms‚ made it into a powerful empire which would control all of Mesopotamia. Second‚ how he realized that his empire needed control
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I. Introduction II. Brief discussion of the country’s relevant history The Vietnamese are descendants of nomadic Mongols from China and migrants from Indonesia. According to mythology‚ the first ruler of Vietnam was Hung Vuong‚ who founded the nation in 2879 B.C. China ruled the nation then known as Nam Viet as a vassal state from 111 B.C. until the 15th century‚ an era of nationalistic expansion‚ when Cambodians were pushed out of the southern area of what is now Vietnam. A century later‚
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Exam 1: 1. List 2 data sources researchers use to estimate historical standards of living and explain what they can infer from these sources. List three indicators of economic development other than National Income measures (NI‚ GDP‚ or GNP‚ level‚ growth rate‚ or per capita) that are of interest to economists and explain what can be inferred from each of these indicators. ( Topic 1) 2. Explain in detail 3 weaknesses of per capita GNP (or GDP) as a measure of economic well-being. Although this
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formed at spreading centres on oceanic ridges. The oceanic crust is about 6 km (4 miles) thick. It is composed of several layers‚ not including the overlying sediment. * The topmost layer‚ about 500 meters (1‚650 feet) thick‚ includes lavas made of basalt. Oceanic crust differs from continental crust in several ways: it is thinner‚ denser‚ younger‚ of different chemical composition‚ and formed above the subduction zones. Continental Lithosphere * The continental crust is 20 to 70 kilometers thick
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except Monday‚ and costs 90 rupees on an economy boat and 110 rupees for an upgraded trip. The Gateway of India was built to commemorate the 1911 royal visit of King George V (it was completed in 1924). Almost a quarter of a century later‚ the same basalt arch served as
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The Rosetta stone as it is known today is inscribed in three languages‚ Greek and two Egyptian languages. The stone is an irregular shape (like a rectangular) from black basalt‚ and measuring 45 inches by 28 inches‚ and the importance of the stone is because it has the same passage written in Greek and Egyptian (hieroglyphic and demotic). The discovery of the Greek language in the stone was the key to decipher the demotic
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there was a lack of metal technology‚ they also created objects out of obsidian‚ some which included knives and axes. Obsidian came from the Gulf Coast‚ much like jade did. They were imported‚ and in exchange the Olmecs traded animal skins‚ ceramics‚ basalt‚ and small works of art that were made of jade. The Olmecs destroyed their ceremonial centers in San Lorenzo and La Venta and then deserted both sites. Many scholars believe that the Olmecs destroyed their capitals on purpose‚ and they think it might
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There are four major factors that often contribute to the formation of hydrothermal copper porphyry: 1) readily available mineralizing fluid solutions that dissolve and transport metals‚ 2) openings in rocks which allow permeable flow of hydrothermal fluids and the metals that they transport in solution‚ 3) available sites within the fractured rocks which allow for deposition of the minerals from solution‚ and 4) the requisite chemical reactions that contribute to that deposition (Bateman‚ 1967)
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