The ancient empire‚ Benin‚ became civilized because of record keeping on trade‚ the developed complex institutions and the leadership specialized workers. The Benin empire rose to power back in the 13th century‚ to about 15th century. The empire quickly became successful due to the modern trade routes. “...they became very wealthy by trading conquered people to the Portuguese as slaves in exchange for such manufactured European products as firearms‚ textiles‚ glass‚ and beads” (Hackey). Records were
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Read the following extract from reading 2.2 ‘Benin antiquities at the British Museum’ and look at Plates 3.1.14 British officers of the Benin punitive expedition with bronzes and ivories taken from the royal compound‚ Benin City‚ 1897 and 3.2.24 Display of Benin bronzes in the Sainsbury African Galleries‚ the British Museum‚ 2005 in the AA100 Illustration Book. How do the different contexts of display reflect different attitudes to the art of Benin? At the end of the 19th century‚ Africa was
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Hu Shi the Literary Avante Garde Throughout china’s history it had been socially constructed under Confucianism. In the early 20th century‚ times were changing fast and managing a society under the old ways of Confucian had become unpractical. Beginning around 1917‚ Chinese intellectuals began to engage each other in serious discussion and debate on culture‚ history‚ philosophy‚ and related subjects — all with the concern to the problem of China’s weakness and the possible solutions to that problem
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The Promoter‚ Benin Medical Centre‚ Edo State‚ Nigeria. Dear Sir/Madam‚ IMPROVED MEDICAL CARE OUTCOMES AND MORE PROFIT FOR BENIN MEDICAL CENTRE VIA TELEHEALTH Adopting a Telemedicine service offers a range of benefits that ensures healthy individuals‚ families‚ communities and societies. TalktomeDoc improves healthcare outcomes in health systems through our bespoke telehealth initiative‚ that offers tremendous value such as: • Increase in patient satisfaction through access to convenient care •
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Clinical attributes‚ as defined by Walker and Avant‚ are a group of broad characteristics that help define the concept (2011). After exploring all of the uses of safety‚ it is evident that safety is not solely limited to medicine. With Walker and Avant in mind‚ three attributes evident in the research and consistent with safety are regulation‚ harm‚ and protection. Regulations are rules‚ laws‚ policies‚ or suggestions that guide actions‚ commonly made as a result of and to prevent future poor
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Art Criticism This artwork was made by the Yoruba People from Southwest Nigeria and Southern Benin around the first half of the 20th century. World War 1‚ World War 2‚ The Great Depression‚ the Cold War‚ were many major historical events that were taking place at the time that changed the worlds view on just about everything. The Yoruba People began creating their magnificent Sculptures‚ Pottery‚ Beadwork‚ Leather‚ and Headdress in the 12th through 14th centuries. Most artwork is made to
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Art as a Political Statement: Political Art in the 19th and 20th Centuries Philip Simoneau Art 144: Modern Art History November 15‚ 2006 The visual artist plays a very unique role in society. Not only can an artist be inspired by his surrounding culture‚ but in fact‚ he can also inspire his surrounding culture. In this way‚ artwork can have a profound affect on society. Artists throughout history have been inspired by a variety of different circumstances. Whether it is personal
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DADA “Before Dada art was in form‚ after Dada art is an attitude” Dada was a radical art movement started in 1914 and ended in the mid 1920’s mainly in the North Atlantic. It was created as a form of protest against World War 1 by immigrants who wanted to express a new kind of mentality in the world of art and politics at the time. Dada was the reaction and rejection of traditional society and the atrocities of World War 1 by artist of that era. It reflected their desire to oppose convention
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Art is a diverse range of human activities and the products of those activities; this article focuses primarily on the visual arts‚ which includes the creation of images or objects in fields including painting‚ sculpture‚ printmaking‚ photography‚ and other visual media. Architecture is often included as one of the visual arts; however‚ like the decorative arts‚ it involves the creation of objects where the practical considerations of use are essential—in a way that they are usually not for a painting
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What is considered art has been a controversial question for many years in history and today. There are various forms and types of art. Because art is very complex and diverse‚ it is viewed and conceptualized in many different ways. Nancy G. Heller states even though a type of artwork is hard to understand‚ it’s considered art‚ and artwork that people don’t understand shouldn’t be disregarded from other types of art. She feels as though people shouldn’t be intimidated by artwork that’s hard to understand
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