Indus Valley Civilization The Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) was a Bronze Age civilization (3300–1300 BCE; mature period 2600–1900 BCE) in the northwestern region‚ of the Indian subcontinent‚ consisting mainly of what is now Pakistan‚ and parts of India‚ Afghanistan and Iran. Flourishing around the Indus River basin‚ the civilization extended east into the Ghaggar-Hakra River valley and the upper reaches of Ganges-Yamuna Doab; it extended west to the Makran coast of Balochistan‚ north to northeastern
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of Rome‚ the name of city taken from his name which is Rome. In the 450 B.C. it was the first time that Romanian people write their own first law code on the 12 bronze tablets‚ and also known as the Twelve Tables‚ which is displayed in the Roman forum. Legal procedure‚ civil rights and property right all inscribed on the 12 bronze tablets. The real political power began in the Rome by around 300 B.C. the most of political people were from wealthy families. In the early republic the Roman government
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on the Acropolis of Athens‚ Acropolis meaning “The Sacred Rock‚ the high city” (Ancient Greece). Bronze akroteria (added decoration) on the corners and central ridge of the temple roof represented Nike‚ and the temple itself was surrounded by a balustrade decorated with a frieze. Early in the Temple’s (Athena Nike) history‚ it was a place of worship for deities associated with wars‚ perhaps Bronze Age “Nike” gods or goddesses‚ which with time fused with the cult of Athena Nike of later centuries
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and woodland magic to split rocks‚ grow vines‚ and other awesome stuff!" Lyneus said "Okay then‚ but if Apollo finds out‚ he’ll be angry!" So for a few months‚ they lived in peace and Lyneus gave Mellie a Celestial bronze knife‚ he said‚ "Be careful with it‚ because it is celestial bronze‚ if you cut yourself‚ its deadly‚ if you die‚ you will turn into a gust of wind or something in nature‚ and I don’t want that to happen." Later‚ when Apollo found out‚ he was really outraged‚ and was about to curse
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of love and beauty. Kouros is a life-sized sculpture and hands clenched at the sides and one foot slightly forward. In contrast‚ Aphrodite is given larger than real-life scale. The Terracotta Statue of the Diadoumenos is a copy of a Greek bronze statue of 430 B.C. by Polykleitos. The pose of the famous statue of the Diadoumenos by Polykleitos is recognizable in this statuette‚ but the slender‚ graceful forms conform to Late Hellenistic period. Beginning with the early Classical period‚ Polykleitos
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1 Baroque Architecture Characteristics 1 Introduction The Baroque period took the humanist Roman view of Renaissance architecture and showed it in a new rhetorical‚ theatrical and sculptural fashion they expressed the triumph of absolutist church and state. The main view of Baroque architecture was more concerned about color‚ light and shade‚ sculptural values and intensity which could be seen in its characteristics. Baroque is defined periods in literature as well as music; however critics
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ns Assessment Task 4 Ancient Societies - The bronze age – Minoans Crete Hosing/ the role of towns/ furniture/Gournia and Zakro Research Presentation While sailing about‚ the Greeks stumbled across a tribe of people living on the island of Crete. These people‚ the Minoans‚ were a very advanced civilization for the times. They had a strong navy‚ which is probably why the Greeks never succeeded in colonizing the Minoan people. Housing and furniture Houses were rectangular in shape
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The classic period of ancient Greece was considered a Golden age. The classic style developed throughout Hellenistic Greece and Rome. It included perfection harmony and balance. The sculptures were amazing and the architecture had to tell a story. In the classical period the statues in Greece became more natural. Instead of statues of gods there were statues of real people doing everyday things. The kouros statue‚ which means boy in Greek‚ was one of the earliest statues. It was from the archaic
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In my final paper we will look at the ways that art and architecture from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic period responded to the needs and aspirations of the ancient Greeks and their society. In this essay we will cover topics starting from the Bronze Age including the beginning of settlements across ancient Greece to the more advanced structures of the city states that eventually began to spread throughout Greece. I will also be discussing some influential people from this time and lightly
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Art 204 Essay Final Marilyn Tatman The progression of Greek art does not simply begin with the Olympics in 776 BCE‚ but finds its origins in all of the civilizations that gave rise to the Greeks – the remnants of the besieged Mycenaeans‚ and all who conquered (and traded) with them. The loss of great civilizations often leads to dark periods‚ but from the ashes of Greece’s dark age emerged a civilization that revered humanity and went to great lengths to incorporate the idea of philosophy
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