garnered 13 golds at ATF meets. She finished first in the semi-finals in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics‚ but faltered in the finals. In almost a repeat of Milkha Singh’s 1960 feat‚ there was a nail-biting photo-finish for the third place. Usha lost the bronze by 1/100th of a second.The first Indian woman (and the fifth Indian) to reach the final of an Olympic event by winning her400 m hurdles Semi-final.In the 10th Asian Games held at Seoul in 1986‚ P.T.Usha won 4 gold and 1 silver medal in the track and
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On the other hand‚ Donatello uses the humanist theory in his statue of David through the controposto‚ the sensual and erotic nakedness‚ the use of bronze casting and the freestanding form. Both artists used techniques that showed a return to the art of the Greek and Roman Classical period‚ which was a key focus of the humanist movement during the Renaissance. Both Donatello and Da Vinci used the
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Name:_ Calvin Yang_____ Period:___2nd_____ Date:_9/2/2012_____ Ch. 1 -Identify or Define the following 1. Artifact-a man- made object as a whole; tools and jewelry 2. Culture-a particular society at a particular time and place; a people’s unique way of life 3. Technology-the practical application of science to commerce or industry; the ways in which people apply knowledge‚ tools and inventions to meet their needs 4. Hunter-gatherer: nomadic group whose food supply depends on hunting
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modern borders Bronze AgeThis box: * view * talk * edit | ↑ Chalcolithic | Near East (3300-1200 BCE)Caucasus‚ Anatolia‚ Levant‚ Egypt‚ Mesopotamia‚ Elam‚ JiroftBronze Age collapseEurope (3200-600 BCE)Aegean (Minoan)CaucasusBasarabi cultureCoțofeni culturePecica cultureOttoman cultureWietenberg cultureCatacomb cultureSrubna cultureBeaker cultureUnetice cultureTumulus cultureUrnfield cultureHallstatt cultureAtlantic Bronze AgeBronze Age BritainNordic Bronze AgeRomanian Bronze AgeSoutheastern
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goddesses - 3000BC‚ fire and the development of copper and tin together‚ to work bronze (a hard metal that can hold an edge) - The people then make a huge leap forward‚ abounded there stone stools - Bronze really helps begin their history proper - Sumer‚ Mesopotamia → along major trading routes - Because of the proximity‚ that’s when civilization begin - These people have long worked out the usefulness of bronze and how to make tools from it. - Imported technology westward - Khafra‚ Sphinx
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all sculptures remained with static expressions‚ famous artists such as Giovanni da Bologna sculpted pieces that showed dynamics emotion and twisting bodies. Another key difference between the Madonna of Humility and Dancing Faun is their Medium. Bronze figures‚ during the Hellenistic Art period‚ could be made to propose the daintiness of real bodies and development in a way quiet‚ strong marble proved unable thus contrasting with the Madonna of Humility. Contrary to the differences‚ the busts share
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developed the wheel‚ which is known as one of the most impactful innovations ever created. The circular shape made transportation and travel that much easier for the ancient society. The Sumerians were also the first to utilize bronze‚ and their society began the Bronze Age. Their final‚
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Tew 0 4/24/2013 THE TROJAN WAR Did the Trojan War actually occur‚ or did it exist as a fictional event only in the myths of the Greeks? Dawid Tew HILTON COLLEGE Tew 1 Contents I. Abstract ................................................................................................................................... 3 II. Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 4 III.
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history. The marble floors contributing to this idea of simple geometry as they are inlaid with coloured granite making circles and rectangles however sadly much of the original marble and bronze which would have been on the originally has been removed particularly due to Pope Urban VII’s who ordered the bronze to be melted to help with
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hearing‚ sight‚ hearing and topography and that with training‚ they could become skilful craftsmen. He refers to the bronze castings and ivory cups and horns that were created ’after their intercourse with the Portuguese of the 16th century’. This states that the natives could only produce skilful works with European encouragement. Joyce uses the evidence of the decline in bronze-work after the 16th century as argument for this statement. Joyce also states that ’... when that intercourse was
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