the last emperor to rule the Xia Dynasty ruled from 1640- 1629. Those are all the emperors to rule the Xia Dynasty From 2100 to 1600 B.C. The Xia Dynasty had many achievements… they were the first irrigate there crops‚ the first to produce cast bronze and the first to use a calendar. They also had one of the strongest armies in Chinese history. The rulers of the Xia Dynasty had complicated rituals to convene with the gods‚ in these rituals they used oracle bones. The Xia Dynasty was agriculturally
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Northern California Chinese Athletic Federation – silver of co-ed volleyball 4/21/2012 Psychology of Alumnus cup - silver of all men’s volleyball 6/21/2011 Northern California Chinese Athletic Federation – bronze of all men’s volleyball 9/23/2010 Northern California Tsinghua Cup - bronze of all men’s volleyball 2002 ~2006 Volleyball of school team in University of Chung Yuan Christian School activities 2010~2011
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The Human Form In Art Michael Herren Art 1150.01N 19 November 2008 The Renaissance art produced in Europe in the historical period called the Renaissance. Broadly considered‚ the period covers the 200 years between 1400 and 1600‚ although specialists disagree on exact dates. The word renaissance means “rebirth”. The two principal components of Renaissance style are the following: a revival of the classical forms originally developed
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Thomas Jefferson was known as a renaissance man; his knowledge was broad and diverse and he accomplished a great many things in his lifetime. He owned a plantation which he named Monticello‚ spoke six languages‚ was an inventor and holder of over 10‚000 patents. He was one of America’s founding fathers‚ the first Secretary of State and the 3rd president of the United States which is the greatest accomplishment an American can achieve. However‚ it was his wish that his tombstone reflect some of
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Head of Poseidon / Antigonos Doson By: Saqib Khan Art Appreciation (Art 1301) Thomas Clark 06/17/2013 Head of Poseidon / Antigonos Doson The head of Poseidon / Antigonous Doson is a Greek bronze sculpture. The sculpture was created during the Hellenistic period (300-30 BC). His identity was unclear until the discovery of an ancient Greek silver coin. The coin created during 227-221 BC portrays the Macedonian King Antigonous Doson as Poseidon‚ God of the Sea‚ which reestablishes the
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only used for decoration by the Incas. When the Spanish came with their steel swords‚ steel armor‚ and steel ships‚ and decided to take the gold‚ the Incas could only defend it with their bronze and stone weapons. This fight was no contest for the Spanish‚ their steel weapons easily defeated the stone and bronze weapons of the Incas. Having steel gave Europeans the ability to make better fighting equipment and faster‚ more efficient transportation systems. Having better fighting equipment gave Europe
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wearing brightly colored circles and flowers in her hair. There are many lines in the image considering all of the rectangles the man is wearing. They are colored in various shades of gold and symbols‚ while embracing each other with a kiss against a bronze background. The texture seems rough and varied throughout the piece. The couple is the focal point of the piece‚ while the rest of the painting shatters into colorful patterns. This hints the idea that Klimt was inspired by Art Nouveau and the Arts
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different bands stating the sites inhabitation from 3‚000 B.C. until abandonment in A.D. 1350. More recent excavations and studies show an inhabited area 10 times the size of citadel‚ making Troy an important Bronze Age city. Bronze Age cities are cities that either smelted or traded bronze. Some of the major heroes during The Trojan War were Achilles‚ Io‚ Cyrene‚ Procne‚ Philomena‚ Atlanta‚ Medea‚ Antigone‚ Helen of Troy‚ Penelope‚ Hecuba‚ Andromache‚ Cassandra‚ Iphigenia Electra‚ Harpalyce‚ and
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1. Explain why the iceman was so well preserved? ( source one) It is said that a frozen body will stay preserved over hundreds‚ even thousand of years. During the first stage of investigations Austrian archaeologist Konrad Spindler researched the layout which had proved that the iceman’s body position and placement of weapons were preserved in the same position from when the Iceman had died‚ it had also been proved that the body was initially covered in a thin layer of snow which had helped
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cultural developmental “stages” (Paleolithic‚ Mesolithic‚ Neolithic‚ Bronze‚ and Iron Ages). In Near Eastern archeology it now generally refers to the “evolutionary” interval between two “revolutionary” eras of cultural development: the Neolithic (ca. 10‚000-5500 BC.‚ but varying from area to area)‚ during which techniques of food production and permanent village settlement were established in the highlands and adjacent regions‚ and the Bronze Age (ca. 3500-1500 BC.‚ also varying with the area)‚ during which
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