The constellation I have chosen is Cygnus. Cygnus is Greek for "Swan." I have chosen this constellation due to it being a fairly interesting creature‚ the swan. I have always enjoyed the stars - so to see a constellation with such finesse‚ truly amazes me. Cygnus has a star that is known as "Deneb." This is the brightest star in its constellation. The meaning behind this word‚ is from the Arabic word "the tail." The star Deneb‚ represents the tail of the swan‚ except it is at the top of the cross
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Hippodrome‚ ancient Greek stadium designed for horse racing and especially chariot racing. Its Roman counterpart was called a circus and is best represented by the Circus Maximus. The typical hippodrome was dug into a hillside and the excavated material used to construct an embankment for supporting seats on the opposite side. In shape the hippodrome was oblong‚ with one end semicircular and the other square; it thus resembled a U with a closed top. Seats ran in tiers the length of the arena and
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because of it was a desert but plants still grew because of the rivers. Rivers helped geography because it allowed farmers to farm because the land was fertile and plants were able to grow. Mesopotamian’s domesticated animals such as donkeys for chariots and cattle‚
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small detail‚ a lioness to be exact. The hunt depicted did not take place in the wild but in a controlled environment‚ ensuring the king would be victorious. The king is in his chariot with his attendants. He is throwing a spear into a lion‚ which already has several fatal wounds on its body. All around the chariot are the bodies of dead lions littering the ground‚ most overkilled with far more arrows and spears necessary to kill the beasts. The artist does a fantastic job of showing the rippling
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why do humans treat each other so badly? Introduction: music was important to the slaves as a form of passive resistance because they could communicate‚ give each other signs of escape/runaway and keep their spirits up. music was very meaningful to the slaves in the past. slaves were forced/made to work on plantations because their masters‚ of course‚ did not want to work so instead they made their slaves work. There were three types of plantations which were :- 1) Cotton 2) Sugar 3) Tobacco
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archaeological discoveries‚ the life-size terracotta army was discovered by peasants who were digging a well in 1974. This treasure was located near the tomb of Shi Huangdi‚ China’s first emperor. The entire army consisted of soldiers‚ horses and chariots in the style of 221BCE. This epic tomb was one that had been planned since Shi Huangdi was only thirteen years old. His tomb was the biggest and the best ancient China had ever had‚ for there were thousands of unbreakable warriors dedicated just
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There were some gladiators that even had chariots. In the actual history of Rome‚ there really were different types of gladiators. The gladiators with the net and trident were called the retarius. The gladiator with the curved sword and shield were called the samnite. I’m not too sure if there were gladiators that used chariots as their weapons but it sounds likely since it is thought that the colosseum was filled up and used for boat wars. Using chariots would be easy for them and entertaining for
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speaker employs is imagery. Throughout the entire poem‚ imagery is present‚ providing readers with powerful scenes. Line twenty-two the speaker states‚ “Time’s winged chariot hurrying near‚” offering readers a vivid picture of an ancient and godlike chariot flying down towards the mistress and speaker (22). By referring the “winged chariot hurrying near‚” the speaker specifies since death is approaching with growing speed‚ he is implying to the “coy mistress” that his love must be accepted before their
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Cited: 1986 The Emergence of the Light‚ Horse-Drawn Chariot in the Near-East c. 2000-1500 B.C. World Archaeology 18(2):196-215 4
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came from‚ but it is a guess that they are either from Palestine or Syria. Although nothing is left of their buildings and monuments they had a lasting influence on Egyptian military technique‚ because they were the first to introduce a horse and a chariot. They also introduced the compound bow‚ improved battle-axes and advanced fortification techniques into Egypt. The Hyksos rule was ended due to Theben revolt that spread northward under Kamose. The Hittites ruled over the land of Hatti during
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