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    but it all depends on what that soul during its life to determine where it stay forever. The Ancient GreeksEgyptians‚ and Mayans all believed that once you die your soul goes to a place either a paradise or hellish place. They were all separated by hundreds of years and were thousands of miles away on different continents. Oddly they all share the same beliefs on the afterlife. The Ancient Greeks believed that the soul good or bad first had to go the underworld realm of Hades‚ the land of the dead

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    Governments all over the world have many similarities and differences. From ancient governments to newly formed governments‚ many influences have been shared. Athens government during Ancient Greek times‚ is very similar to the United States government that is known today. To begin with‚ both governments are forms of a democracy‚ although before the democracy in Athens‚ they used to have an aristarchy. Cleisthenes created a council of over 500 around 500B.C‚ where he created more reforms after

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    Roman slavery was cold-hearted‚ but it was not as bad as the Greek slavery. Unlike Greek slavery‚ much Roman slavery was allowed to attain freedom after working for several years. One of the ways that the Romans capture slaves was that they would capture their enemies during war. The Roman slavery is known to have the largest amount of slaves in the history of the world. They capture so many slaves during war that they had a big number of them. Another reason that a person will become a slave is

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    Religious Art Egyptian Art vs. Renaissance Art The ancient Egyptians have had a huge impact on the world today. From Cleopatra‚ to The Mummy movies‚ the theme that is Egyptian is something that is very easily recognized. Egyptian art is very flat with exaggerated body parts. These figures have very long arms and legs with pointy eyes. Pointy eyes are a vanity thing that is still sought after and many women achieve this look with liquid eyeliner. Another factor that makes Egyptian art special is

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    There were many differences between Pre-historic art and Egyptian art .One being that pre-historic art was before written history. Which roughly started about 40‚000 BC as to were written was about 3‚500 BC. Also many pre-historic sculptures which they date to be around 40‚000 BC had three main aspects to it Found ‚Portable ‚Magical .A prime example of this would be the Venus of Willendorf which was dated around 25‚00-21‚00 BC. This figure shows the apparent large size of the breasts and abdomen

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    Greece have a lot thats different but at the same time a lot that is similar. How they dressed themselves was a lot more than just finding whatever you could to cover yourself‚ It was a way of showing status when walking around. General Egypt Egyptian clothing today is a lot different than It was 3000-525 B.C.E. Todays clothing‚ especially for women‚ is very modest and covers them up. It used to be that the thinner the fabric‚ the more important you were. The women normally wore a straight narrow

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    Artworks " The Little fourteen -Year- Old Dancer" and " Baboon and young". Discussion about this works of Art will be based on the field man’s analysis‚ thus description‚ analysis‚ interpretation and judgement on the subject matter‚ media and size‚ location and literal qualities‚ social‚ cultural and political issues surrounding the creation of the Artworks but in the form of compare and contrast. I will also discuss how these inspirational sources have contributed to my final project outcome with regard

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    Extravagant Art The culture of the ancient Egyptians is extremely interesting. Egyptians were the first people to make a large impact on the world of art. The ancient Egyptians had very unique and profound beliefs. Their entire culture is characterized by their religion and beliefs. Their art works were usually made or built for a purpose‚ and‚ more often than not‚ a religious purpose. There are two main functions of Egyptian art. One of the functions was to glorify the Gods‚ including the Pharaoh

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    Anthony Arteaga Art History Ancient World Homework Assignment #1 Compare and contrast the subject‚ concept‚ and the Formal Element of the two works of art. Also‚ explain which category this work falls in. The two pieces I have chosen can be found on page 200‚ figure 6-51‚ Battle of Centaurs and Wild Beasts from Hadrian’s Villa and on page 434‚ figure 14-8‚ Battle of the Bird and Serpent. Not only did I choose these pieces for their beauty‚ but also because both works have similar yet different

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    A History of Ancient Greece The Greek Genius Author: Robert Guisepi Date: 1998   The Greeks were the first to formulate many of the Western world’s fundamental concepts in politics‚ philosophy‚ science‚ and art. How was it that a relative handful of people could bequeath such a legacy to civilization? The definitive answer may always elude the historian‚ but a good part of the explanation lies in environmental and social factors. Unlike the Near Eastern monarchies‚ the polis was not

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