Question 1: What evidence indicates that the Polynesian settlement of the islands of the eastern Pacific was the result of planned expeditions rather than accidental wandering? Both DNA evidence and linguistic similarities indicate that the Polynesian settlement of the islands of the eastern Pacific was planned and not an accident. Question 2: How‚ and by whom‚ were the islands of the Caribbean settled? In the Americas‚ early Amerindian voyages form South America colonized the West Indies‚
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Art Appreciation Name: Chadwick West Instructor: xxxxxxxxxxxx Course: Art Appreciation‚ ART 137 School: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx December 19‚ 2012 Comparing Medieval Art to Renaissance Art Medieval art period Medieval art covers a large scope of time. The period covered over 1000 years of art in Europe‚ Middle East and North Africa. The period was characterized by major art movements based on national art and regional art. There was also
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Mesopotamia (from Greek‚ meaning between two rivers - the Tigris and the Euphrates) was an ancient region in the eastern Mediterranean (corresponding to today’s Iraq‚ mostly‚ but also parts of modern-day Iran‚ Syria and Turkey). The ancient ruins of Sumer were discovered in the 19th century. We know a lot about Sumer through the study of artifacts and monuments found onsite. Dated anywhere from 4000-6000 BC‚ Sumer is the oldest known culture on Earth and Sumerians were the first to build cities in
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Eastern Airlines Facing Bankruptcy In 1986‚ Eastern Airlines was in desperate trouble. The fourth quarter of 1985 had shown a $67.4 million loss‚ and financially experts had told Frank Borman‚ president and chief executive officer‚ that the airline had three choices: 1) a 20 percent pay cut for all union and noncontract employees. 2) Filing for Chapter 11 (bankruptcy) or 3) Selling the airline. On February 23‚ 1986‚ Eastern’s board of directors met to decide the
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than 2‚000 years‚ 1000 BC-AD 1542. Many aspects of this culture continue yet today. The Ancient Maya in their time had actually refined writing. They had an extensive written language‚ which was both phonetic as well as ideographic. One of only five independently created writing systems in human history. Maya words were in hieroglyphs‚ each picture with its own meaning. Unlike other ancient Central American civilizations‚ the Maya could write in words‚ sentences‚ and even stories
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2014 Course and Section Number: ARTH 101 01E E1 201330 Course Title: Survey of Art & Culture I Credits: 3 Contact Hours: Online: M-F 8-9am and 4-5pm Prerequisites/Corequisites: Demonstrated competency through appropriate assessment or earning a grade of “C” or better in ENG 025 Introduction to College Writing II and ENG 032 Reading Strategies for College II School: Liberal Arts and Sciences Program: Humanities Right of Revision:
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Greek and Roman history is often intertwined. Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome certainly weren’t far apart geographically‚ and they weren’t alien to each other at all. Together‚ they’ve had a great influence on the modern world. Because of this‚ these two civilizations are often confused with one another. The purpose of this essay is to examine two iconic buildings in each of these civilizations and see how each is unique. I will also point out to some differences and similarities between the two
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Common Elements of Eastern Religion REL/133 January 07‚ 2012 Common Elements of Eastern Religious Many religions of the world have eight elements in common. The elements are a belief system‚ community‚ central myths‚ ritual‚ ethics‚ characteristic emotional experiences‚ material expression‚ and sacredness. These elements help shape religions and the people who believe in them. In this paper I discuss how these elements are similar or how they differ in each of a few of indigenous religions
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The political ideology of communism sought to end capitalism and establish equality throughout a population. While good in theory‚ it created conflicts that lasted for decades. First conceived in the Soviet Union‚ there was an expectation that communism would be a revolutionary tide that would sweep across all of Europe. After WWII‚ the Soviet Union still dominated with communist ideals in the countries of Czechoslovakia‚ Hungary and Poland. After the Berlin Wall that separated Germany into East
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The Bronze Age‚ spanning from 3000-1050 B.C.E.‚ was a time in Ancient Greece characterised by invention and innovation both artistically and architecturally. The Minoans formed the first Greek civilisation on the island of Crete‚ which is located just south of mainland Greece. The name Minoan stems from a series of Greek myths about the legendary King Minos of Crete who was said to rule a vast sea empire; the Minoans were sea-faring people themselves. Minoan civilisation thrived from approximately
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