The Niobides Krater was made in greece and found in a necropolis in Italy. The vase is made from clay and has red figures. The technique of the Attic Red Figure style is used as there red figures are part of the red clay of the pot and silhouetted by the black painted background. Lots of delicate detail seen in Apollo’s body‚ Artmeis’s face and drapery. The figures on the vase follow the Greek canon of proportion with bare muscular bodies. This is a large severe styled vase with more characterization
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Ancient Egyptian Architecture The Egyptians have survived for thousands of years‚ and are considered to be the hallmark of human civilization. They are the first known culture to have a stable society for such a long period of time. The reason their society was so stable is because they all believed in the same thing‚ which was that the gods were the first priority and that their pharaoh was a man who ascended to the level of a god. Another reason that the Egyptians survived for so long was because
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accomplishments. All of these accomplishments made Egypt what it is today. We can look back at these accomplishments and learn about their everyday life and society. During the Old Kingdom‚ the Egyptians built the majestic pyramids at Giza. The pyramids built at Giza were sacred places for the dead pharaohs to be buried. But‚ sometimes the pyramids were broken into and robbed. The pharaohs Khufu‚ Khalfre‚ and Menkaure instructed the Egyptians to build the pyramids. The Egyptians believed in everybody
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Industrial World 3.7 Other Lists of Wonders of the World 4 See also 5 Footnotes 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External links [edit] Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Main article: Seven Wonders of the Ancient World The Great Pyramid of Giza‚ the only wonder of the ancient world still in existence. The Colosseum in Rome. The Great Wall of China. Hagia Sophia. Taj Mahal. Golden Gate Bridge. Chichen Itza. Old City of Jerusalem. The Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights. Grand
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wonders of the world dates back to Herodotus (484 BC – 425 BC) and Callimachus (305 BC – 240 BC)‚ who made lists which included the Great Pyramid of Giza‚ Hanging Gardens of Babylon‚ Statue of Zeus at Olympia‚ Temple of Artemis at Ephesus‚ Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus‚ Colossus of Rhodes and Lighthouse of Alexandria. Only the Great Pyramid of Giza is still standing. The other six were destroyed by earthquake‚ fire‚ or other causes.[9] The finalist candidates for the New Seven Wonders. According
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world’s beauties‚ including 2 of the Seven Wonders of the World‚ The Pyramids of Giza and the Great Pharos‚ or lighthouse‚ of Alexandria. The Pharos of Alexandria is the most famous lighthouse in antiquity and is the archetype of all lighthouses since. It was built by Sostratus of Cnidus for Ptolemy I Soter and is said to have been 110 meters tall‚ where the only higher man- made structure of the time was The Pyramids of Giza. Alexandria’s port served as a centre of commerce and trade linking Europe
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000 years and created a culture so rich that it has spawned its own field of study. The reasons why Egypt was so successful was because the Egyptian people built the Great Pyramid of Giza‚ developed strong religious beliefs‚ and the Egyptian scribes made their own picture writing called hieroglyphs. Great Pyramid of Giza Pharaoh Khufu‚ whom the Greeks called Cheops‚ ruled Egypt during the Fourth Dynasty‚ which was in the first half of the Old Kingdom period. Khufu commanded his workers to make the
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Egyptian Architecture Due to the scarcity of wood the two predominant building materials used in ancient Egypt were sun-baked mud bricks and stone‚ mainly limestone but also sandstone and granite in considerable quantities. From the Old Kingdom onward‚ stone was generally reserved for tombs and temples‚ while bricks were used even for royal palaces‚ fortresses‚ the walls of temple precincts and towns‚ and for subsidiary buildings in temple complexes. The core of the pyramids came from stone quarried
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Kings. They were given the concession to dig in 1914 but had to abandon the dig due to World War I. Digging began again on November 1‚ 1921. Carter quickly ordered to remove the rubble from the 16 steps and saw the royal stamp of Tutankhamun and the necropolis.
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different Gods and Goddesses. The Burial Customs: The Egyptians had very elaborate burial customs. They built pyramids as monumental tombs for their dead pharaohs. The most famous and the largest of all the pyramids is at Giza. It belonged to the Pharaoh Cheops. The pyramids at Giza are guarded by a huge stone statue called the Sphinx. The Pharaoh: The Pharaoh was both the religious and civil ruler of Egypt. The most important duty of the pharaoh was To keep Egypt both peaceful and prosperous
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