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    West African Empires

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    all of which are very common to find in this region of Africa. The empire was located near rivers and oasis towns were built so its economy was stable along with trading the items listed. The culture of Mali included involved art like jewelry and carvings‚ oral traditions‚ and the religion became Islamic due to numerous amount of trade. The Ghana Empire came to be between 830 and 1235 AD. A leader of the clans of Soninke by the name of Dinga Cisse founded the empire. The location of this caliphate

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    Ancient Mesopotamia

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    were permitted inside. There were defining classes within Sumerian culture‚ this is shown through the clear distinction in the laws outlined in Source 2 and through the many famous stone carvings from the sumerians of their ancient gods‚ like source 5 which is a stone carving of all the gods. These stone carvings were placed in the Mesopotamian temples by the worshippers to stand in perpetual prayer to thank them for what they have done. In conclusion‚ from analysing and researching my primary sources

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    What is the difference between the two? What particular cultural group does it belong to? Who is depicted and what does he symbolize? The picture in the question is an example of a petroglyph. Petroglyph is a form of rock art that is made by carving into the stone‚ whereas a pictograph is painted onto the stone. Kokopelli is depicted in the petroglyph above. He is a fertility figure in the Anasazi tribe. He is a symbol of the agriculture god of Southwest culture. Anasazi means “ancient stranger”

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    into adulthood. These masks were an essential and central part of the ceremony and it is believed that the “magic” of the ceremony resided in these masks. The specific and fine details of each mask may have varied in some degree dependent on the carving style and location‚ but they each portrayed the same essential image‚ an “ideal” feminine beauty. All of the Sowei masks were carved in secret and were done with great care and detail. Generally each mask displayed an elaborate and detailed hairstyle

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    Viking art is first and foremost a very confident art. The most distinguished styles of Oseberg‚ Borre‚ Jellinge‚ Mammen‚ Ringerike and Urnes each show distinctly what Vikings valued in their art. It focused heavily on animal ornament. This tradition lasted from the beginning to the end of Viking art. Excavations have revealed much more abstract art than naturalistic which leads us to believe that abstract art was in the main stream. However‚ it has been noted that abstract art has been found on

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    Toumai Human History

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    Humans shared their experience of sharing life with animals by their carvings and paintings and the artifacts that they left behind. They had a great appreciation for animals because they relied on them for companionship‚ food‚ clothing and

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    General Purpose: To in form others about the different kinds of snowboards Specific Purpose: To inform others about the different kinds of snowboards and where the different snowboards are best used on the mountain and what kind of riding you would do on that particular board. Title: The snowboard learners guide Introduction: Many people decide that they are going to start to snowboard and they go out and waste 300-500 dollars on a snowboard that either does not fit them or does not fit their

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    to Christians and strongly features in the book of Exodus in the Bible. The Bible is the largest selling book in the world. In pyramids and tombs there are coffins and ancient Egyptian language. Their language is still around and if you saw the carvings of ancient Egyptian symbols (writing) you would know that‚ that is Egyptian writing. Their language wasn’t written up in letters it was written up in symbols. The symbols were mostly drawn up in wiggly lines‚ an eye or birds. More meant bad things

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    Ancient China Dynasties

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    Ancient China. Part raised wasteland‚ part warring states. One man unifed it‚ but then the dynasty fell. Ancient China shifted dynasties like this a lot‚ but maintained a healthy trading system with other civilizations such as modern-day Pakistan. They also were the source of great art‚ such as Shi Huangdi’s tomb. In short‚ ancient China was a forefront in trading and art despite ever shifting ruling families. The main thing that China traded was silk‚ a soft slippery fabric that was made with threads

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    Have you ever wondered what a kwakwakw’wakw is?I will be talking about differences‚similarities‚about Inuit and Haida.The answer for a kwakwakw’wakw is a place to live for Haida dwelling. Here are the differences for Inuit.Traditional Inuit dwelling were pit houses or snow igloos.Due to the fact‚pit houses were for winter villages.Then‚snow igloos were better for women to build.From the myths and legends it all began with a polar bear‚ which is called Nanuk.The Europeans had a belief

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