The Golden Ratio The theory of the Italian mathematician Leonardo Pisano is extremely present today. While he was trying to sort out the number of rabbits that mated in a year‚ he discovered a series of numbers‚ that are profoundly consistent in man‚ nature & animals. This discovery was extraordinary‚ but he also found that the ratio always resulted in 1.618. Although it is called differently‚ this ratio is often called „the golden ratio“
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the awesome museums. So one thing you absolutely have to do when you go to Athens is visit the Acropolis‚ which translates to "high city." And on the Acropolis are three famous buildings that were built including the Parthenon‚ the Erecthium‚ and the Temple of Nike. The Parthenon was built between 447 and 438 BC and was dedicated to Athena Parthenos and is an international symbol for Athens‚ it’s one of the most popular. The Erecthium was built between 421 and 405 BC and the Temple of Nike was built
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known as Humanism has been growing and evolving. This concept has roots stretching as far back as the early years of the European Renaissance. Humanism is a philisophical concept that emphasizes the "human‚ the here-and-now‚ the humane"‚ (Pg 1‚ Humanism). In its early years one of Humanism’s main themes was man’s creation in the image and likeness of God‚ (pg 33 The Waning of the Renaissance.) During this period of time Humanism had a more "God focused" purpose‚ but in its evolution Humanism has become
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‘After having considered the right arrangement of the human body‚ the ancients proportioned all their work‚ particularly the temples‚ in accordance with it’. To what extent does the human body influence architectural forms and writing from antiquity to 1600? The study of the human body has spanned centuries‚ from the mathematicians of antiquity to the humanist scholars of the High Renaissance‚ and parallels between the bodily proportions and architecture have played their part in some of the
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Shirkira PIttman March 15‚2013 Cultural and Intellectual Life In life you will find that many people have belief systems or cultures that help make up their life. Culture is a type of tradition‚value‚ heritage shared with a group or nation. Throughout mainly history‚ many different cultures have experienced a Golden Age; it is when great advances were made in a variety of different fields. A Golden
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Renaissance Humanism. Ohio: Kent State University Press‚ 1966. Rabil Jr.‚ Albert‚ ed. Renaissance Humanism: Foundations‚ Forms‚ and Legacy. Vol. 2. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania‚ 1988. Print. Articles Cements‚ Robert J. “Poetry and Philosophy in the Renaissance.” Comparative Literature Studies 8.1 (1971): 1-20. Print. Gray‚ Hanna H. “Renaissance Humanism: The Pursuit of Eloquence.” Journal of the History of Ideas 24.4 (1963): 497-514. Print. Kelley‚ Donald R. “Renaissance Humanism.” The
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Humanism‚ as simple as it sounds‚ it has become one of the most controversial theme that everyone from philosophers‚ theorists as well as humanists have been discussing and having their own point of view on it. Humanism is defined as a system of thoughts that give the utmost importance to humans. However‚ it in reality‚ humanism does not really adhere to its meaning. Humanism was formed during the Renaissance period by the West‚ which made humanism become correlated to Western thought‚ ideology and
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Acropolis The Acropolis of ancient Greece consisted of many different structures. The structures included in the construction of the Acropolis were the Erechteum‚ the statue of Athena‚ the Propylaea‚ the Temple of Athena Nike‚ and the Parthenon. These structures‚ inside the extensive Acropolis walls‚ were designed for many significant reasons. One of the most remarkable aspects of a settlement from the Mycenaean period (1600 - 1200 B.C.) is the wall around the Acropolis. The first inhabitants
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Greek legacies are their governmental systems‚ culture and arts‚ and science and technology. Classical Greece was a time where the growth of a community held strong through times of plague‚ wars‚ and numerous breakthroughs. A major legacy left by classical Greece was a government based on direct democracy. With a direct democracy‚ citizens ruled by majority vote. The citizenship was expanded to all free males‚ except foreigners. Those not considered citizens were women‚ slaves‚ and all foreigners
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Classical Greek and Roman art resurfaced. On main subject of the Classical works throughout the time period was the idea of humanism. Humanism focused on the importance of human intelligence and physical features. Petrarch was known as the father of humanism during the 14th century who was interested in classics and secular topics that help lead to the Italian Renaissance humanism. Humanism started in literary works and moved to art. Humanist ideas and Renaissance art aspects began to form together can create
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