Humanities 101 Midterm Review Weeks 1 and 2 Mesopotamia: Sumerians‚ Akkadian‚ Babylonian‚ Assyrian Euphrates River Tigris River Fertile Crescent Uruk Cuneiform: wedge or nail shape marks pressed into wet clay –used for over 3000 years Sumerians 3500-2350 Located in lower Mesopotamia Between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers Part of the Fertile Crescent Invented writing and beer (Kassi) Purpose? Records of goods and services 2700 BCE: rough date assigned the historical Gilgsmesh‚ King
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Expanded course description and learning objectives The mythical narratives of the ancient Greeks and the Romans constitute a continuous tradition that extends from before the reach of history to the present day. Myths survive in literary texts and visual art because their narratives have continued to prove compelling and fascinating in different languages‚ historical eras‚ and social contexts (the myths of Odysseus‚ Heracles‚ and Oedipus are just a few examples). Literature and art of all kinds
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VISUAL ARTS: Painting‚ Sculpture & Architecture -PAINTING- MADONNA AND CHILD PAINTING IN MINOR BASILICA OF THE BLACK NAZARENE‚ CITY OF MANILA I: Introduction Nature Painting is the art of creating meaningful effects on a flat surface by the use of pigments. Significance II: Subject What is it about? Madonna and Child painting is about the Blessed Virgin Mary with her son Jesus Christ painted in a more eloquent style using a new color that is far from other Blessed Virgin Mary icon.
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De Leon‚ John Louie D. C. De Leon‚ Jose Carlo D. C. Dizon‚ Maria Dominique S. 1. Should social scientists be permitted to conduct replications of Milgram’s obedience experiments? Zimbardo’s prison simulation? Can you justify such research as permissible within the current ASA ethical standards? If not‚ do you believe that these standards should be altered so as to permit Milgram-type research? Social scientists should not be allowed to undertake replications of Milgram’s obedience experiment and
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Week 1 Quiz (Chapters 1 & 2) Return to Assessment List Part 1 of 1 - 100.0 Points Question 1 of 10 10.0 Points The branch of economics that examines the impact of choices on aggregates in the economy is: A.positive economics. B.normative economics. Correct C.macroeconomics. D.microeconomics. Answer Key: C Question 2 of 10 10.0 Points When we are forced to make choices we are facing the concept of: A.ceteris paribus. B.free goods. Correct C.scarcity. D.the margin
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ITC 101 Chapter 5 1. Standalone computers increase employee productivity as much as computer networks. () 2. Computers can exchange data over networks of clearly delineated size. () 3. The major problem of discovery is the huge amount of information available. ( ) 4. Metasearch engines search several engines at once and integrate the findings of the various search engines. ( ) 5. Commercial portals are intended for broad audiences and offer fairly routine content. ( ) 6.
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The Study of Humanity (Essentials Ch. 1) You can’t hope to gain an understanding of your own culture until you leave it for another. Only then do the unconscious habits‚ values‚ and standards of your own culture come to your attention. Edward T. Hall (1914-2009) Beyond Culture‚ 1976) ❑ Anthropology: a broad‚ comprehensive‚ ambitious scientific discipline
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1. Question : Qualitative research is the use of numerical data and statistics to understand human behavior. Student Answer: True False Instructor Explanation: This material is covered in section 2.3 of Cultural Anthropology. 2. Question : Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is the idea that our language determines the way we see the world. Student Answer: True False Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: 3. Question : Cultural
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observed value of x compares to the mean 5.29 Weekly demand at a grocery store for a brand of breakfast cereal is normally distributed with a mean of 800 boxes and a standard deviation of 75 boxes‚ a. What is the .probability that weekly demand is (1) 959 boxes or less? (2) More than 1‚004 boxes? (3) Less than 650 boxes or greater than 950 boxes? b. The store orders cereal from a distributor weekly. How many boxes should the store order for a week to have only a 2.5 percent chance of running short
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1. Which of the following describes what would happen when toxic waste is accidentally spilled into a groundwater system? A) Gasoline and kerosene would float on the water table‚ but most pesticides break down chemically when they reach the water table. B) Gasoline and kerosene would float on the water table; ethyl alcohol would dissolve and disperse in the groundwater. C) Sulfuric and nitric acids would sink to the bottom of the aquifer; kerosene would accumulate as a layer just below the water
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