1. How is Corbet’s Burial at Ornans an assault on bourgeois values? -He painted a scene that would normally be reserved for something religious and was highly controversial during the time. He took a step that went against the bourgeois values by not caring about the class definitions that were socially acceptable. He painted something that he “shouldn’t” have‚ but it brought him instant fame. 2. How do Japanese prints influence the works of Degas? - Degas was influenced by Japanese prints in
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Europe in Turmoil: Foreign Influences on Tenth Century Europe The aptly named “Dark Ages” of European History is now reflected upon as being a pivotal moment in Western Civilization. The dark ages are defined as a moment when the great Roman civilization had fallen‚ and Europe slipped into a period of retrograde. Complex societies collapsed and all the achievements of the Greek and Roman periods were forgotten. Europe declined intellectually‚ artistically‚ philosophically as well as politically
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Assignment 2: Project Paper: Harlem Renaissance Poets Karron Scott Prof. Josiah Harry HUM 112: World Cultures II 11/27/2012 The Harlem Renaissance was a wonderful allotment of advancement for the black poets and writers of the 1920s and early ‘30s. I see the Harlem Renaissance as a time where people gather together and express their work throughout the world for everyone to see the brilliance and talent the black descendants harness. The two authors I picked were W.E.B Du Bois and Langston
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Art History Europe CHAPTER 19 – Italy and Spain‚ 1600 to 1700 In the Catholic countries of Europe‚ the style which started to emerge around 1580 and prevailed to the mid 18th century is known as Baroque. The baroque style is characterized by a return to naturalism accompanied by a theatrical presentation involving intense emotion and an expansion of scale and complexity. Art works often capture a moment in time. Paintings and sculptures break into the space of the viewer. This occurs partly in
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Two very different regions of the world‚ Europe and Japan‚ each independently developed very similar systems of feudalism‚ in which vassals held land from lords in exchange for military service. This system played a huge role in what these countries would grow to become. In both regions‚ the decentralization of the time period led to the development of constitutional governmental structures‚ and the distinct separation of classes impacted the creation of similar societies in which there was greater
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12 member states were introduced to the Euro‚ rendering currencies such as the Deutschmark‚ Lire and Franc illegal tender. To understand the full impact of the Euro‚ one has to discuss the reasons behind the introduction‚ and understand the effects and impact a single currency would have on the economies of the countries as well as the impact it has on the largest single market‚ in terms of trade and labour. There were clear benefits of having a single currency such as promoting cross‐
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CHANGE AND CONTINUITY OVER TIME ESSAY TOPICS Students should organize these essays with three chronological paragraphs. Each essay will traditionally cover only one historical period but each period has numerous sub-periods. The periods in AP World History include: I. Broad Historical Periods and Sub-Periods A. Foundations Period 1. Prehistory: 1‚000‚000 BCE to 5000 BCE 2. River Valley Civilizations: 5000 BCE to 1200 BCE 3. Classical Civilizations: 1200 BCE to 600 CE B. Post-Classical
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Witchcraft during the Renaissance opened new cognitive ideas about the supernatural for the people of that time. The printing press‚ one of the tools responsible for learning back then‚ was invented by a witch of the Renaissance; Johannes Gutenberg. With this new invention‚ books and bibles containing religion were printed. Because of this‚ it led to the witch trials of the 15th and 16th centuries. With the curiosity of the renaissance‚ astrology‚ alchemy‚ and magic became widely discussed and furthered
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CREATIVE EUROPE MEDIA Sub-programme SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT SINGLE PROJECT AND SLATE FUNDING GUIDELINES WARNING: The present call for proposals/ guideline is subject to: the final adoption of the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the Creative Europe Programme (2014-2020) hereafter referred to as ’the programme’ by the legislative authority without significant modification‚ a positive opinion or lack of objection by the committee established
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