The ancient civilizations had several different aspects that made up the land and the people. Craft specialization is frequently used to gauge different levels of social complexity‚ it’s also seen as a main motivator in the expansion of the social hierarchical arrangement. A argument that we tend to see is the significant difference concerning craft specialization and craft industrialization in civilization is usually overlooked. Since foregoing investigations we can determine the functions of craft
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Response to Question 1 According to Mary Pratt‚ “contact zone” is a term “to refer to social spaces where cultures meet‚ clash‚ and grapple with each other‚ often in contexts of highly asymmetrical relations of power‚ such as colonialism‚ slavery‚ or their aftermaths as they are lived out in many parts of the world today” (Pratt 487). In Pratt’s speech “Arts of the Contact Zone‚” she uses terms‚ such as autoethnography and transculturation‚ to help demonstrate the reasoning of her ideas. The main
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The Taj Mahal "crown of buildings"‚ pronounced "the Taj" is a mausoleum located in Agra‚ India. It is one of the most recognizable structures in the world.[citation needed] It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife‚ Mumtaz Mahal. It is widely considered as one of the most beautiful buildings in the world and stands as a symbol of eternal love. Taj Mahal is the finest example of Mughal architecture‚ a style that combines elements from Persian‚ Islamic and Indian architectural
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Comparison between Aztecs and Mayans and Incas Aztecs and Mayans are both an ancient civilizations that once both lived in Mexico. The Aztecs lived in the central part of the country and spoke a language called Nahuatl. The word Aztec comes from the language Nahuatl‚ meaning people from Aztlan‚ which was the mythological place for people speaking the truth. There main contribution they left behind is the pyramids and the culture. The Mayans were well known for the Written language that they
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Salzburg with its architectural masterpiece being able to be beautifully conserved as it was slowly developed over the Middle Ages to the nineteenth century. Machu Picchu with its beautiful authenticity with the most extraordinary urban creation of the Inca Empire‚ which would be a good archaeological source. But their all-missing one thing they’re all not the Arc de Triomphe with its beautiful History inscribed onto the arc. Although it is a not a natural site but a cultural site it still is an outstanding
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The Incas and Mayans were both civilizations that did not reign for very long‚ but still left their mark in history. They both were different‚ yet remained similar in society‚ trade‚ and religion. First off‚ the two civilizations were different in their societies. The Incan people were separated amongst one another based upon social rank. They held a class system that held rulers and wives as the highest level to farmers‚ herding families and conscripts as the lowest. The Mayans‚ however‚ were
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Machu Picchu was an Inca site built in the 15th century‚ most likely constructed as an estate for emperor Pachacuti (1438-1472). This popular archaeological site is located in the Cusco Region‚ Urubamba Province‚ Machupicchu‚ District‚ Peru on a mountain ridge above the sacred valley. This makes the site 2430 meters (7970 feet) above sea level. Although Machu Picchu was a very beautiful place‚ it was abandoned by most citizens during the Spanish Conquest. The remaining inhabitants likely died from
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The creation myth‚ Enki and Adapa‚ is known as one of the most important creation myths to history that originated in the Sumerian society. The myth has then went on to influence other societies‚ especially those that came after the Sumerians. Enki and Adapa proves why humans are immortal and holds other exclamations during that time; told though the characters‚ Anu‚ Enki‚ and Adapa. This myth has been shown to be the most important because of what others can conclude from the story and about those
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constantly asking themselves. There are many different myths‚ theories‚ and stories out there that people turn to for these answers. Some of the most common creation stories are from the Cheyenne people‚ the Caddo and Mayan tribes and the Greeks and Hebrews. Although these stories are somewhat similar‚ they are also different in many ways. One similarity between these creation stories are the archetypes found throughout them. In the myths from the Cheyenne‚ Caddo‚ and Mayan people‚ plus the Greek
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Cited: World Religions From Ancient History to the Present editor: Geoffrey Parrinder‚ copyright 1971‚ The Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd. Essays On a Science of Mythology Carl Jung‚ copyright 1949‚ Pantheon Books Inc. Myths To Live By Joseph Campbell‚ copyright 1972‚ Viking Press Religions of the World Lewis M. Hopfe‚ Copyright 1976‚ Prentice-Hall Inc. Mythology Edith Hamilton‚ copyright 1942‚ Little Brown Inc. Encarta ’95 copyright 1995‚ Microsoft corp.
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