covers 35.02 sq. miles or approximately 90.69 sq. kilometers. The reason this geological activity occurs is because the African and Aegean plates collide and the African plate subducts under the Aegean Plate (“Santorini‚ Greece”). This creates the Ionian trench and the volcanoes of Cyclades and one of them is Santorini (“Santorini‚ Greece”). Santorini had one of its’ largest eruptions around 1645 BC (“The Minoan Eruption‚” 2004). It’s actually believed that this eruption may be the story behind the
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beginning of human civilization and development of philisophy people believed in the idea that Gods who basically controlled every individual aspect of human existence controlled the world. Although the Greek culture didn’t believe in Animism‚ an Ionian named Thales adopted this idea in his own way. Thales was born in the Greek city-state of Ionia in the mid 620’s(BC.) Thales did not only study knowledge philosophy‚ but also practiced science‚ history‚ engineering‚ geography‚ and politics.
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The Rise of the Greek City-States The 8th century BC witnessed Greece’s emergence from the Dark Age and a simultaneous growth in prestige of the Greek cities. These cities would come to dominate political life and regional administration. The Polis‚ or city-state‚ perhaps developed first on the Greek coast of Asia Minor‚ in places such as Smyrna. The situation of the cities‚ surrounded by non-Greeks‚ would naturally focus on the urban centers. Such places were walled for defense. On the Greek
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Humanities Name ________________ Mr. Kelly & Mr. Waterman DBQ – Barbarian Invasions Introduction: Much of the Roman frontier followed the natural boundaries of the Rhine and Danube rivers across Europe. On the other side of these rivers were territories the Romans never brought under their control and tribal peoples such as the Goths‚ Franks‚ Vandals‚ and Huns. By the middle of the fourth century CE‚ many Roman governors had allowed these so-called “barbarians” to settle on the Roman side
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General Knowledge Notes: Bach Biography The Well-Tempered Clavier Piece Mozart Biography Sonata form Piece Chopin Biography Piece Liszt Biography Piece Debussy Biography Piece Bach – Biography When? Where? What did he do? Major Life Events Chopin – Biography When? 1810 - 1849 Where? Warsaw‚ Poland What did he do? Chopin was dissatisfied by the audience who only expected technical exhibition from performers‚ which was the musical fashion in Paris in the 1830s Chopin virtually
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roughly from 700-600 B.C. This art period drew inspiration from eastern countries like Anatolia‚ Syria‚ Assyria‚ Phoenicia‚ and Egypt. Throughout this time period there was a significant increase in the number of Greek colonies within Asia minor. Ionians in particular began to colonize this area which lead to the development of an increased appreciation for ionic and oriental style. A taste for luxury and delicacy arose along with special attention to detail‚ elaboration‚ and texture. Additionally
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The Pleistocene epoch is the period that began 2.6 million years ago and lasted till about 11‚700 years ago. The last ice age occurred there with glaciers covering large parts of the world There were five ice ages that occurred during the time since Earth’s creation and probably many more before humans. The Pleistocene Epoch is the first time that Homo sapiens evolved into being at the end of the era the Epoch Humans could be found all around the earth the Pleistocene Epoch was the first epoch in
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shipping was a natural outcome. Greece is the South Eastern most regions on the European continents. It is defined by a series of mountains‚ surrounded on all sides except the north by water‚ and endowed with countless large and small islands. The Ionian and Aegean seas along with the many deep bays and natural harbors along the coast lines allowed the Greeks to prosper in maritime commerce and to develop a culture which true inspiration from many sources‚ both foreign and indigenous. The Greek world
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present name? a) 1 January 1951 b) 15 June 1971 c) 21 August 1991 d) 1 November 1973 2. Which of the following states is to the north of Karnataka? a)Maharashtra b)Kerala c)Tamil Nadu d)Orissa 3. Which sea is to the west of Karnataka? a) Ionian b) Adriatic c) Arabian d) Beaufort 4. Which is the official language of Karnataka? a) Tulu b) Konkani c) Kodava d) Kannada 5. When did the British annex Kanara? a) 1757 b) 1799 c) 1780 d) 1805 6. Which kingdom in Karnataka did the British
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songs were about love‚ but most were fun or vulgar satires. 4. What are modes? Describe at least one type of mode. alternative tonalities (scales) that can be derived from the familiar major scale by starting on a different scale tone. Key of C‚ the Ionian scale would be C D E F G A B. The other familiar mode is Aeolian. 5. What is polyphonic music? How does it differ from monophonic music? A texture consisting of two or more similarities line of independent melody‚ as opposed to a musical texture
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