Harappa A large well and bathing platforms are remains of Harappa’s final phase of occupation from 2200 to 1900 BC. Shown within Pakistan Location Sahiwal District‚ Punjab‚ Pakistan Coordinates 30°37′44″N 72°51′50″ECoordinates: 30°37′44″N 72°51′50″E Type Settlement Area 150 ha (370 acres) History Periods Harappan 1 to Harappan 5 Cultures Indus Valley Civilization Site notes Condition Ruined Ownership Public Public access Yes Harappans is an archaeological site in Punjab‚ Pakistan‚ about 24 km
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Emergence of Native Empire (Group 2) Cristobal‚ Lorraine Laxamana‚ Chelsi Nato‚ Joie Remigion‚ Lyndon Sambat‚ Ezekiel Sta. Romana‚ Catherine Mesopotamia 5000 BCE-600 BCE Mesopotamia (from the Greek‚ meaning ’between two rivers’) The ’two rivers’ of the name referred to the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers and the land was known as ’Al-Jazirah’ (the island) by the Arabs referencing what Egyptologist J.H. Breasted would later call the Fertile Crescent‚ where Mesopotamian civilization began. Lasted
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------------------------------------------------- History of money The history of money spans thousands of years. Numismatics is the scientific study of money and its history in all its varied forms. Many items have been used as commodity money such as natural scarce precious metals‚ cowry shells‚ barley‚ beads etc.‚ as well as many other things that are thought of as having value. Modern money (and most ancient money) is essentially a token — in other words‚ an abstraction. Paper currency is
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MCO473: Sex‚ Love‚ & Romance in the Mass Media • FALL 2009 • Dr. Mary-Lou Galician STUDY GUIDE FOR EXAM #1 (MIDTERM EXAM) TUESDAY‚ October 6‚ 2009 — 3:00 P.M. SHARP* 75 items (2 points each: possible total = 150 points) — 50 minutes *If you come to the exam after even just ONE student has completed the exam and left the room‚ we cannot let you take this exam (and you will have 75 points deducted from your total course points) — SO BE ON TIME! You also cannot leave the exam and return
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26 JUDY CHICAGO’S DINNER PARTY A Personal Vision of Women’s History JOSEPHINE WITHERS In the fifteenth century‚ Christine de Pisan dreamt of building an ideal city for eminent and virtuous women‚ and with the help of her three "muses‚" the sisters Reason‚ Rectitude‚ and Justice‚ she reflected on the many women in history and mythology who might live together in this Cité des Dames. Almost exactly four centuries later‚ the American sculptor and feminist Harriet Hosmer envisioned a beautiful temple
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Prostitution Tina M.Chatmon Ins. Fionnuala Regan May 20‚ 2013 Prostitution I am sure we have all heard the old cliché “Prostitution is the world’s oldest profession” correct” Well‚ contrary to that old fallacy‚ prostitution is almost certainly not the world ’s oldest profession‚ but it has been present in nearly every civilization and throughout all recorded human history. I can say with some confidence that wherever there has been money‚ goods‚ or services to be bartered‚ somebody has
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In partial fulfillment of the requirements in Theology 201 Introduction to Human and Christic Peace Studies Mr. Rommel C. Jocson Student Sr Malou Solijon‚ MAT Professor October 2012 INTRODUCTION Different people in the Bible‚ whether great or common‚ imparted important roles in the history of our salvation. They can be our role model in living the faith in this present world. Let me focus on Jonah‚ the prophet‚ who played a great role in the Old Testament people especially to the
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Humbaba- demon who guards the forest; head is taken as a trophy by Gilgamesh and Enkidu Shamhat- Temple prostitute who seduces Enkidu Enlil- god of earth wind and air Ishtar- goddess of love and fertility. and war Ninsun- mother of Gilgamesh. goddess. wife of Lugulbanda Lugulbanda- Third king of Uruk Shamash- sun god‚ brother of Ishtar Anu- father of the gods Summary The story begins with Enkidu in the forest. A man sees him and is afraid so he goes to the king‚ Gilgamesh‚ and asks for a prostitute
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CLA204 Lecture 1 Notes What is myth? - mûthos (ancient Greek) – “story”‚ “plot” of a narrative - myth – “a traditional story of collective (social) importance” – character‚ plot‚ temporal and special setting - mûthos (story) + logos (account) = “study of myth”‚ mythology - set in distant past or time so long ago when humans did not exist - mythical place – ie. garden paradise‚ world of the dead‚ etc. Circulation of Myth: oral (Orpheus‚ Homer‚ Hesiod) literary (Ovid‚ Euripides) artistic
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Symbolization in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Symbolism is a literary technique used in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight to give a deeper significance to the plot. The poem is littered with symbolisms. The symbols juxtapose one another and provide structure and symmetry within the story. The symbolisms also have specific historical context that adds to the story line and influences how the reader interprets the poem. Sir Gawain’s pentangle on his shield and the acceptance of the girdle from
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