The Egungun performance is a sect of the community-wide masquerade dances‚ which are often found in the Yoruba and Benin cultures. These rituals are ancestral masquerades preformed within Yoruba culture and the Republic of Benin. Ancient African rituals vary largely in their performance and meaning. The term Egungun often refers to all masked figures found among the ritual‚ which are those targeted by Leonce Raphael Abgodjelou in his art exhibit. The Egungun ritual is a performance funeral‚ marking
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Chris Allen Mrs. Mentlewski World History 29 September 2014 Early Civilization Practice Comparative Essay Comparing ancient Egypt‚ Mesopotamia‚ India‚ and China’s technology there is an equivalence between each civilization and the same goes when discovering their distinctions. Take into account the massive gaps of time between the use of certain technology across each civilization. Therefore China adopted the technology of Mesopotamia while developing much of their own. Although ancient Mesopotamia
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In the list of top singles badminton players around the world‚ Saina Nehwal ranks 3rd currently and the highest ranking she has reached till date was 2nd in 2010. Saina is the first Indian woman to make it to the quarter finals of the badminton singles at the Olympic Games in 2008‚ Beijing. She is one of the greatest badminton players India has ever produced. She has brought India into limelight in the world of badminton. Before Saina happened‚ only two players Prakash Padukone and Gopichand draw
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End of last ice age 14‚000 BCE First potter’s wheel 6‚000 BCE Agricultural development reaches West Africa 10‚000-5‚000 BCE Era of Neolithic Revolution 7‚000 BCE Transition to use of bronze 4‚000 BCE Rise of Catal Huyuk 2‚000 BCE Hunting and gathering – Means of obtaining subsistence by human species prior to the adaptation of sedentary agriculture; normally typical of band social organization. Neolithic Age – The New Stone Age between 8000 and 5000 BCE; period in which adaptation
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Essay #1 The Palace of Knossos‚ a Minoan mud brick and timber structure on a shallow stone foundation‚ featuring a central courtyard‚ was constructed on an acropolis. It was a place for rulers to reside‚ shrines for religious ceremonies to be worshipped‚ the industrial production of objects‚ and administrative duties. Ample hallways‚ stairways‚ chambers‚ and light wells supplemented the ambitiously built structure. There were plenty of columns to mark he four awe inspiring entrance passages
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relocated to Park Avenue‚ replaced by the currently standing Olympic Tower. Eventually‚ the city’s skyscrapers began to enclose the cathedral‚ no longer holding its power based on height. The ground-breaking concept of the Olympic Tower‚ with its bronze colored glass mixed with its extensive height almost completely‚ obscures the north spires of St. Patrick’s
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1. Pastoralism- the practice of raising livestock 2. Bronze Metallurgy- the study of the chemicals of the metal Bronze 3. Iron Metallurgy- the study of the chemicals of the metal Iron 4. Nile- gives people fresh water and is a major source for Egypt. The yearly activity is that it floods the river valley and moist fertile land is left behind. The resource the Nile has is the floodplain full of fertile land 5. Cataract- an unnavigable stretch of rapids and waterfalls 6. Delta-
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The king was a religious leader as well as the political leader. Innovations: 1. The Shang were excellent bronze workers‚ very primitive in agriculture‚ had a written language‚ the art of bronze-work‚ two-horsed chariots‚ and created the first decimal system. 2. Silk and the decimal system. 3. The decimal system and silk. Technology: 1. Chariots. 2. Silk‚ decimal system‚ chariots‚ bronze‚ etc. 3. We all use the decimal system today in life and they’re have been many uses for silk and of course
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Polykleitos was a Greek sculptor in bronze of the fifth and the early fourth century BC. Next to Phidias‚ Myron and Kresilas‚ he is considered the most important sculptor of Classical antiquity. He was of the school of Argos‚ a contemporary of Phidias and‚ in the opinion of the Greeks‚ his equal. Diadumenos means “diadem-bearer”. This statue represents a youth adoring his head with a fillet after victory in an athletic contest. The original bronze probably stood in a sanctuary such as that
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battles‚mythology‚ and the ruler of Ancient Greek. Some examples of rulers of Ancient Greek are Polycrates‚Periander‚Evagoras‚etc. What Material Did They Use To Build Sculptures. They built the sculptures out of entirely used bronze or marble.It was easy to use bronze and marble because it was very easy to form and was very durable.Chryselephantine (kris-elefan-tin)Sculptures used gold that often were in leaf form that were used to build the hands and the
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