Pre-Socratic Philosophers Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy 1. Who Were the Presocratic Philosophers? Our understanding of the Presocratics is complicated by the incomplete nature of our evidence. Most of them wrote at least one “book” (short pieces of prose writing‚ it seems‚ or‚ in some cases‚ poems of not great length)‚ but no complete work survives. Instead‚ we are dependent on later philosophers‚ historians‚ and compilers of collections of ancient wisdom for disconnected quotations (fragments)
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Quiz 1 Why is the Epic of Gilgamesh a first in known literary works? Answer Selected Answer: It is the first to confront the idea of death Correct Answer: It is the first to confront the idea of death Question 2 0 out of 4 points According to our text‚ what did the Hebrews believe their status as "chosen people" meant? Answer Selected Answer: They were favored by YHWH‚ the Hebrew god Correct Answer: They were to set an example of a higher moral standard Question
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creatures so that they can execute their job as guardians of the palace because from the front the creature is standing still‚ but from the side is a different perspective where the creature is active and gliding. As I take the Greek Statue of a Kouros I felt restricted‚ stiff and rigid because the left leg is forward‚ but the arms are at the side representing the dichotomy between freewill‚ shown by the movement of the leg‚ and the rules of society shown by posture of the arms to the side. However
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EXAM I VOCABULARY Paleolithic and Neolithic Vocabulary to Know: * Paleolithic – 40‚000-8‚000 BC Old Stone Age‚ mankind produced * Neolithic – New Stone Age 1. Comes about at different times at different locations due to ice age ending unevenly 1. Development of organized system of agriculture (replacing hunting gathering community) 1. Domestication of animals 1. Permanent architecture (year round settlements) * Iconography – pictoral representations * sculpture
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In ancient Greece‚ Agrigento‚ Sicily used to be the Greek city of Akragas. It was known as one of the richest and the most famous of the Greek colonies. Sicily became wealthy in the 8th century BC due to Greek colonization . From the Southern Greek mainland many settlers colonized on the island. At the height of ancient Greece culture‚ Akragas was very prosperous with an estimated population of 300‚000. Sicily had many monumental temples than any other Mediterranean area due to this reason. The
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History Paper Whether in the fifth century B.C.E or the first century C.E‚ Greek art has maintained continuity among its theories since its inception. Throughout history‚ the Greeks have been perfecting their human sculptures. The Metropolitan Kouros (600 B.C.E) and the Spear Bearer (450 B.C.E) are made centuries apart but have the same Greek interest of the human anatomy. However‚ because of the time difference‚ it is clear that the Spear Bearer is more advanced. The same idea goes to the marble
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Compare the evidence of a Nordic presence in the Americas before the arrival of Columbus with the evidence of a West African presence during that period. It has been said by historians that the Nordics and the West Africans were in the Americas before Columbus arrived in 1492. Though evidence‚ such as oral sagas‚ tracing routes which it was said they took‚ artifacts‚ skeletal remains‚ among others‚ have been found to prove that they could have been present; there are still debates as to whether
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Geometric period: 900-700 BCE. The earliest form of Greek artistic decoration‚ after the decline of the Minoan and Mycenean cultures‚ is the Geometric period. It is characterized by block form and triangular shapes‚ which represent human forms. Abstract shapes fill the spaces surrounding these figures‚ as in represented in Garner’s “Art through the Ages” page 108 image 5-2‚ Geometric krater form the Dipylon cemetery‚ Athens Greece‚ ca. 740 BCE. As well‚ Bronze statues are simplistic and more
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Throughout different time periods and civilizations come many different types of art that would never be comparable to those of another time or place. There are also the pieces that come from a completely different time and place‚ but yet they can still be compared to one another. The Torso of a God (Egyptian‚ New Kingdom‚ Dynasty 18‚ last decade of the reign of Amenhotep III‚ Granodiorite‚ 1359-1349 B.C.) and the Statue of Asklepios (Greek‚ Hellenistic period‚ Pentelic Marble‚ 2nd century B.C.)
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HUM 2210 Study Guide: Exam 2 Identify the Following Art and Architectual Works Works of Art aligned to Cultural Periods Minoan Period Bull-leaping fresco from the Palace of Minos‚ Knossos‚ Crete‚ ca. 1500 B.C.E. Priestess with Snakes‚ Minoan‚ ca. 1600 B.C.E. Mycenaean Period Lion Gate‚ Citadel at Mycenae‚ c.a. 1500-1300 B.C.E. Funerary Mask (gold)‚ possibly of Agamemnon‚ c.a. 1500 Greek: Archaic Period Funerary Krater with “Geometric” Decoration‚ c.a. 750 B.C.E
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