Greek art is considered to be a staple in art history just based on the advances they made in art. The greeks had great work in the fields architecture‚ making statues‚ and pottery. The most notable Greek building is the Parthenon‚ which was specifically temple architecture. The Parthenon was a worship temple built in
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The Greeks had a very similar way of practicing their religion. Like the Greeks the Aztecs were a polytheistic religion. Many of these gods and goddesses were used as an explanation. People in the ancient world didn’t know how to explain what was going on in their surroundings so they used these gods and goddesses to explain these things. These gods and goddesses were given offerings from time to time‚ so they can be pleased. People mostly did this so they can have something in return. For example
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lives‚ in the way they took breaks from work and toil to enjoy games to being able to adapt to anything. The concept focused mainly on the achievements‚ values‚ and abilities of humans. These three values are apparent in the Doryphoros‚ and the Parthenon temple. The Doryphoros‚ a sculpture by Polyclitus and also called the Spear bearer‚ is a great example of the combination of these three ideas. This sculpture is well known as the Canon‚ being perfect in proportion of body parts. It also embodies
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DECONSTRUCTION IN FASHION Deconstruction was a revolutionary approach introduced by Frenchman Jacques Derrida in the study of literature. He applied his theory onto Western Metaphysics to expose its flawed nature and in an attempt to question the basic of the basic‚ the nuances (possibly unconscious to the author himself/herself) that contribute to the hemming and taking apart‚ the constructing and de-constructing within a text. J. Hillis Miller has described deconstruction this way:
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archaic kouroi‚ mainly athlete figures‚ are thus regularly shown ’at ease’‚ one leg relaxed‚ with a complementary shift in the shoulders‚ and the whole emphasized by contrasts of rigid and relaxed in limbs. The new style is best expressed in the Parthenon marbles of about 450-435 BC but there was a preceding style of some importance - the Early Classical‚ sometimes called the Severe Style‚ which is exemplified in the sculptures for the Temple of Zeus at Olympia. Here the figures are mainly lifelike
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5:51 PM How did the Delian League become the Athenian Empire? Outline I. Thesis a. The Delian League‚ founded in 478 B.C.‚ started out as an early confederation of Greek city-states‚ with the common goal dealing with the Persian threat that had presented itself earlier. As time passed‚ the dominant member of this confederation became Athens‚ and soon after‚ the Delian League turned into an unofficial Athenian Empire after the Athenians defeated the Persians. II. Body- 1st paragraph a. Background
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modules/weeks.) Each learning activity is due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of the module/week assigned‚ except Learning Activity 8 The “Elgin Marbles” are Ancient Greek art from The Parthenon in Greece‚ named this after Lord Elgin. The ancient art was acquired by Britain‚ initially through Lord Elgin’s removal from the Parthenon during his time as an Ottoman ambassador in Athens‚ Greece. He somehow convinced the Ottoman emperor to allow him to take the ancient art‚ beginning in 1805. The British government
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distinguish one place from other places. In Greece‚ you have a very religion type of country. Houses are made to represent the Parthenon‚ which to the Greeks‚ is the home of Athena. Rather in‚ Chicago‚ you have very modern houses that don’t symbolize really anything. It relates to relationships within places also because in the movie‚ the family’s house in Chicago resembles the Parthenon‚ which you wouldn’t exactly see in such a city. It can also relate to movement because the family is constantly on the
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Good paper‚ Got a C+ on it. 3-4 when double spaced. Said there was some grammer mistakes Greek Architecture Greek architecture has been noted as some of the world’s finest buildings known to man kind. Such as the Parthenon‚ and the temples they built to their Gods‚ have been studied over for many years. The way these structures were built is fascinating. The Three Greek Orders of Architecture Greek architecture is broken down into three orders. These orders were determined by the way that the
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The Ancient Greek Period The Parthenon The Parthenon is part of a large sanctuary‚ situated on one of the highest areas of the Greek city Athena: the Acropolis. The Parthenon reflects the climax of the Ancient Greek architecture because of the balance and the elegance of the enormous building. The Temple was build between 448 and 432 before Christ‚ during the Ancient Greek Period and is an example of the Ionic temple architecture. Phidias built the temple for the Greek goddess Athena pathenos
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