education‚ religion‚ theater‚ and the arts‚ but they also had a great influence on architecture. The Greeks created details of architecture that are used in many of our governmental buildings‚ an example would be the columns that where used on the Parthenon. The contributions to architecture of Ancient Civilizations are all around us everywhere. You
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17. Who was Rome’s most notable representative of the Golden Age of Latin literature? What is the name of his famous epic? 18. The arch constituted a clear technical advance over the device used by the Greeks in buildings such as the Parthenon. What was that device? 19. What public works did the Romans consider their most significant technological achievement? 20. The Romans were the first to use something that made possible cheap large-scale construction. What was it? 21. How
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Greece during Age of Pericles A wise and able statesman named Pericles led Athens during its golden age. Honest and fair‚ Pericles held onto popular support for almost thirty two years. He was a skillful politician‚ an inspiring speaker‚ and a respected general. He has dominated the life of Athens from 461 to 429 B.C.‚ this period has often been called the Age of Pericles. He had three goals‚ first to strengthen Athenian democracy‚ second to hold and strengthen the empire‚ and the last to glorify
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Geometry‚ as stated above with the pentagram example‚ that it intrigued the Ancient Greeks. They studied the ratio for most of the same reasons mathematicians study it today. They found it to have unique and interesting properties. It is said that the Parthenon‚ among other Greek architecture have many proportions approximate to the golden ratio. Other classical buildings and structures have been said to have been modeled off of the golden ratio‚ so it can be argued that the artists and architects who designed
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Poseidon gave the town their first horse. The townspeople agreed that Athena would make a better god that is how the city got the name Athens. Their city built a beautiful temple and statue in her honor of her on top of the hill Acropolis‚ known as the Parthenon. Athena is a virgin goddess‚ but has a son. She is part mother of Erichthonius through an attempted rape by Hephaestus‚ whose seed spilled on her leg. Athena wiped the seed and
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Flannery‚ Maura C. “Biology as Art.” The American Biology Teacher 69.5 (2007): 304–308. Print. In this article‚ Flannery reviews the connection between modern art and biology‚ looking specifically at realism and surrealism and anatomy (of humans‚ plants‚ and animals). The first artist mentioned is Paul Stankard‚ who created beautiful paperweights replicating plants. Flannery notes that the weights “depict tiny human blood vessels” within the small plants (304). Surrealism in art depicting biology
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Some of the greatest actors come from the worst backgrounds. This is especially true for Misha Collins. He had a rough childhood and yet he is one of many successful actors. He has played many roles in different movies and television shows‚ and he has won many awards because of it. Misha Collins is a lovable and multi-award-winning actor‚ kind-hearted husband‚ and even created charity-related organizations and groups. Though Misha Collins has had a troubling childhood‚ it never stopped him from
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Greeks developed three architectural systems‚ called orders‚ each with their own distinctive proportions and detailing. The Greek orders are: Doric‚ Ionic‚ and Corinthian. In the Doric order‚ Parthenon which is the temple of Athena Parthenos‚ Greek goddess of wisdom‚ on the Acropolis in Athens. The Parthenon was built in the 5th century BC‚ and despite the enormous damage it has sustained over the centuries‚ it still communicates the ideals of order and harmony for which Greek architecture is known
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A scientist in a broad sense is one engaging in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge. In a more restricted sense‚ a scientist is an individual who uses the scientific method.[1] The person may be an expert in one or more areas of science.[2] This article focuses on the more restricted use of the word. Scientists perform research toward a more comprehensive understanding of nature‚ including physical‚ mathematical and social realms. This is distinct from philosophers‚ those who use logic toward
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assignment is worth a total of 60 points. Please make sure you have answered all questions prior to submitting. Once you click the submit button‚ you will not be able to return to this section. Question 1 of 60 What type of columns does the Parthenon have? | Alsacian | | Ionic | | Corinthian | | Doric | Question 2 of 60 In 490 B.C.E. the Athenians defeated the Persians at the Battle of | Plataea. | | Miltiades. | | Marathon. | | Miletus. | Question 3 of 60 Which
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