Minoan and Mycenae Civilization Comparison During the civilizations of Minoan Crete and Mycenae of mainland Greece‚ many changes impacted Minoan civilization in which some cultural legacies of the Minoans survived after the Mycenean takeover of the Minoans. Both Minoan and Mycenean civilizations share some differences and similarities‚ which shaped their cultural legacies. Many factors‚ such as technology‚ trade‚ geography‚ art‚ military‚ government‚ and society‚ changed or continued with
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cone shaped or with an arched roof‚ in front of it there is entrance passage and the plural of this ancient Greek word is tholoi. Tholos started to be built and used by the Minoan period which was located in Crete‚ and then used and developed by the Mycenaean period which located in Peloponnese‚ and both are in Greece. In the Minoan period which was from 2‚700 BC to 1‚450 BC. They were a peaceful people so they were not concerned about building walls around their citadels and they were perfect in architecture
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The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus‚ an almost anomaly of animals in general. This creature is found “in the temperate rainforests of the Olympic Peninsula on the west coast” (Zapato). They can reach the size of around 30 centimeters. The tree octopus is amphibious and have adapted so they can stay on land‚ even though they much prefer the water. Many do not realize that this animal mainly relies on touch and sight. This animal is evolved with its eight tentacles and the suction cups on them‚ allowing
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Rachel Perkins Hum 230 Woman Leaning near a Vase of Flowers Edgar Degas 1865 Oil painting on 29"x36 ½" canvas. This oil painting by Degas contains an enormous centerpiece of chrysanthemums‚ painted with natural colors and realistic detail. To the left of the arrangement is a glass pitcher full of water. Both of these items rest on a table covered by a earthy toned tablecloth with a muted‚ indistinct pattern. Most interesting‚ is the
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Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance and Octopus Card System Lam Ka Chun 3035069794 The University of Hong Kong CCST9029 Cyberspace Crime: Technology and Ethics Dr. K.P. Chow Ms. Chan Vivien Pui Shan Abstract This article is about the leakage of data of the Octopus card company. In 2010 ‚ Octopus sold the information of their clients to 6 companies for promotion and made a profit of 44 million Hong Kong dollars over 4.5 years .In view of the case of Octopus case‚ this article will go through
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The Greek Vases are the one of the most eminent art creations during the beginning of the 6th centuries and the end of the 4th centuries‚ the gallery of early European art / ancient Greece & Rome art from the museum‚ the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Center for the Visual Arts‚ have included and introduced several red and black figure vases from Greek. The one that appeals to me from a multitude of art pieces is the “Neck Amphora‚ 575-550 BCE‚ Black-figure terra cotta”‚ which was the vase created by
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Greek Vase Painting‚ Archaic and Classical Periods A Comparison of Back and Red-Figure Painting Rich Grudzinski Art History One Black-figure and red-figure painting techniques were the most popular methods of painting vases and other vessels during this period. A third method‚ the white-ground technique was too delicate for everyday use and was mainly used for making lekythoi (a type of pottery used for storing oil‚ commonly placed in Greek graves as offerings to the deceased). Therefore
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Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations were very sophisticated and artistic in many ways. Both of this civilizations had very much in common as they both develop a style of writing‚ made art‚ build buildings‚ trade‚ had similar military‚ and had agriculture growth because of the weather. This explains a lot about these two societies meaning that even though their beliefs and most of their lifestyle was different‚ they lived good (most of the people). Their geography also shows that they were close to
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Comparative Commentary In this commentary I will compare the Poem Octopus’ by Pat Lowther (text A) to the article in the Toronto Globe an Mail written by Anne Mcllroy (text B). The theme of both texts is the same‚ namely how we can learn from animals. In text A the writer focuses on the Octopus‚ whereas text B gives a number of short descriptions of different animals. In both texts the animals is compared to a machine. For example in text A "like a machine dreamed by Leonardo"‚ an example which
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“Hunting Octopus in the Gilbert Islands” is an interesting short story about Sir Arthur Grimble who is stationed in the Gilbert Islands and recounts his experiences in short stories. The short story offers an interesting insight into the lives of the natives and shows what extreme lengths the islanders must go through to get food and have a little bit of fun along the way. Grimble starts the story by describing with great detail how the islanders hunt octopus. The description of the hunt shows how
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