Flamenco is an individualistic folk art‚ a genuine Southern art form‚ which was mainly originated by Andalusian gypsies. It exists in 3 forms: El cante‚ song‚ el baile‚ dance and guitarrra‚ guitar playing. Its roots also are with Arabs‚ Spanish Jews and socially outcasted Christians. The flamenco essence is song‚ which is usually accompanied by guitar and improvised dance. Complex rhythmic patterns and sophisticated footwork differs from other European dance forms. The word "flamenco" has
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URBAN GEOGRAPHY TERMS Action space—The geographical area that contains the space an indivdual interacts with on a daily basis. Annexation—the process of legally adding land area to a city. Beaux arts—This movement within city planning and urban design that stressed the marriage of older‚ classical forms with newer‚ industrial ones. Common characteristics of this period include wide thoroughfares‚ spacious parks‚ and civic monuments that stressed progress‚ freedom‚ and national unity. City
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Sandra Berbari Men‚ women and schools of thought have reformed and/or revitalized the Jewish tradition. How well does this statement reflect the impact on Judaism of ONE significant person or school of thought? Moses Maimonides was born in Cordoba Spain‚ in 1135. At the age of 13‚ he and his family were forced to move out of Spain due to Muslims invading the area. They made it to Palestine but couldn’t live there because of the Crusades at the time. During Maimonides’ journey he was taught
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Chapter 6: The First Global Civilization: The Rise and Spread of Islam * Islam literally means "submission‚" the self-surrender of the believer to the will of the one‚ true God‚ Allah * 7th c CE followers spread from the Arabian Peninsula and began a sequence of conquest and conversion that would forge the first truly global civilization * Within decades the Muslims conquered an empire that spread from Spain in the west to central Asia in the east * Islam was spread by merchants‚ holy people
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Imam Mosque Isfahan Imam Mosque‚ is a mosque in Isfahan‚ Iran standing in south side of Naghsh-i Jahan Square. Built during the Safavid period‚ it is an excellent example of Islamic architecture of Iran‚ and regarded as one of the masterpieces of Persian Architecture. The Shah Mosque of Esfahan is one of the everlasting masterpieces of architecture in Iran. It is registered‚ along with the Naghsh-i Jahan Square‚ as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its construction began in 1611‚ and its splendor is
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Mexican Independence In New Spain‚ the Bourbon monarchies in 1808-1810 encouraged some creoles leaders to strike for total independence under the cover of Ferdinand. On July 1808‚ Napoleon’s capture of Charles the VI and Ferdinand the VII‚ and capture of Spain reached Mexico causing intense debate between Mexican elites. Creoles and Peninsulars prepared to take power and ensure their group would have power over the other; New Spain‚ like other Spanish colonies‚ went through the crisis of the Bourbon
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LATIN AMERICAN REVOLUTIONS (1800-1914) By: Kayla‚ Keith‚ and Jesus WHAT INSPIRED THE LATIN AMERICAN REVOLUTIONS? The American Revolution (1776) and the French Revolution (1789) inspired individuals in Latin American colonies to declare independence from Spain. WHY WOULD LATIN AMERICA WANT TO BREAK FREE? • Spain controlled trade and only used it to benefit Spain its self • Colonies were only allowed to trade with Spain and no one else • Under a complete control of Spain • Spain kept the money
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styles‚ heavily influenced by the Blue Mosque inIstanbul‚ Turkey. It has 22 domes made from a composite material of glass fibre fabric mixed with epoxy resin to make it durable and light. Concept of this mosque is “mosque in a garden”. They got this concept from another mosque that is masjid Othmaniah in turki. The interior designs of this mosque are combination of Malay culture and European style. This is one of the big mosque in kuala lumpur. This mosque can . . accommodate 17‚000 worshipers
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semester‚ was Prayer in the Mosque by Jean-Lèon Gèrome in 1871(87.15.130). This oil on canvas depicts the interior of a mosque in seventh century Egypt and reminded me of the readings we had done on Al Andalus from Jarbel Rodriguez‚ where the description of a mosque in Spain is found. Prayer in the Mosque is an oil on canvas painting created by a French artist. The history surrounding this painting is that Jean-Lèon had traveled to Egypt to visit a seventh-century mosque in Cairo‚ Egypt and many
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Religious Architecture: Comparative Study (Wells Cathedral and Friday Mosque‚ Isfahan) The purpose of this research is to compare and contrast two selected religious buildings‚ one of which Islamic‚ and another that is Christian. This will respectively exemplify and illustrate the development of Christian and Islamic styles of religious architecture before the end of the 14th century. The research will mainly focus on the importance of furniture design and interior decoration in each of the two
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