The Mauryan period is an important period in the history of Indian art and architecture‚ with the foundations for Indian art being laid‚ which would later reach their height during the golden age of the Guptas. Our main pieces of evidence and material come from the time of the great Mauryan king Ashoka. Some of the finest examples of Ashokan art‚ are the famous Ashokan pillars that he erected across the country. These columns were works of art‚ architecture and engineering. The pillar was made out
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social and economic boundaries between individuals. Arguably the strongest indictment of the class system in the novel and the most impacting from a Marxist viewpoint comes in chapter 11‚ ‘ The car plowed uphill through Tevershall‚ blackened brick dwellings‚ the mud black with coal dust‚ it was as if dismalness had soaked through everything’‚ ‘ Tevershall‚ that was Tevershall! Merrie England! Shakespeares England? No‚ it was producing a new type of mankind‚ over-conscious in the money and social and
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The Neolithic Revolution was a shift in the way people lived. From being hunter-gatherers to people who cultivated crops and had livestock to take care of. During this time the one thing that changed dramatically was the way people obtained food. This dramatic change caused other shifts as well. Daily life adjusted entirely. With more time on their hands they found themselves doing more activities and making their life easier. This new changed caused civilization to develop into what it is today
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Abstract: The rural settlement within the Malda district highlights human attempts for the livelihood and building the habitat on the diverse geographical landscapes. The characteristics of its natural endowments‚ social conditionality and historical antecedents and most importantly the human efforts gave the rural countryside a certain kind of social and morphological characteristics. The morphological characteristics of the villages have been collected from the different natural regions of the
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theorized that the city had experienced a massive amount of flooding more than the usual because the movement of the tectonic plates in the north and west caused mud to erupt‚ which in turn‚ dammed the Indus‚ causing massive ponding and flooding for many decades. Another theory is the decay of their sewage system since it was made out of baked bricks‚ the wastewater from the drains could have contaminated their drinking water‚ giving them diseases like cholera. Another possible reason is famine‚ skeletons
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They were very beautiful‚ but not quite as sturdy as the other two. The columns were sometimes replaced with load-bearing statues called Caryatids. Greek Homes Greek houses were probably the most common of all buildings. They were built out of mud‚ and bricks. They all had a few rooms for dining‚ cooking‚ bathing‚ and sleeping. To conclude about Greek homes‚ most Greek citizens spent their time away from home‚ so little architectural specialties were put into the households. Ancient Greek Temples
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As a matter of comfort we generally like‚ need‚ and want to define home as: Home is where your heart is most happy. Home is a place where you are loved unconditionally. Home is where you feel safe and protected. Home is where I am right now. The physical reality is this: “Home is located in the place you are best at adapting in” A Home May Be A House‚ But A House Isn’t Always A Home A home is the place where you feel welcomed. It’s the place you look forward to going to at the end of the day. It’s
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the goldfields‚ diggers walked or rode long distances over rough tracks‚ because proper roads had not been built. Diggers had to make their own shelters when they arrived. Most lived in tents or bark huts. Houses‚ hotels and shops of timber‚ tone or brick were built on the bigger goldfields when people began to settle there. Daily Needs: It was difficult for people to meet their daily needs on the goldfields. They had to carry most of their supplies to the goldfields with them. Few shops existed
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agricultural economies began at the start of the Neolithic age. During this time food was still gathered from the wild but they also cultivated wheat and barley and raised sheep‚ goats and pigs for food. The Neolithic farmer began to build permanent mud-brick homes‚ giving rise to towns and later cities and states. Tool making continued to develop. Flint was easy to shape and produced razor sharp edges for arrowheads‚ knives and scrapers. Stone was tougher and was ground for hammers‚ axes and chisels
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which is the land where the Tigris and Eurphrates rivers meet. Mesopotamia is also known as The Fertile Crescent because of its fertile soil which is good for farming. The Sumarians had a lot of achievements‚ they built a number of cities using mud bricks‚ they developed copper and bronze tools and weapons‚ and they developed the world’s first known writing. These achievements had a big impact on other civilizations. Their ideas spread across Mesopotamia and their features and styles
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