The Reconstruction era was put into effect by Congress in 1866 and lasted until 1877. Reconstruction was aimed at reorganizing the Southern states after the Civil War. The reconstruction plan granted the means for readmitting the southern states into the Union‚ and tried to come up with the methods by which whites and blacks could live together in a non-slave society. America’s position as a country was established on principles of freedom but those beliefs were weakened by slavery. At the end
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cultures of varying time periods‚ portray the human body: the Venus of Willendorf‚ the Woman from Syros‚ Menkaure and Khamerernebty‚ the Snake Goddess‚ and Weary Herakles. The first work of art that focuses on the human body is from the Paleolithic Age‚ dates from 28‚000 to 25‚000 BCE‚ and is known as the Venus of Willendorf. It was given this name after its discovery in Willendorf‚ Austria. Made of limestone and at a mere four and a half inches high‚ the Venus of Willendorf was thought to
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When one refers to the Neolithic era‚ the two main monuments that typically come to mind are Stonehenge and Durrington Walls. Stonehenge‚ one of the most famous monuments of the Neolithic era was built in Southern England between 2900 and 1500 BCE. On the other hand‚ Stonehenge’s counterpart‚ Durrington Walls was erected not too far off from Stonehenge around 2600 BCE. While both of these monuments were created during around the same period of time and had slight structural similarities‚ for the
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Jacques Marsal‚ Simon Coencas‚ and Georges Agniel‚ came upon a long forgotten cave- Lascaux. The Lascaux cave‚ now a World Heritage site‚ has been called the Lascaux bestiary. A revolution occurred in the creation of art during the Upper Paleolithic Era in Europe. Beginning around 40‚000 B.C.‚ records shows that modern humans replaced Neanderthals and remained the only hominid inhabitants across Europe. At about the same time the earliest art was created. These creative achievements fall into
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Attitudes Towards Animals in Neolithic and Assyrian Times Animals have been viewed differently by different cultures. This is evident when comparing the wall painting of a deer hunt from the Neolithic period (Gardner‚ 38) and the reliefs of Ashurbanipal hunting lions and the dying lions from the Assyrian dominated period of the ancient near east (Gardner‚ 56). The deer hunt scene‚ painted at Catal Huyuk c. 5750 BC‚ depicts several humans hunting two large deer and one small deer. The reliefs
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Earliest inhabitaion * England was inhabited from about 3000 BC * These the builders of Stonehenge were excellent astronomers‚ had extraordinary engineering skills and a complex social organization. * Celtic tribes invaded England around 700 BC * The celts Bronze weapons ensured their victory over the previous settlers. * The next invaders were the Romans. * They arrived in 43 AD and stayed for 400 years. * The Romans drove the Celts or Britons into Scotland and Wales
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A Woman from Willendorf - fat lady with penis boobs Venus of Willendorf 25‚000 BCE made of limestone Goddess‚ no face Woman from Willendorf‚ c25000 BCE. oldest sculpture known. anatomical exxageration. possible fertility idol. paleolith representation of women B Lion Human from Germany- 30-000-26000 BCE‚ mammoth ivory‚ tactile (cannot stand on its own) seen from all sides. not life like or found in nature. C Loacoon and His Sons‚ 1st century CE. 2 sculptors‚ Athanadoros‚ Hagesandros
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A History of Clothing Long long ago‚ in a time very different from the one today‚ two cavemen‚ Borg and Org‚ were out looking for something tasty to eat. They had just realized that they could use a rock-sharpened stick to help kill the wild game that roamed their forest home. They were now in for another invention. As they trekked through the wilderness‚ they did not find their way to grandma’s house‚ no‚ they got hopelessly lost‚ with no GPS to call upon they settled in a pleasant clearing
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slavery. In addition‚ the three Civil War Amendments - the Thirteenth‚ Fourteenth and Fifteenth - seem to have guaranteed African Americans full civil and political equality. However‚ the end of the Civil War and the beginning of the Reconstruction era (1865-1877) proved to be a false dawn for the four million slaves in the former Confederacy and border states. During this period‚ attempts were made to improve the civil‚ political and social position of the former slaves. In March 1865‚ before
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The Venus Willendorf and Laussel During the Upper Paleolithic era artists created a wide range of small sculptures. These sculptures were made from various materials‚ including ivory‚ bone‚ clay‚ and even stone. They represented humans‚ as well as animals; they even combined them at times. Most of the sculptures from this time show a high level of skill. From this time‚ there were two very influential sculptures‚ The Venus of Willendorf and the Venus of Laussel. This paper will discuss both
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