style. The Chartres Cathedral‚ uses the rib vault which allows a thin stream line look and not the need for the heavy weighted walls as the Pantheon. Use of a rib vault allowed for large gaps in the walls and did not jeopardize the soundness of the structure‚ and stain glass windows were placed in abundance. In contrast to the barrel vaults‚ like the Pantheon‚ built with only one source of illumination‚ called the oculus. Both styles‚ with large open space on the inside‚ the roundness of the dome
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male/female roles b) Understanding the role of women in the domestic sphere c) Unconventional thinking about gender roles 9).According to polytheistic religions‚ deities that are often group in families referred to as: a) Anthropomorphic b) Pantheons c) Non of the Above 10. Which of these groups of scholars argue that humans are religious because of the need for emotional balance? a) Psychologists b) Anthropologists c) Theologians 11. Studying the religions of others is inimical to our
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Imagine a place where nobody could get water. And even the people who did often died due to contamination. People had to deal with that‚ until the Romans came along. The Romans solved this problem by building aqueducts along the whole city‚ providing clean water to everyone. The Romans pushed the boundaries of engineering‚ much farther than anyone before their time. They made aqueducts‚ concrete‚ they built roads‚ better bridges‚ the Colosseum‚ revolutionized the arch‚ and many more things. Aqueducts
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Nils Tangemann Josh Holland English A SL C-Code Section: Part 3 Works read: Satrapi‚ Marjane. Persepolis. Pantheon. New York. 2003 Question: How and why is a social group represented in a particular way? The Display of Revolutionists in Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis In Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis there are several important social groups that all play a role towards creating the whole picture that describes little Marji’s everyday life in 1970s Iran. The nature of the revolution during that
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Over thousands of years‚ art has irrefutably been the most accurate technique to ever capture crucial moments in human history. From ancient cave paintings to the impressionist movement‚ all the way to present-day graffiti‚ art has been constantly recording these significant turning points in history through physical representations that we continue to find‚ observe‚ and interpret. gives us the perfect way to seize these moments and let us peek into a world that our minds can only imagine. That
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In classical-era mythology‚ twelve Gods and Goddesses ruled from Mt. Olympus. Zeus was the deemed the king of the Gods and Hera his queen. This pantheon of twelve Gods and Goddesses are considered the Olympians‚ representing primary aspects of life such as war‚ love and death. Six male gods exist in the pantheon‚ two (Zeus and Poseidon) were born of Titan Gods themselves and overthrew their father to rule the universe. Hades‚ their brother‚ also fought by their side‚ but after the victory he
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What Motivated Vladimir I to convert to Christianity and how did the new religion change the culture of Eastern Slavs? Paganism was a mental mindset of the Eastern Slavs living in a world where a majority of the European countries surrounding them had already converted to a monastic religion. Vladimir I‚ a great prince of Kiev‚ reigned from 980 till 1015 and succeeded in the mass conversion of the Eastern Slavs.1 Throughout his reign Vladimir’s agenda had always been to strengthen his empire‚ in
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DOCUMENT-BASED QUESTION: Daoism-Buddhism Directions The following question is based on the accompanying documents. (The documents have been edited for the purpose of this exercise). The question is designed to test your ability to work with and understand historical documents. Write an essay that: • Has relevant thesis and supports that thesis with evidence from the documents. • Uses all or all but one of the documents. • Analyzes the documents by grouping them
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Bibliography: Herodotus. “The Histories.” In Landmark Herodotus‚ edited by Robert B. Strassler‚ 282-306. New York: Pantheon Books‚ 2007.
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onto the Roman republic. The Romans worshiped many gods and spirits‚ each of whom was in charge for a different part of life. The ancient Romans adopted gods from other cultures as well like Dionysus‚ the Greek god of wine or Isis from the Egyptian pantheon who was concerned with reincarnation. The Roman Emperors were sometimes worshiped after their deaths. The Roman Emperors would show their devotion to their favored deities by building temples to them. The Romans would sometimes leave offerings at
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