Introduction: In every scene of a country’s life‚ there has always been a leader at the forefront of it all. Many countries have flourished under the good leaders while they have been destroyed by the bad ones. However‚ the question that begs to be asked is what is a leader and where are they usually found? According to John C. Maxwell‚ a leader is one who knows the way‚ goes the way‚ and shows the way. Leaders know the way and since they know the way‚ they would have to test it out and when that
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Architecture Ancient Egypt Architecture - is the architecture of ancient Egypt‚ one of the most influential civilizations throughout history‚ which developed a vast array of diverse structures and great architectural monuments along the Nile‚ among the largest and most famous of which are the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Great Sphinx of Giza. Egyptian Architectural Columns The Great Pyramid of Giza‚ which was probably completed c. 2580 BC‚ is the oldest and largest of the pyramids‚ and is the
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Greece. Surrounded by the new Athens‚ the Parthenon still stands proudly over it‚ a reminder of the old aura of the city. The Acropolis and its Parthenon are the ultimate achievement of the city’s classical architecture and symbol of greatness. Parthenon is a building which was burnt by Persians when it was under construction. It is basically a construction of a Greek temple dedicated to Greek goddess Athena Pallas or Parthenos (virgin). The Parthenon is a temple of the Doric order with eight columns
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France is a unique country. With its romantic language‚ first of its kind art and architecture‚ and world known food‚ France is very far from an ordinary‚ run of the mill country. The French language is a member of the Romance group of the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. It is know as the language of lovers. French is spoken as a first language by more than 70‚000‚000 people‚ mainly in France‚ then Belgium‚ Switzerland‚ in former French and Belgium colonies in Africa and
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Peterborough cathedral- magnificent façade of a gothic screen with three enormous arches 12. Salisbury cathedral- 750th foundation in 2008; contains the world’s oldest working clock (1386 AD); spire is the tallest for this period (123 m); tallest in uk today 13. St. alban- one of the largest churches in the world in the middle age‚ timber ceiling 14. Well’s cathedral- west front is said to have the finest collection of statuary in Europe
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Romans also made what became the very common round‚ domed temple. The main temple of a Roman city was the capitolium. The Pantheon‚ the famous temple in Rome‚ was a sample for some of the modern day cathedrals and churches. The Classical Period Temples became much larger and more elaborate. Parthenon‚ one of the most famous structures ever‚ was created during that period. The Greeks held many religious festivals in honour of their gods. The purpose of festivals was to please the gods and convince
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History of Sculpture Prehistoric Periods Much surviving prehistoric art is small portable sculptures‚ with a small group of female Venus figurines such as the Venus of Willendorf (24‚000–22‚000 BC) found across central Europe; the 30 cm tall Lion man of the Hohlenstein Stadel of about 30‚000 BCE has hardly any pieces that can be related to it. The Swimming Reindeer of about 11‚000 BCE is one of the finest of a number of Magdalenian carvings in bone or antler of animals in the art of the Upper
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Renaissance painters turned to mathematics and many‚ including Piero della Francesca‚ became accomplished mathematicians themselves. Contents [hide] * 1 Overview * 2 Ancient times * 2.1 The Golden Ratio * 2.1.1 Pyramids * 2.1.2 Parthenon * 2.1.3 Great Mosque of Kairouan * 2.2 Polykleitos * 3 Renaissance * 3.1 Paolo Uccello * 3.2 Piero della Francesca * 3.3 Notre Dame * 3.4 Albrecht Dürer * 3.5 De Divina Proportione * 3.6 Da Vinci * 4 Industrial
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University of Phoenix Material French Revolution and Napoleonic Era Worksheet 1. Essay Explain‚ in 1‚050 to 1‚400 words‚ how the following ideas and ideals influenced the events and motivated the participants in the French Revolution: Liberty Equality Brotherhood Hubris Fiscal irresponsibility Democracy Technology The French Revolution was a quest for liberty‚ and centered on people who wanted their freedom. They wanted to be treated as equal participants in the community‚ not as slaves for
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present. In Florence Italy there stands a baptistery. It resides west of the Florence Cathedral‚ which was modeled after the baptistery. The Cathedral began in 1296 by Arnolfo di Cambio. Although the two resemble each other‚ they are considered to be from two different styles. The Baptistery of S. Giovanni is categorized as Romanesque while the cathedral is considered Gothic. The exterior of the cathedral doesn’t appear to be Gothic‚ it’s the interior that is. The baptistery possesses
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