later turned into a religious and ceremonial centre for Athena the cities patron and protector. -It was destroyed by Persian troops in 480 BCE and was going to be left and a memorial site of ruins but Perikles convinced them to rebuild it. 5.31 Parthenon‚ Acropolis Athens 447-432 BCE -KALLIKRATES AND IKTINOS -Pantelic Marble -Has the pediment‚ frieze‚ triglyph‚ metope‚ architrive‚ abacus‚ mechinus and necking -Athens‚ Corinth and Sparta. -Depicted gods and goddesses who they believed were immortal
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occasionally) scratch their names on the rock. It is not just Petra that is in danger of destruction. More than 600 million tourists a year now travel round the globe‚ and vast numbers of them want to visit the world’s most treasured sites: the Parthenon‚ the Taj Mahal‚ Stonehenge‚ the national parks of Kenya. The tourist industry will soon be the largest industry in the world‚ and it has barely reached its 50th birthday. Many places that were once remote are now part of package tours. Will nothing
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Religion‚ many say that it has hampered the development of culture‚ that it has caused more harm to human kind than good. While it is true that many wars have been fought on religious principle‚ it is also true that western civilization is founded on the principles of religion- for better or for worse. Major religious movements have shaped the actions of leaders‚ caused brilliant minds to advance technology‚ and provided muses to the great artists of the world. Religion has produced some of the
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(the region around Paris)‚ where prosperous urban populations had sufficient wealth to build the great cathedrals that epitomize the Gothic style. The earliest surviving Gothic building was the abbey of Saint-Denis in Paris‚ begun in about 1140. Structures with similarly precise vaulting and chains of windows along the perimeter were soon begun with Notre-Dame de Paris (begun 1163) and Laon Cathedral (begun 1165). By this time it had become fashionable to treat the interior columns and ribs as if each
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Test 3: DIRECTIONS (chapters 12‚13‚14) (20 questions worth total 10 points). • Save the test as a word doc. NOT PDF Save the file with your last name‚ first name‚ test 1 . For example:Harmon_Susan_test1 • You will get a 0 if you do not save it this way and as a word doc. • Open Book test‚ not timed‚ not proctored‚ 24 hours to complete. • Due Sunday‚ November 2 by 5 pm‚ via email. The test will be posted in the Announcement page‚ at the Assignment page and sent to each student via email by Sunday
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What factors promoted the authority of the Capetian Kings of France in the Twelfth century? France in the eleventh century had been a fragmented land‚ divided into federal principalities‚ or mini-states ruled by princes or dukes. Though they recognized the King of France’s authority they did not expect him to exercise it in their individual territories. Feudalism increased the power of these mini-states in the twelfth century‚ and was the tool used by the Capetian Kings of France to advance their
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‘tanneries’ and ‘mills’ demonstrate the quiet‚ undisturbed life of those living in Amiens. However‚ these simplistic images are contrasted with the evident affluence of some of the residents‚ ‘substantial gardens’‚ highlights the grandeur of the setting. The repetition of ‘substantial’ used to describe both the gardens and the characteristics of Azaire reiterate the stability of the lives of the people of Amiens. This is somewhat ironic‚ as the readers know that this idea of constancy will soon
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------------------------------------------------- Act 2‚ Scene 1 | Original Text | Modern Text | | Enter DUKE SENIOR‚ AMIENS‚ and two or three LORDS‚ like foresters | DUKE SENIOR‚ AMIENS‚ and two or three LORDS enter‚ dressed like foresters. | 5 10 15 | DUKE SENIOR Now‚ my co-mates and brothers in exile‚Hath not old custom made this life more sweetThan that of painted pomp? Are not these woodsMore free from peril than the envious court?Here feel we not the penalty of Adam‚The seasons’
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Battle of Hamel The Battle of Hamel was a major turning point of World War 1. It set the centre stage for future engagements such as Amiens and was the quickest and more efficient battle in the history of the war. The Battle of Hamel took place on 4th July of 1918 and the operation was overseen by John Monash‚ an Australian general. It was executed by the elite soldiers of the 4th division as well as newly conscripted Americans. The objective was to take the town of Hamel‚ France for the Allies
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Egyptian Architecture It is as difficult to condense in one short chapter the sequence of architectural history in Egypt as it is impossible to over-estimate the interest that it offers to artists and historians. For there is not one period in History that is not richly represented here by characteristic and wonderful monuments. --In order to refrain from becoming absorbed by one or other of those periods‚ we will arrange the monuments under six chronological headings: The Pharaonic Times.
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