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    Submitted by Williams‚Sierra on 8/26/2014 3:19:29 PM Points Awarded 8.00 Points Missed 22.00 Percentage 26.7% 1. This writing outlines an ideal society based on justice and reason‚ but not on democracy. The ideal state was authoritarian. A) The Republic B) The Oresteia C) The Allegory of the Cave D) The Apology E) None of the above. Table for Individual Question Feedback Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 Correct Answer(s): A 2. The Song of Roland was inspired by A) the Vikings

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    Compare and Contrast Essay “Parthenon and the Pantheon” From two entirely different times‚ the Pantheon and the Parthenon share similarities‚ along with a world of differences‚ in form‚ function‚ themes‚ belief‚ and messages about their respective civilizations. By comparing these two structures‚ it is easy to see why the knowledge of context and culture is important to understand and interpret art. The Pantheon was built in 126 AD in ancient Rome as a temple to the seven gods of the seven

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    The Temple of Amun-re at Karnak and the Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens have distinctive architectural enhancements and refinements that were put together to create‚ not just a building‚ but a significant piece of aesthetically pleasing architecture made for worship. One of the most mysterious places in ancient Egypt was the inside of a temple. They were the homes of the gods and goddesses and very few people were allowed to see the inside. Karnak temple was a solar temple based on the principles

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    established under Napolean * France * 1804 * Forbade privileges based on birth‚ allowed freedom of religion‚ and specified that government jobs should go to the most qualified * Treaty of Amiens * Treaty between the French Republic and the United Kingdom. * Amiens * 1802 * Temporarily ended hostilities between the French and British * Battle of Trafalgar * Naval battle between the British‚ French‚ and Spanish in the War of the Third Coalition

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    BCE. Contained within the mount‚ is the complex of temples dedicated to Athena-Nike and Athena-Parthenon‚ the Parthenon‚ as it is typically referred to‚ is the most well known structures in this temple complex. All made of marble‚ the Doric structure is a masterpiece of construction‚ created in the wake of the destruction of the previous structures during the Greek city-states war with Persia. The Parthenon sculptures typically “alluded to the Greeks’ struggle against the Persians‚ for instance‚ through

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    Illustrations Book‚ Plate 16: Athens: Parthenon. South metopeXXXI. Lapith and centaur. 447–439 BCE (1.3 x 1.3 m). In no more than 500 words: (i) briefly provide the context of this sculpture (ii) discuss the ways in which its subject matter conveyed a political message to Athenian viewers Metopes were situated on the outside of the Parthenon building they are high reliefs carved into rectangular slabs placed over the columns. There are 92 Metopes on the Parthenon building‚ which relate to four different

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    The Elgin Marbles / Parthenon Sculptures I read two articles on the internet that provided some very interesting points in regards to the “Elgin Marble” which are better known as the “Parthenon Marbles.” Between 1801 – 1805‚ Thomas Bruce‚ Seventh Lord Elgin‚ procured the marble art and took them to Britain. Lord Elgin’s original intentions were to obtain some sketches and plaster casts made of the great sculptures and reliefs on the Parthenon and other nearby ruins. At the time Greece

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    clean lines. 1. http://www.ehow.com/how_5526113_compare-contrast-greek-roman-architecture.html 2. Henri Stierlin‚ Greece; From Mycenae to the Parthenon‚ Taschen Press‚ First Edition‚ 2001. p. 52 The first attempt to establish a sanctuary for the Greek goddess Athena Parthenos in the Athenian Acropolis‚ Athens‚ now known as the older‚ or Pre-Parthenon‚ was destroyed by the Persians shortly after the Battle of Marathon‚ around 480 BCE. The intent of the present structure was to eradicate any humiliation

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    shows the major archaeological remains. Figure 3 shows the Parthenon which is one of the most famous buildings of Ancient Greece. It was built on an ancient hilltop of the gods‚ “facing Mt. Hymettos to the east and the Bay of Salamis to the west” (Ching pg‚ 130). “The east and west facades were lined with eight towering Doric columns‚ making it the only octastyle‚ peripteral temple built in ancient Greece” (Ching pg‚ 130). The Parthenon was built to give thanks to Athena for the salvation of Athens

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    architecture around the globe significantly. The main similarity between the two is that they both were temples to the gods. The differences here is that Parthenon was made to celebrate Athena‚ the patron goddess of Athens‚ while the Pantheon was made to celebrate all the Roman gods and goddesses. Another difference is the structure of the two temples. The Parthenon is a rectangular structure‚ while the main structure of the Pantheon is made to contain a sphere. The fronts of the two structures look very close

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