WORLD HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY Early Humans Australopithecines1st to grow the opposable thumb Homo Habilis“Man of Skill”‚ Traits‚ 2.5-1.5 million BC‚ Brain size = 700 cubic cm Achievements Made tools from lava rock‚Use tools to cut meat and crack bones‚ Homo Erectus‚ “Upright Man” Traits‚1.6 - 30‚000 million BC‚ More intelligent and adaptable‚ Brain size 1‚000 Cubic cm Achievements Used intelligence to develop technology Neanderthal Traits‚ 200‚000 – 30‚000 BC‚ Brain size 1‚450 cubic cm Powerfully built
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of Ancient Egypt was undoubtedly in their architecture associated with religion. <br> <br>"Temples‚ tombs and pyramids all have witnessed this earth for thousands of years. What better than to say that these architectural achievements show us that Egypt’s greatest virtue lay in its architecture" <br>(Fumeaux:11‚ 1964) <br> <br>When one travels to Egypt‚ what does he/she see pyramid after temple after tomb‚ each standing the test of time. One stands out they are all associated with religious
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education‚ religion‚ theater‚ and the arts‚ but they also had a great influence on architecture. The Greeks created details of architecture that are used in many of our governmental buildings‚ an example would be the columns that where used on the Parthenon. The contributions to architecture of Ancient Civilizations are all around us everywhere. You
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The Laocoon Group from page 96 in our text (Fig. 3.30). This statue depicts a scene from Virgil ’s Aeneid. The scene takes place shortly after attempting to warn the Trojan ’s not to bring the horse into the city‚ Laocoon goes to the altar of Poseidon with his sons to make a sacrifice when all three are attacked and killed by two sea serpents sent by the gods. This was because of the warning and it is even mentioned that is specifically for throwing his spear at the horse and piercing it.
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ART 1/PREHISTORIC THROUGH GOTHIC ART Chapter 1: The Birth of Art 1-5 Nude Woman (The Venus of Willendorf)‚ 28‚000-25‚000 B.C. 1-6 Woman Holding a Bison Horn‚ from Laussel 25‚000-20‚000 B.C. 1-7 Two Bison‚ 15‚000-10‚000 B.C. 1-9 Bison‚ detail of cave at Altamira‚ 12‚000-1‚000 B.C. 1-10 Spotted Horses and Negative Hand Prints‚ cave at Pech-Merle‚ 22‚000 B.C. 1-11 Hall of Bulls‚ Left wall‚ 15‚000-13‚000 B.C. 1-14 Stone Tower‚ Jericho‚ 8‚000-7‚000 B.C.
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World History H 27 September‚ 2013 Comparing Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece Alexis Windle Mr. Schugsta World History H 27 September‚ 2013 Word Count- 1‚332 Thinking about ancient civilizations is rather puzzling for me. Imagine no technological ways of communicating and not having many people to communicate with anyway. In the simplest ways‚ the first groups of people were able to create rather complex and often successful ways
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be traced back into the times of the Romans and Pyramids. For example‚ the Great Pyramid of Giza‚ which was built in 2560 BC‚ is one of the earliest ways the Golden Ratio was used. The length of each side of the base is 756 feet while the height of the Pyramid when build was 481 feet. If you divide 756 by 481‚ you would get 1.5717 which is very close to the Golden Ratio. Another good example of the Golden Ratio is in Athens Greece. The Parthenon‚ which was build during 440 BC‚ uses the Golden
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THE UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING SCHOOL OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDING SCIENCE NAME: NYAGAYA SAMUEL PETER REG. NO: B02/0966/2014 IMPORTANCE OF MATERIAL CULTURE IMPORTANCE OF MATERIAL CULTURE Material culture consists of the physical elements that define the culture of a society‚ this include the tangible and visible instruments that show the technological development of that society. These are the materials that
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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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Written Assignment #2 Comparative Analysis of Greek and Roman Temple Architecture The Parthenon in Athens The Pantheon in Rome Today‚ I will attempt to compare two religious structures belonging to the Classical style of the Ancient Greek Architecture: the Parthenon of Athens (Greece) and the Pantheon in Rome (Italy). They both have visible differences and similarities in architecture and perhaps had parallel purpose and functions when they were built. First of all‚ there is an abyss of time
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