The Incas were a truly interesting race of people with a unique culture and religion. Though they lived long ago‚ we can still uncover information about their lives through the artifacts they left behind. These relics enable us to better understand their cultural development‚ and allow us to take a glimpse into their lives all those years ago. Many of the artifacts were directly traced to their cultural roots. One fascinating treasure was called the quena‚ a musical instrument invented by the Incas
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While visiting the Los Angeles County Museum of Art I was struck by a piece by the title of Fragment of a Painted Assyrian Relief. This piece‚ made by the Akkadian culture during the Mesopotamia Era‚ is approximately 10 3/8 x 5. 1 ¾ inch in size. This fine‚ yet very ancient‚ work is crafted out of limestone. Fine‚ durable‚ brown stone and red pigment‚ it is especially found in Northern Iraq. Having a short written record‚ this relief sculpture once formed part of a much larger composition‚ and it
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The dual complexity of your desired structure could potentially allow for a powerful architectural presence for this dynasty. Our society has been given a gift in its proximity to various prime natural elements; located in the abundancy of the Nile River‚ I propose a structure that will not only fulfill the requirements of the building’s functionality‚ but also be aesthetically pleasing and timeless. I decided on this particular location because a structure of this caliber should be constructed where
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Mentuhotep II Nebhepetra Describe the most important features known from that king ’s reign and the surviving sources of evidence about them. Mentuhotep II Nebhepetra is considered to be most famous for reunifying Egypt under Theban rule‚ thus ending the turmoil of the First Intermediate period and establishing the far more stable Middle Kingdom. The beginning of his reign seems relatively peaceful until evidence suggests that 14 years in‚ the last phase of civil war between Herakleopolis
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ASSIGNMENT 1: ESSAY Tutankhamen died young. However his cause of death is unknown. Did he die of an injury‚ illness‚ or was he murdered? Name: Katrina Price Professor: Alan Rogers Course: HUM111 Date: 11/2/2014 King Tut was born in 1341 B.C. and given the name Tutankhaten‚ which meant “the living image of Aten.” He was the 12th king of the 18th Egyptian dynasty and the last heir of a powerful family that ruled Egypt and its empire for centuries. The same year he took power he married his half-sister
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The “culture” of Egypt’s Old Kingdom (Dynasties 3-6‚ about 2649-2150 B.C.) was one of the most dynamic periods in the development of Egyptian art. During this period artists learned to express their culture’s worldview‚ creating for the first time images and forms that endured for generations. Architects and masons mastered the techniques necessary to build monumental spectacular structures in stone. Sculptors created the earliest portraits of individuals and the first
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This is the north wall of Tutankhamun’s Burial Chamber‚ it is showing three different images‚ Tutankhamun‚ as the living embodiment of Horus who was the son of Osiris‚wearing the double crown with the uraeus complete with the flail and crook regalia‚ Tutankhamun depicted as Osiris the father of all Egypt and Tutankhamun depicted as his Ka. These images can be interpreted as Tutankhamun depicted as the Father‚ the Son and Holy Spirit. The North Wall depicts three important rituals – the Opening the
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The Brass Head of Queen Mother is both detailed and realistic depiction of a Queen Idia‚ the Benin ruler from the 16th century. Her expression is solemn and posture of the head is regal‚ she appears to be looking down on the viewer‚ no matter the angle the bust is viewed from. The tall crown also adds to her stature. The amount of care a specific posture indicates to me that she was a widely respected queen. The Brass Plaque Depicting the Oba Esigie is another brass work from the ancient Benin Kingdom
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Princess Taytu Betul the de facto leader of Ethiopia in the 1800’s. She is a unique figure in her culture. She defeated an invading European country Italy. The concept I am going to use is anti- imperialism. Many other African countries were ruled by the Europeans‚ but not Ethiopia because of Taytu.Her relationship with her husband was viewed as good/bad cop. Her story is so unique and interesting.She was from a lower class‚ ethnic group and Ethiopia who became an empress. She defeated a European
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Wereshnefer was a priest of the goddesses Mut‚ Nephthys‚ Sekhmet‚ Neith‚ and Satis. Although his offices were in temples from Aswan to Koptos in Upper Egypt‚ his tomb‚ from which this unusually large sarcophagus comes‚ was in the northern Egyptian necropolis of Saqqara. The scenes and texts on the sarcophagus and its lid belong to funerary literature originally composed for royalty more than a thousand years earlier. The body of the sarcophagus is inscribed inside and out with descriptions of the
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