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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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    Gladiator Diary

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    6:00 am     My life as a gladiator started early morning‚ as soon as our cells were unlocked we walked to the eating area to have breakfast. I was used to eating my three meals a day‚ my breakfast was cereal‚ dried fruits and goat cheese and water. We were only allowed to drink water and occasionally goat milk‚ but never wine. During meals speaking was not allowed‚ and eating was somehow relaxing to me. 7:00 am    I walked towards the center of the barracks to start my training of the day‚ it was

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    rather focused on decorative composition and patterns and how they might be grouped into certain period ’styles ’. So these styles marked the shifting point in the chronology of painting from 2nd century BC to the final eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Pompeii in 79 CE as there are the most wall paintings that have survived. The ’styles ’ were identified as follows: the 1st ’style ’ is called Incrustation style (2nd - 1st BC); the 2nd was Architectural style (c. 100- 15 BC); the 3rd was Ornate style (c

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    the wealthy to demonstrate there power and influence within the local community. Gladiatorial bouts were advertised By painting signs on house fronts or on walls of tombs outside the city gates. Some of these signs still exist and can be found in Pompeii. Gladiators were trained fighters who fought against each other‚ wild animals and condemned criminals for the entertainment of spectators who represented different levels of Roman society. On occasion they fought to the death. The attitude

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    INTRODUCTION This assignment is about comparing the similarities between the Roman Empire and the current situation of the entire world. The purpose for this assignment is to show that there are still similarities between the Roman Empire and the current globalized world and‚ also to learn from the mistakes and the good things that were created by the romans so that we can be able to improve and‚ also not to create the same mistake. The first thing we will be looking at is about the government of

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    Identification The importance of various Roman figures and influences have defined its longevity and success of still remaining in people’s heart. Cicero was an excellent orator and his speeches remained famous for the skill in using the arguments and figures of speech. Even today they are considered wonderful pieces of classical Latin. The quality and ready accessibility of Ciceronian texts favored very wide distribution and inclusion in teaching curricula. This influence increased after the

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    forced to be a gladiator. A gladiator was a man trained to fight wild animals and other gladiators in an arena. In 73 BC seventy gladiators with Spartacus as their leader‚ escaped the gladiator school. They fled to Mount Vesuvius near the city of Pompeii gathering slaves and weapons. Rome sent an army of 3‚000 men led by Claudius Glaber. Spartacus surprised the

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    Graffiti Assignment : History of Graffiti Referring to inscriptions and figure drawings‚ graffiti were found on walls of ancient ruins or sepulchers‚ as in the Catacombs of Rome or at Pompeii. Graffiti (in its earliest forms) were first found in 30‚000BC‚ which formed pictographs‚ and cave sketches using animal bones in prehistoric times. Styles of Graffiti: Wildstyle: Graffiti with text so stylized as to be difficult t read‚ often with interlocking‚ three-dimensional type.[ ‚ Bubble

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    The People

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    meaning and they often communicate an idea in a compact and concrete way (746). They both use these literary elements to create humor in their essays. Barry for example takes the use of Pompeii saying that "men generally don’t notice dirt until it forms clumps‚ large enough that can lead to a tragedy like the city of Pompeii (261). Another allusion Barry uses is the reference to Edgar Allen Poe when he goes on to say that "they could feel the world series television and radio broadcast rays zinging through

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    States from the East Coast to the West Coast? 5 Who was President of the United States when man first stepped on the moon? 6 Who composed the musical piece‚ "Moonlight Sonata"? 7 What is the name of the volcano in Italy that caused the disaster at Pompeii? 8 Who was the major star in the movie‚ "It’s a Wonderful Life"? 9 What is wrong with this sentence: "Yes‚ I have took the kids to school."? 10 How many branches are there in the government of the United States? 11 What is the name of the famous

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