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    ancient Greeks painted sexual scenes on their ceramics‚ many of them famous for being some of the earliest depictions of same-sex relations and pederasty‚ and there are numerous sexually explicit paintings on the walls of ruined Roman buildings in Pompeii. In Europe‚ starting with the Renaissance‚ there was a tradition of producing erotica for the amusement of the aristocracy. During the last few centuries‚ society has broadened its view of what can be considered as art and several new styles developed

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    Natural Disaster

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    A natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard (e.g.‚ flood‚ tornado‚ hurricane‚ volcanic eruption‚ earthquake‚ heatwave‚ or landslide). It leads to financial‚ environmental or human losses. The resulting loss depends on the vulnerability of the affected population to resist the hazard‚ also called their resilience. if these disasters continues it would be a great danger for the earth.[1] This understanding is concentrated in the formulation: "disasters occur when hazards meet vulnerability

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    Minoan Woman

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    An Aegean Bronze Age civilization based on the Greek island of Crete‚ the Minoans continue a pattern of growth and understanding of physical forms‚ through the process of rendering subjects related to daily life and mysticism. “Subject matter for fresco work was usually either scenes from nature‚ or scenes from court or religious life.” Greek artists developed methods used (discussed prior Fig. 4 and Fig. 6) in Egypt‚ and continued to advance these practices in order to better acclamate stylistically

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    Art History

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    • Chapter 1 Notes - Prehistoric Period o Paleolithic Period – "Old Stone Age"  Old and primitive period  Around 50‚000BC  Artwork consisted of cave paintings  Brutal period  Average life expectancy was about 20 years o Neolithic Period – "New Stone Age"  Begins around 9‚000BC  Neolithic Revolution • Agriculture o Allows people luxury of staying in one place; stability and performance o Cornerstone of civilization • Domestic Architecture

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    During the mid-18th century two very different movements in art history emerged‚ Neoclassical and Romanticism. The ages of Neoclassicism and Romanticism spanned through the late 18th and 19th century and thrived across Europe. There are various distinctions between neoclassicism and romanticism‚ yet the greatest tend to fixate on style‚ thematic focus‚ and the impact of feeling. The timing of when every development was most famous is to some degree distinction‚ too with neoclassical thoughts generally

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    Sustainability Issue As an archaeologist‚ one will often be asked what the use of studying the past is—surely‚ it does not matter so much; it’s over and done with. It is true that many people fail to grasp the importance of knowing our past‚ of knowing how people used to live and survive in a world that was not always safe or stable. The importance is there though‚ and it is more than a little useful‚ contrary to popular belief. We can learn from the mistakes‚ trials and tribulations of former

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    the particular time period of the speech—the Progressive era— which would enable Debs to push to change as society already began its upheaval of its norms‚ such as Prohibition. He takes it even further‚ invoking the eruption of Mount Vesuvius at Pompeii ("The Tramp") and “Bartholdi’s Goddess of Liberty with her torch enlightening the world [that] has succumbed to the ravages of time‚” ("Proclamation to American Railway Union")--the Statue of Liberty. Debs uses these allusions to align his cause with

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    Roman Civilisation Controlled Assessment. Roman medical practices. Rome and Greece had very advanced civilisations that had good levels of sanitation and logical ideas about medicine and science. Because the Romans had good levels of sanitation they had better living conditions that meant they had better health; it took the western civilisations over 2000 years to associate human waste with illness. Their diet and concept of medicine also contributed to their good health as a civilisation. Religion

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    Roman Entertainment

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    Introduction Ancient Romans‚ like the Greeks‚ loved entertainment. Their idea of entertainment was usually something involving death and drama. They liked to watch plays‚ watch gladiators‚ participate or watch games‚ and watch or participate in animal hunts. Colosseum Events The Colosseum is a famous arena that ’s still partly standing today. This arena could seat over 50‚000 people. On hot days‚ a canopy was raised over the Colosseum to protect the viewers from the heat. In the Colosseum

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    Why does Japan attract so Many Less Tourists than Italy? Contents Introduction Page 2 International Tourism Page 2 Key Aspects of Japan Page 3 Key Aspects of Italy Page 4 Typical Tourist Page 5 International

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