Chinese cultural revolution[edit] The poster "Revolution promotes production"‚ created by He Shuxui‚ celebrates traditional ceramic painting techniques. A plaque in the background commemorates a group of ceramic workers as an outstanding productive unit‚ 1974.[104] A worker named Wang Qing Cang created the poster "The three countries of Indo Zhina (Lao‚ Cambodia‚ Vietnam) will win!". On the upper left side‚ it says "Enemies are getting sicker and sicker every day‚ and we are getting better and
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The phoenix (Greek: Φοίνιξ Greek pronunciation: [ˈfiniks]‚ Persian: ققنوس‚ Arabic: العنقاء أو طائر الفينيق‚ Chinese: 鳳凰 or 不死鳥‚ Hebrew:פניקס) is a mythical sacred firebird that can be found in the mythologies of the Persians‚ Greeks‚ Romans‚ Egyptians‚ Chinese‚ and (according to Sanchuniathon) Phoenicians. A phoenix is a mythical bird with a colorful plumage and a tail of gold and scarlet (or purple‚ blue‚ and green according to some legends). It has a 500 to 1000 year life-cycle‚ near the end of
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The epic poem The Aeneid‚ written by Vergil‚ is considered one of the greatest epic poems ever written. Vergil wrote the Aeneid during the rule of Augustus. Like Vergil‚ Augustus was a man of the arts who built large monuments with ornate detail and opulence. This detail and opulence in Augustus’ visual arts is ever present in Vergil’s Aeneid. Both men used visual art in the same ways: to emphasize Roman glory‚ and most of all to “outdo” their predecessors. Images depicted by Augustus such as the
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The Punic Wars The Punic Wars were a series of wars between Rome‚ the powerful empire‚ and Carthage‚ a quickly made and equally powerful superpower. In 264 BC‚ Rome and Carthage started the lengthy and devastating series of wars over who should have control over the strategic island of Sicily. Rome and Carthage were affected greatly because wars have their consequences‚ good or bad. A total of thirteen million people died over the course of these wars. The wars started with a single conflict‚ but
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stone seal found in Mesopotamia dated at approximately 8‚000 years old (8). In addition to Mesopotamian ancient branding: Babylonian barkers gave sales pitches to prospective customers as goods arrived on ships‚ written advertisements on walls in Pompeii survived the fire that destroyed the city‚ and merchants from multiple civilizations used pictorial signs that informed about a merchant’s products as Mesopotamian Carved Stone Stopper (8) a way to advertise to illiterate customers
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3qbu43A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples include floods‚ volcanic eruptions‚ earthquakes‚ tsunamis‚ and other geologic processes. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or property damage‚ and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake‚ the severity of which depends on the affected population ’s resilience‚ or ability to recover.[1] An adverse event will not rise to the level of a disaster if it occurs in an area without
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Titus‚ Rome‚ c.a. 81 C.E. Hadrian Sacrificing to Apollo‚ ca. 130-138 C.E. Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius‚ c.a. 173 C.E. Roman Aristocrat holding Portrait Busts of His Ancestors‚ late first century B.C.E. Atrium‚ House of the Silver Wedding‚ Pompeii‚ Italy‚ first century C.E. Isis Lactans (Isis
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Logan Shetlar Mrs. Deggner Expository Writing 201 30 March 2012 Preserving the Past for the Present and Future Many people have little to no knowledge about human’s prehistoric past‚ especially that of humans in the Americas. As you cruise down east bound Interstate 70 and make it through St. Louis‚ you start to drive by one of North America’s largest prehistoric city structures‚ Cahokia. According to the Cahokia Mounds Historical Site‚ this city covered six square miles‚ had 120 mounds‚
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Christ in Majesty Christ in Majesty is a Romanesque fresco secco from the 12th century that was transferred to plaster and wood. It was originally located in the apse of the Church of Santa Maria de Mur in Catalonia‚ Spain but now is located in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston as a gift from the Maria Antoinette Evans Fund. The fresco is a transition from Roman and Byzantine Art to Gothic Art. The artist of Christ in Majesty utilizes his art to educate people in the doctrines of the Christian
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ROMANTICISM AND NEO-CLASSICAL Romanticism a word that makes one think that it is a piece of art that shows love‚ a man and a woman. But it is not quite that‚ romanticism can mean freedom‚ rebellion‚ it could symbol intuition‚ emotion‚ the individual‚ and truth. It refers to art work that states feelings‚ moods‚ and dominates. An individual expression of experiences which cannot and could not be evaluated or assessed in purely rational or materialistic terms. Romanticism was one of the most unique
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