of the Sumerians income came from farming. However‚ Sumerians used some slaves as weaver‚ pressers and millers for other goods. Sumerian potters painted pots with cedar oil and used precious jewels the bargained for to bedeck the pottery. They would then sell the pottery and profit from
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as early as 500 BC in the Nok culture in Nigeria. The Nok culture made human and animal figures out of clay. They made the heads of the figures larger than the heads of real human beings as a symbol interpreted by the African people. This is where pottery figures were first found. African art history started from the beginning of time with Rock Art. Some Rock Art is recorded to be 75 000 years old. We found Terracotta heads and figures in Ife‚ which can be dated from the 12th to 15th century. African
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Background Sangam Literature was written in the ‘Sangam Age’‚ which is not a concrete time range. Some literature may have been written as long ago as 10‚000 BCE‚ but most was written from c. 400 BCE to c. 400 CE. of Between 350 BCE to 200 CE‚ South India (mostly Tamil Nadu) was ruled by the three Tamil dynasties of Chola‚ Pandya and Chera. The Cholas The heartland of the Cholas was the fertile valley of the Kaveri River‚ but they ruled a significantly larger area at the height of their power from
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Question1 The map below shows important African kingdoms and trading states of the period CE 700- CE 1600. Use the map below to answer the following question: What inference is justified by information on the map? (5 points) Select one: a. The kingdoms of Ghana‚ Mali‚ and Songhai were allies. b. Ghana participated in a trade network that crossed Africa. c. The kingdom of Mali arose after the kingdom of Ghana. d. Morocco was a source for much of Ghana’s culture. Question2 How did the traditional
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sites Ptolemy’s ( 87-150 AD) Geography: described metropolis & cave dwellers near a large river Prof. Felix Chami’s discovery of cave dwellers with pottery & human bones in Juani Island near Rufiji River corroborates Ptolemy Dr. Chami’s findings were dated to 600 BC. “They included Greco-Roman pottery‚ Syrian glass vessels‚ Sassanian pottery from Persia & glass beads.” (BBC‚ Wed 17 April‚ 2002) Kmt dominated the Red Sea trade from 2500 BC to 200 BC Aksum linking East Africa with Greco-Roman
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Seventeen‚ Bright‚ and Unable to read” the author‚ David Raymond‚ states “I’ve won a letter on the cross country team...the school might hold a show of my pottery” (Raymond 81). The main character suffers from dyslexia‚ but that did not stop him from finding his passion. In the darkest time where he lost his will to live he still found joy in pottery and cross country. His passion is what kept him going during the toughest time in his life. In “ The Bass‚ The River‚ and Sheila Mant” the author‚ W.D Wetherell
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purposes and domestic uses‚ if any‚ of the Harp player along with similar Cycladic figurines referred to as “idol dolls” remain a mystery. Many theories have been established since their discoveries‚ however‚ I believe that‚ like most Cycladic art and pottery‚ the Getty Harp Player had both practical and religious purposes during its owner’s life and death. “Idol dolls” made during the Cyclades come from the Early Bronze age. It was not until after World War II that people discovered and became fascinated
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Summary Page for: CHAPTER 5 ART OF ANCIENT GREECE Context: Cultural Belief System (religion) / History / Social / Political / Economic / Geographical Greek art influenced Western civilization to present / city states=democracy first evolved-also abstract reasoning‚ inquiry‚ philosophy‚ drama‚ poetry‚ & history / rugged mountainous terrain / Greeks felt themselves superior & called all other people "barbarians"/ After Persian army was repulsed Athenians established a democratic government headed
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Who are the Taino? The Taino (pronounced Tah-EE-no) were the first "American" Indigenous Peoples encountered by Christopher Columbus and other Europeans in the Caribbean Islands in 1492. The Taino are also the first Indigenous Peoples to be referred to as "Indians" (Indios) in the Western Hemisphere. The traditional territories of the Taino extended throughout the Greater Antilles‚ the Bahamas‚ and even the Southern tip of Florida. The word "Taino" means "good people" in their ancient language
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was based on agriculture. Sumerians were primarily farmers. In order to provide their crops with a regular supply of water‚ they created complex irrigation systems. The system consisted of a network of canals‚ dams‚ and reservoirs. Jobs included pottery makers‚ stonecutters‚ bricklayers‚ metal smiths‚ farmers‚ fishers‚ shepherds‚ weavers‚ leather-workers‚ and sailors. They grew barley‚ chickpeas‚ lentils‚ wheat‚ dates‚ onions‚ garlic‚ lettuce‚ leeks and mustard. They also raised cattle‚ sheep‚ goats
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