Thomas Art History 10 – 3 – 2013 Prehistoric Art 1. Prehistoric man faced many challenges. For example‚ they had no means of communication and yet they had to work together to find and kill their own food. When making art‚ prehistoric man had to make their own paint brushes and create their paint. This makes prehistoric art so impressive because their paintings very accurately capture the proportions and look of the animals they drew. Prehistoric paintings are found in ceilings and high
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Cave paintings were the first forms of art. These paintings first appeared around 31‚000 years ago. The oldest one known is in the El Castillo cave in Spain. This is not a very well-known cave‚ even though I think it should be. The Chauvet‚ Altamira‚ and Lascaux are the most common caves. Cave art is very interesting and has created multiple theories. The first theory of the purpose of this new outburst was just a way to be decorative. I don’t think that is the sole reason for
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Sensitive Periods Introduction Sensitive periods are a termed coined by a Dutch biologist Hugo de Vries and later adopted by Dr. Montessori to refer to the important period of development in childhood. Montessori was not very specific in her published works about the precise number‚ description‚ or timing of these sensitive periods. These periods are critical to the child’s self-development. She set out several periods with the approximate ages to which they applied. Dr. Montessori believed‚ adults
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Sensitive Periods Sensitive periods‚ refers to times in our lives when we are biologically primed to respond to certain influences in our environment. Montessori believed that the most critical times were from infancy to the age of 6. She believed that the period was transient‚ and limited to acquiring a particular trait. Once acquired‚ the specific sensibility disappeared. Sensitive periods are critical for growth and development. They allow the child to connect with the environment
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Sensitive Periods Define the term sensitive periods Sensitive periods are a period in a child’s life where they are obsessed with certain aspects of learning without any particular reason. This period is an optimum time for development and children can really develop specific abilities and skills. When children are in their sensitive periods and working with any activity‚ they will not show any signs of fatigue and will repeat the activity a number of times. These periods last for a certain
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sensitive periods and link them appropriately to the child’s first stage of development. Explain how you would support these sensitive periods during this first crucial stage. Dr. Maria Montessori‚ basing on her scientific child observation‚ concluded that children learn and adjust to their surroundings on their own and by the means of inner powers (Montessori‚ 1966) they possess at birth: the Absorbent Mind (Montessori‚ 2007a)‚ human tendencies (Montessori‚ 1966) and sensitive periods (Montessori
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The sensitive periods "A child’s different inner sensibilities enable him to choose from his complex environment what is suitable and necessary for his growth. They make the child sensitive to some things‚ but leave him indifferent to others. When a particular sensitiveness is aroused in a child‚ it is like a light that shines on some objects but not others‚ making of them his whole world." The Secret of Childhood p. 42‚ Chap 7 A sensitive period refers to a transient state that children go through
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INTRODUCTION The Tokugawa period was in between 1603 – 1868. The time of peace and order in feudal japan was c.1400-1860. The subjects I will talking about are artisans‚ rōnin‚ merchants and daimyo. ARTISANS During the Middle Ages‚ the word artisan was applied to those who made stuff or provided tasks other people could not do. It did not apply to unskilled manual labourers. Artisans were divided into 2 very distinct groups: those who operated their very own businesses and those who did not
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Anqi Zhang Heian Period Introduction In Japanese concept‚ the Heian period means the peaceful and auspicious period. During Heian period‚ the overall cultural level in Japan had achieved a remarkable progress. The progress is mainly reflected in three major important characteristics: clothing‚ religion of aristocracy‚ and relations among women. Clothing Clothing is one of the most important factors to reflect the characteristics of the Heian period. Besides showing the beauty‚ clothing is also a
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A refractory period is a period of time where the cells are resistant to depolarisation. There are 3 different refractory periods‚ firstly the absolute refractory period which is the part of the cardiac cycle where no further depolarisation can take place. Secondly it is the relative refractory period where depolarisation of the cells can occur but only if the stimulus is strong enough‚ and finally there is the diminished refractory period where the cells are still resistant to depolarisation but
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