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    ancient art

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    Different Period and Their Works of Art Stone Age The stone age can be divided into two phases: Paleolithic (old stone age) and Neolithic (new stone age). During the Paleolithic‚ humans lived as nomadic hunter-gatherers. During the Neolithic‚ humans adopted and settled agricultural life. Neolithic Period or New Stone Age The term neolithic is used‚ especially in archaeology and anthropology‚ to designate a stage of cultural evolution or technological development characterized by the use

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    needed for survival. People need water to drink‚ cook‚ and bathe. Other natural resources include straw and water. The Sumerians mixed sand‚ water‚ and straw to make mud bricks. They used the bricks to make homes and other buildings such as ziggurats‚ religious structures. A third advantage is that the people can use the river to travel and trade. For example‚ the Egyptians use the Nile to transport their surplus supplies to the Mediterranean Sea or Isthmus of Suez‚ a major trading area connecting

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    Sumerian Civilization

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    land‚ and sought to praise‚ worship‚ and glorify him to ensure the city-state prospered. Each city was ruled by its priestly class‚ as this was a theocratic society‚ the centers of their culture revolved around religion in their great temples or ziggurats. Much of the arable land belonged unequivocally to the temple of the city’s patron god‚ and therefore most of its production passed through the temple’s surplus holdings‚ where it would then be distributed to its citizens by the priests and officials

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    Thesis: During the years between 3000 BCE and 600 BCE‚ Mesopotamia and Egypt’s empirical build-up and ways of trading were alike; however‚ there were visible gaps in their traditions and cultures. | MESOPOTAMIA | SIMILAR | EGYPT | POLITICAL | -empires included Sargon of Akkad‚ Hammurabi‚ Assyrian‚ and New Babylonian (Nebuchadnezzar)-kings‚ that normally ruled with local nobles-nobles were through birth in rich families; could not work way up-city-states to control public life within city walls

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    Asian Studies Reviewer for 2-25 St. Romuald Prepared by: Ian Dominic Mallillin Teacher: Ms. Lanie Pabilona I. EVOLUTION OF MAN: Evolution – Change over a long period of time Theory: * Charles Darwin’s Theory: His book was published on 1859 with the title of “On the origin of the Species of Man” This book stressed that man and all other species on earth were products of a long process of evolution. All species are related to each other and evolved over a long period of time.

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    Origin of Civilization

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    Cole Trigger Dr. Owen Anthropology 341 8 May 2013 Testing a Theory of the Origin of Civilization Mark Twain once wrote‚ “Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities.” Today‚ we live in a very complex civilization; however‚ this was not always the case. Before televisions‚ cars‚ houses‚ and farming‚ people lived off of the land without intentionally altering it. The people of the time that Mark Twain is referring to here‚ were called foragers. Foraging was

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    Mesoamerican Civilization

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    Civilization and technology are a couple things that the modern era take for granted. Although for the river civilizations that founded these things it wasn’t seen as a luxury but as a necessary notion of revolution‚ and for the river civilizations of the early Americans they accomplished these and more so. There are three amazing early american cultures that will definitely go down in history. These societies are: The Aztecs‚ The Incas‚ and the Mayans. They are well known today‚ and children are

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    Martial Arts

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    Nick Souvannalay Mr. Kite Junior research April 2‚ 2012 Martial Art A Way To A Better Life Most people think that martial arts is all about kicking‚ punching and screaming really loud. Then those people will usually perform the stereotypically karate pose‚ the crane stance. But martial arts is not all about kicking‚ punching‚ screaming really loud‚ making unusual sounds or beating people up. Instead martial arts focuses on the well-being of people. Martial arts can be broken up into five very

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    Mesopotamia vs China

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    Both China and Mesopotamia started from the basics and started from absolutely nothing‚ they both created different ways to live but the process of doing it was very similar. China and Mesopotamia are alike in a lot of ways. Both of the civilizations started on or by a river. This helped with the starting of their trade‚ and helped them get off the ground and running. They both also created many extraordinary inventions. The Mesopotamians invented the first ever wheel. This made it easier to move

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    Mesopotamia‚ the land between two rivers‚ is home to some of the greatest achievements in the entire world. The technological‚ social‚ and political advancements from the Mesopotamian empire molded the way we behave in the modern world. Almost anywhere in the world contains evidence of Mesopotamian influence in their culture through technology‚ politics‚ and social patterns. The legacy of the Mesopotamian region remains a preeminent because of their distinctive technologies‚ social hierarchy‚ and

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