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    Human Civilization

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    ending when metal tools became widespread in the Copper Age or Bronze Age or developing directly into the Iron Age‚ depending on geographical region.   THE BRONZE AGE: The bronze age is a period characterized by the use of copper and its alloy bronze and proto-writing‚ and other features of urban civilization. An ancient civilization can be in the Bronze Age either by smelting its own copper and alloying with tin‚ or by trading for bronze from production areas elsewhere. THE IRON AGE: The iron

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    BEST ESTABLISHED PRODUCT BRAND CAMPAIGN BRONZE WINNERS Make More Memories Agency: Publicis JimenezBasic Client: Unilab Nutritionals‚ Inc. Laki sa Gatas Nutrition Education Advocacy Agency: Publicis Manila Client: Nestle Philippines‚ Inc. Perfect Moments Agency: McCann Worldgroup Philippines‚ Inc. Client: Nestle Philippines‚ Inc. Ginang Alaska Agency: Lowe‚ Inc. Client: Alaska Milk Corporation SILVER WINNERS Check the Label Agency: Publicis Manila Client: Nestle Philippines

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    Art History The Pantheon The Roman Pantheon ("temple of all the gods")‚ was built around 25-27 B.C.E as a temple dedicated to the seven deities of the seven planets. This structure was ten destroyed‚ rebuilt‚ and was then converted to a Christian church at the 7th century and remains a functional church today. Perhaps the best preserved of all Roman architecture‚ the Parthenon is not only a tribute to the gods‚ but to human ingenuity and architecture itself. Approximately 484 years after

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    Pair Of Eyes In Greek Art

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    wondrous sense that can also give us insight into more than just what we see. If you were a god that made no physical contact with humanity‚ your eyes would be your window to oversee your kingdom. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in Gallery 156 has a bronze sculpted Pair of Eyes within a glass case. (Fig 2). These eyes once belonged to an over life cult statue that holds the position

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    Early Cave Paintings

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    1. What are the subjects of the early cave paintings and for what reason‚ the archeologists believe they were painted? Use examples from your assigned readings. The subjects were animals. The meaning behind the painting of caves was thought to be because humans have a built in desire to decorate their surroundings. Scientist also believed that’s cave paintings were to help clan bonds‚ rites‚ even had ceremonies around the paintings because they thought it would increase fertility in animals which

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    culture has its own beliefs and traditions its heritages are carried forward from one generation to another whether it is barbaric‚ savage or steeped in fetishes their stories are not carried by written articles but are portrayed in the magnificent bronze heads‚ plagues‚ ivory carvings‚ songs and oral stories. Where the European’s knowledge comes from primary sources and secondary sources after the invasion in 1897 this leaves a question mark on the authenticity of the stories portrayed being a truly

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    Hoplites Inventory

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    status. The peasant hoplites would only carry a shield and maybe a helmet if they could afford it. The upper-class would have a breastplate of bronze or leather‚ bronze greaves to protect the shins‚ and sometimes arm-guards also. ( “ Greek Warriors” 6) The helmets that the hoplites would wear were “corinthian” which was beaten out of a single sheet of bronze. The helmets would have eye slits‚ and breathing spaces for the mouth and nose. The helmets that they would use would offer various amounts of

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    western China‚ conquered the Shang in the 11th century. (1) One of the most important parts of the Shang Dynasty was the use of bronze. During the late 1920s‚ thousands of artifacts where recovered from the ruins of Yin‚ which was the last capital of the Shang. (2) Some artifacts that where recovered included bronze vessels‚ chariots‚ axes and hairpins. Bronze was also associated with royalty which is why many artifacts where found buried with royals. Other artifacts

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    Shiva Nataraja

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    Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena‚ Ca. offers a whole level devoted to Asian Art‚ which is why I decided to go to this Museum. I chose the Bronze statue of Shiva as Nataraja or Lord of the Dance. We studied this in class‚ and I was taken with it then‚ and even more so in person. The statue is from India: Tamil Nadu‚ c. 1000. The statue is a form of Shiva‚ with four arms and a raised leg‚ standing over a dwarf‚ with different objects in his hands or forming meaningful hand gestures‚ and flowing hair

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    the doryphoros

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    Classical Worlds Greek Sculpture The Doryphoros‚ dates from 450-400 BC‚ it is a Roman marble copy of a Greek bronze sculpture and carved by the sculptor Polykleitos. The sculpture shows athleticism at its finest‚ it had a balanced figure with idealized proportions sculpted in the round. Doryphoros is one of the most classic sculptures from the high classical period. The Doryphoros is a very intellectual work. Our appreciation of

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