Chapter 9 THE ETRUSCANS ASSIGNMENTS/ WEEK 5 MULTIPLE CHOICE: ENCIRCLE YOUR ANSWER 1. The Etruscans shared a common linguistic heritage and religious reliefs‚ but they lacked which of the following? a. political cohesion b. being ruled by a king c. extensive international trade experience d. a strong navy for defense and trade 2. Which of the following allowed Etruscan society to transform itself in the 7th century BCE? a. an alliance
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One of the most famous structures on the list of the seven wonders of the ancient world is The Great Pyramid of Giza. What makes this structure the most recognizable on the list? Not only is this pyramid the oldest structure on the list‚ but it is the only structure that still remains. The Great Pyramid of Giza was the tallest man made structure in the world for 3800 years which is not only a testament to its durability but to its mark as one of the most remarkable structures built. It is no
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passages leads to the burial chamber in which a sarcop The burial chamber was carved out of a pit in the bedrock. The roof is constructed of gabled limestone beams. The chamber is rectangular‚ 14.15 m by 5 m‚ and is oriented east-west. Khafre’s sarcophagus was carved out of a solid block of granite and sunk partially in the floor. Another pit in the floor likely contained the canopic
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In Genesis‚ the naked body is something considered to be ashamed of by Adam and Eve‚ but not “bad”. The bodies of Adam and Eve were created and given by the Lord God‚ which is a pure and good being. In the Sarcophagus of Junius and Bassus‚ we can find Adam and Eve in a lower section between two columns. The reliefs of them are both looking down in a contrapposto position‚ holding a fig leaf with two hands to cover their own genitals‚ standing on two sides of the tree‚ in the opposite direction with
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Sophia Lopez Period Three February 3rd‚ 2017 Research Paper Outline I. Introductory Paragraph A. King Tut was the 12th king of the 18th Egyptian dynasty‚ in power from 1332 to 1323 B.C.E. After his death at age 19‚ he disappeared from history‚ until the discovery of his tomb in 1922. Since then‚ studies of his tomb and remains have revealed much information about his life and times. B. British archaeologist Howard Carter had begun excavating in Egypt in 1891‚ and after World War
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Mausoleum in every ancient culture aspect‚ are considered as very important building for their afterlives. The mausoleum is an exterior self-supporting building‚ which is built as a monument‚ with burial rooms or burial rooms for the dead or the people. When someone dies‚ the body is simply buried or thrown away. With the development of human society‚ superstition has been gradually implemented‚ burial gradually becomes an important thing. Therefore‚ the tomb came into being and developed into an
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would Hassan and his team be able to tell the ages of the skeletal remains of the woman and the baby? *They will be able to tell by getting some X-ray examination done. E) What features of the vertebral column would the larger skeleton in the sarcophagus show to indicate it was a female? *The sacrum (the wider of the pelvic brim) F) What bone in the neck region other than cervical vertebrae may be damaged during strangulation or neck trauma? *That will be the Hyoid bone G) If the bones of a
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interruption. In the Ancient Egyptian religion‚ once one has passed away‚ the afterlife would be a very demanding agony. But‚ to first have an afterlife‚ it was believed that one must be ‘mummified’‚ by being put into an ancient Egyptian coffin‚ named a sarcophagus. This was one of the numerous funerary rituals carried out‚ to ensure one has a comfortable afterlife. It was believed that‚ if one had a sin-free and truthful heart‚ it would be lighter than the ‘Feather of truth and justice’‚ this would give the
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sculpture. Look at the Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus and compare it with some of the attributes of Roman art. -The Early christian architecture and tis decorations began to demonstrate increasing monumentality as a result of its dependence on Roman imperial traditions. This caused the early christian sculpture to be more impressive and a work of art that demonstrated this is a fine Early Christian stone coffin‚ the Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus. This richly carved sarcophagus was made for a Roman
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fires out they tried water‚ sand‚ lead‚ and nitrogen but it took two weeks for the fires to go out. Contaminated soil was put into enclosed containers and the people contained the radiated water. The Soviets also covered the reactor in a cement sarcophagus so more radiation could not escape‚ but the structure started to fall apart in 1997. There are plans to build a new containment over the current one and it is said to be completed in 2013. I chose this clean-up site because it seemed very interesting
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