10/3 - Maya after midterm * Leopold Batnes – Teotihuacan * William Sanders - Teotihuacan mapping project * S. Sugiyama and R. Cabrera * Street of the Dead - 15 ½ degrees east of north * Grid oriented – Canalized at the Rio San Juan * Pyramid of the sun – one of the largest mounds in north America * Cave below the pyramid of the sun (Cave of emergence) * Summer Solstice – June 21st it is directly on top of the pyramid * No shadow at noon *
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The Unseen Effects of Imperialism From the time of the Babylonians and Assyrians empires have risen and fallen‚ expanding territory and then losing it‚ eventually fading away to a memory; however‚ long after the death of its last ruler‚ empires continue to have influence‚ through the ideals they create‚ and those they reinforce. Today‚ many of these elements are crucial parts of modern society‚ so much so they are often taken for granted. The ability for a portion of a society to provide food for
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of ancient Egypt built mudbrick homes in villages and in the country. They grew some of their own food and traded in the villages for the food and goods they could not produce. Most ancient Egyptians worked as field hands‚ farmers‚ craftsmen and scribes. A small group of people were nobles. Together‚ these different groups of people made up the population of ancient Egypt. A nobleman’s family and A farmer’s family: I read two stories about two different families. It was quite interesting to view
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• Intro things to discuss The ancient Greeks wrote texts intended for education only the privileged‚ wealthy few who could afford scribes. The modern textbook has its roots in the standardization made possible by the printing press. Early textbooks were used by tutors and teachers‚ who used the books as instructional aids The next revolution for books came with the 15th-century invention of printing with changeable type. The invention is attributed to German metal smith Johannes Gutenberg‚ who
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in Figure 4 with a tall individual who is only centimeters from contact with the pipe. Also‚ notice that the individual barely has enough space between the seated individual and an individual from another experiment. Our suggested solution for the risk of head injury while bending over to change the beads‚ the crowded walkway from the seated individual reading solid bed height‚ and the risks posed by the metal tube is to raise the entire apparatus by a foot or more. If the device were raised‚ one
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you have read. For example‚ for Mesopotamia you have the following: 1. PowerPoint presentation on Moodle – visual evidence 2. Similar visual evidence in illustrations in textbook 3. Short excerpts in textbook – e.g. p. 12 by anonymous Sumerian scribe 4. Readings posted as homework assignments on Moodle The secondary sources‚ once again‚ are: 1. Lecture material 2. Textbook reading Go through the primary sources for each of these civilizations and see what material you have. Obviously‚
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variety of jobs in Mesopotamia‚ such as potters‚ weavers‚ astronomers‚ and farmers. All of these jobs had a massive impact on Ancient Mesopotamia. In Ancient Egypt‚ they had craftsmen‚ doctors‚ lawyers‚ engineers‚ military leaders who were trained as scribes and priests who were the teachers at the schools. Most Ancient Egyptians were farmers. However‚ in China civilization the craftsmen were known as The Gong. Craftsmen in China civilization produced textiles and potteries‚ they are given the opportunity
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The book of Romans was written around AD 57. While Paul is considered the author of this book‚ it was his amanuensis or “scribe” who put Paul’s words onto paper. Paul was known to be residing in Corinth at the time he wrote or dictated this letter. Paul wrote several books that are included in the Bible. From those books came about what is known as the Pauline Theology. This theology makes up Paul’s general life beliefs‚ mission‚ and his writings. Paul often points out that he was a Pharisaic
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Sample Lesson Plan #4 - Secondary English | Subject: English - Writing | Topic: Short Stories | Objectives: Students will be able to define the elements of plot: exposition‚ inciting incident‚ conflict ‚climax‚ resolution. | CCCS – Cumulative Progress Indicator: 3.2 - Curriculum Goal 4.1 | Materials: Text-Prentice Hall Literature/Platinum Level‚ Overhead projector‚ writing journals‚ pencils | Instructional Strategies | Teacher’s/Teacher Aide’s Actions:- Teacher provides information through
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it really was to them. The Egyptians invented many things from the Nile. An example in the example in the example essay is the papyrus. The Egyptians used reeds from the Nile to make papyrus. Papyrus is a type of paper that the ancient Egyptian scribes used to record things like
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