Assessment task 1‚ Heinrich Schliemann‚ Georgina Hollands‚ Ancient history‚ Year 11 Heinrich Schliemann’s life was a rags-to-riches story. A poor‚ uneducated‚ and motherless boy rose through his hard work lifestyle to the highest heights of wealth. Schliemann travelled the world and learned its languages‚ married a Greek bride‚ and together they discovered the treasures of Troy and the citadel of Agamemnon‚ thereby fulfilling the dream he had chased since childhood. The reality was
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society?‚” I must say that in a Patriarchal society men have higher authority over women. This goes way back in time to the very first civilizations where people believe that men do have higher power. If looking at civilizations like Ancient Greece‚ Rome‚ and even China you would see that it has always been a male that has been dominate with power. All of these civilizations at one point obtained a Patriarchal society. The upcoming writing will help the reader understand how these civilizations have
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Heinrich Schliemann By Tia-Rose Shaw INTRODUCTION Heinrich Schliemann used his beliefs in a ’fiction’ book called The Iliad and The Odyssey by Home. Schliemann used these books as guides to assist with his discoveries. These books later on proved to have some historical truth in them. SOURCES Schliemann was fascinated by the story his dad had told him about the city of troy when he was a little boy. Schliemann said that this awoke the hunger in him to search for archaeological proof of the
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we borrow from ancient Greece and Rome? In the modern world‚ we have borrowed many things from the Greek and Roman cultures. From the smallest things to the biggest things that influence us most‚ the United States of America has many systems and arts the have come from Greek and Roman cultures. For example‚ politics‚ art‚ writing‚ architecture‚ and others. One of the things we borrowed from Rome was our legal systems. Out modern legal systems in the U.S. are based on the ancient principles of Roman
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Ancient Canaan was not a “No-Man’s” but rather an “Any-Man’s” land. Situated between the Nile River Valley and the Tigris-Euphrates River Valley it served as common ground for the movements (socioeconomic and military) of other important and powerful civilizations. Its fate‚ repeatedly influenced by that of the Egyptians‚ rose and fell with the events of their neighbors. The relative peace in Egypt during the Old Kingdom era (2575-2100 B.C.E) left Canaan to be a loose quiet place with locally based
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INTRODUCTION TO THE VISUAL ARTS (ARH 200)‚ Professor Dewsnap Study Sheet 1 Introduction‚ Prehistoric Art‚ Ancient Near Eastern Art‚ Egyptian Art Note on Vocabulary For the terms which are not defined in the glossary of your textbook‚ please consult online dictionaries available through library website databases‚ The Oxford Art Online and The Grove Dictionary of Art. A good dictionary available in paperback is: Edward Lucie-Smith‚ The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Art Terms‚ London‚ Thames and
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with whom the Rome encountered which was outside of the Italy. There were some of the similarities in the government of the Rome and the Carthage. For example‚ there were two chief magistrates (suffetes)‚ similar to the Roman consuls. Moreover‚ the Carthage had the council of elders which is known as the "hundred" like as the Senate of the Romans. Additionally‚ the Carthage also had the assembly which is similar to the Comitia of Rome. Even though we can figure out the outward similarities between the
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pyramid of ancient Egypt the pharaoh and those associated with divinity were at the top‚ and servants and slaves made up the bottom. The Egyptians also elevated some human beings to gods. Their leaders‚ called pharaohs‚ were believed to be gods in human form. Style of egyptian culture or egyptian art Egyptian art is the painting‚ sculpture‚ architecture and otherarts produced by the civilization of Ancient Egypt in the lower Nile Valley from about 3000 BC to 100 AD. Ancient Egyptian art reached a
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In Mary Shelley’s novel‚ Frankenstein‚ and Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem‚ The Rime of The Ancient Mariner‚ isolationism is a major theme. The main characters in Frankenstein‚ Frankenstein‚ Walton and The Creature‚ and in The Rime of Ancient Mariner‚ The Mariner‚ reach isolation through different journeys that are similar. But Victor Frankenstein and The Mariner’s journey are parallels through their actions and emotions of isolation. First‚ Robert Walton is isolated on a ship because he writes
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Did you know that ancient Romans ate fast food? Or that modern day Romans usually eat pork lard? Today‚ I’m going to compare and contrast ancient Roman and modern Roman food‚ clothing‚ and transportation. The first topic that I’m going to compare today is Roman food. Ancient Roman food consisted of grains‚ cheese‚ and assorted fruits. Modern Romans usually eat vegetables‚ meats‚ and cheese. Pork lard is also a usual condiment. However‚ Ancient Rome and Modern Rome share something in common: fast
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