Middle Ages was the medieval era between 500-1400 AD. Many literary‚ artistic‚ and architectural advances occurred. Many labels could be used to describe the era; for example the Dark Ages‚ Age of Faith‚ and Golden Age are common. The Dark Ages suggests that there is ignorance and barbarism. The Age of Faith suggests people are faithful and loyal to God and any churches. Staying devoted to God helped people have hope that better times were ahead after suffering through the Dark Ages. A Golden Age is
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Author: J.K. Rowling Published by: Scholastics Inc. Copyright: © 1997 by J.K. Rowling No. of Pages; 309 II. Author’s Background J.K. Rowling was a struggling single mother when she wrote the beginnings of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone on scraps of paper at a local café. But her efforts soon paid off‚ as she received an unprecedented award from the Scottish Arts Council enabling her to finish the book. Since then‚ the debut novel has become an international phenomenon‚ garnering
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Iceman 1. Iceman‚ also known as Ötzi‚ is the preserved body of a man dating back around 3‚300 BC. Ötzi is an example of the process of natural mummification in which the cold conditions contributed to Ötzi being a well preserved specimen. The Iceman was discovered in the Ötzal Alps of Austria and Italy on 19 September 1991‚ the body was discovered by two German tourists‚ Helmut and Erika Simon‚ whom were from Nuremburg. The body was discovered at an altitude of 3‚210 metres on the eastern side
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The Paleolithic Age The notion that Paleolithic man was a cave man is preposterous. They were physically the same us people today‚ we are now and were than Homo sapiens. Society than was fairly complex‚ people lived in communities‚ they had art and music‚ they also believed in more than just the physical plane of existence in which they lived‚ even made tools. The common place location of a community was in valleys in France. Primary sources of food were hunting and gathering‚ from the rich
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the economy of Paleolithic society was dependent on the trade network; this specific characteristic of civilization strongly affected the modern commerce and finance. Originally‚ the Paleolithic people had maintained a hunter-gatherer lifestyle for ages‚ however‚ as human became older and wiser‚ they developed the fundamentals of the economy which is a barter system. Paleolithic bands would gather together during summertime or early fall each year. They barter for a full range of goods from raw materials
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term “Dark Ages” is used‚ but that is only one side to the story of the European Middle Ages. The dark ages is a term used to define a set of years that according to the people who named it so‚ there was very little growth or development of the world. As dark as they may be known for there was so much hope and prosper in the Middle Ages. It is not valid to identify the european middle ages as the dark ages. Faith‚ education and architectural advances are often lost when the term dark ages is used.
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The sophistication and complexity of the Paleolothic cave paintings in relation to their age is truly marvelous. With examples of animals‚ humans‚ and other geometric subjects pertaining to life within the 40‚000-10‚000 BCE period‚ the paintings are full of information based on observations of the Homo-Sapien artist during their time. With various techniques and styles‚ the paintings may have served a number of functions that could include ritualistic‚ educational‚ religious‚ as well as surpassing
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Bibliography: Tansey‚ Richard G. & Kleiner‚ Fred S. Gardner ’s Art Through the Ages‚ Tenth Edition. Harcourt Brace College Publishers‚ 1996.
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Name- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Author- J.K. Rowling [Main] Characters - Harry Potter‚ Ron Weasley‚ Hermione Granger‚ Albus Dumbledore‚ Severus Snape‚ Minevra McGonigall‚ Draco Malfoy‚ The Dursleys ‚ Rebeus Hagrid‚ [Professor] Qurirell‚ and of course‚ Voldemort. Setting - England‚ during the 1990’s Plot - Harry Potter has to lead a hard life: His parents have died in a car crash when he was still a baby‚ and he is being brought up by his Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia
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Analysis of Novel “Harry Potter and the Philosophers’ Stone” by JK.Rowling Background Joanne Kathleen Rowling as known as JK.Rowling is novelist that was born on July 31‚ 1965‚ in Yate‚ England. She became an international literary when she launches her fantasy novel first sequels of “Harry Potter”‚ in 1999 and that novel has 7 sequels. I would like to analyze the first sequels of Harry Potter‚ titled “Harry Potter and the Philosophers stone” because this novel is the one of the best-seller novel
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