The Silk Route is a convenient name for the Trans Asia trade routes. At one point it was viewed as a road along which silk from China was brought to Turkey and sold to Europeans. That is an overly simplistic and not terribly realistic view. It was not a single road but a number of interconnecting Caravan Routes over which trade was conducted. Additionally Sericulture only dates back a few thousand years the Silk Route is much older. The Silk Road: Linking Europe and Asia Through Trade The Silk
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GEOGRAPHY China is located in East Asia. Ancient China is surrounded by Gobi Desert in the north‚ the Pacific Ocean in the east‚ the Himalayan Mountains in the southwest‚ and the Taklimakan desert in the west. This land has a wide variation of animals because of the different habitats provided for them. Most farming was done in the very fertile lands of the Yangtze valley. Present China is much bigger than Ancient China‚ which means that over time‚ the kings and different dynasties went gaining
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Dah Chair Wen Humanity 1020 Humanity Term Paper I never ever thought that Humanity would be such an interesting course when I choose it as one of my electives. I choose it because it fits into my schedule. After sitting through a few classes‚ this course has become such an interesting class to take. Even though I would never volunteer to do a term paper on Humanity but I am glad the Gordon Rule of college encourage us to think about how does the past shapes the present and how the present sets
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deceased d. ashes of the deceased and his or her slaves 6. The typical tomb form found at Cerveteri is which of the following? a. mausoleum b. tumulus c. tomb-shrine d. small Etruscan house-shaped terracotta 7. Pedimental sculpture is extremely rare in Etruscan temple architecture. Normally the Etruscans placed their narrative statuary on which of the following elements? a. the peaks of the temple roof b. the double niches on
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About the author RK Narayan brought Indian writing in English to western nations. He was helped in the venture by Graham Greene. Narayan’s stories mostly have the fictional town of Malgudi as their geographical reference point. Malgudi could be anywhere in India. It is a microcosm of the huge country. Even today there are readers who believe that Malgudi exists; so realistically did Narayan describe the place. Narayan’s stories were brief‚ some barely ten pages long‚ but within this he was able
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earlier Egyptian stone masons and builders‚ the Greeks set about replacing the wooden structures of their public buildings with stone structures - a process known as ’PETRIFICATION’. Limestone and marble was employed for columns and walls‚ while terracotta was used for roof tiles and ornaments. Decoration was done in metal‚ like bronze. Like painters and sculptors‚ Greek architects enjoyed none of the enhanced status accorded to their successors. They were not seen as artists but as tradesmen. Thus
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What is the oldest painting of an area called Bangladesh? What is the oldest sculpture? Where to go to see sculptures and Fine Arts? The answer to get to see a number of ancient fine arts testimony is- National Museum’s Collection -situated in Dhaka; and also in Rajshahi’s Borendra Museum‚ Mohasthangor of Bogra‚ Moynamoti of Comilla‚ and Rajshahi’s Paharpur Museum. Because of Geographical reason most of the areas Bangladesh is silted. Soft soil and marshy land surrounded by small and huge rivers
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Object Analysis: Bust of Ariadne This terracotta bust depicts Ariadne‚ the daughter of King Minos of Crete‚ who helped Theseus through the labyrinth. It is 61 cm tall‚ hand scuplted‚ and has traces of paint indicating it was once fully painted. It was found in Falerii Novi‚ Italy. The sculpture was done in the Classical Etruscan style‚ being heavily influenced by Greek and Roman art. The bust is made of terracotta‚ which was a common material for the Etruscans. The hair is finely detailed‚
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7 percent) of the population is interested in the clay-ware. Primarily for home decorations‚ such as for planters to be put in outdoor gardens‚ and balconies. They also like terracotta to be used for wall décor. While most planters are of standard type the population does prefer to have some uniqueness in the terracotta designs. However‚ the population is quite large in this country. It has about 30 million people. The per capita income in terms of PPP in this country is $ 10‚000 and the population
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Shi Huangdi the first emperor of China was a very harsh man and had no respect for his people. Did you know that he was buried with the Terracotta Army. This army was completely made out of clay‚ and were made to defend Shi Huangdi in the afterlife. Some think Shi Huangdi was a visionary‚ however‚ he was really a menace. One reason Shi Huangdi was a menace because he had horrible policies. In the video it states that he “subjected his people to high taxation.” Because of this high taxation‚ the
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