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    Four Phases of Greek Art

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    Vase * Known as Diphlon Vase or Krator * From the geometric era * Made from busted clay * Ceramics were used for storage * It also showed a lot of culture with images * The Greek buried their dead & practiced cremations Bronze Man & Centaur * Human body mixed with a horse like figure * Centaur from lefkand‚ Euboea * Centaurs are fast‚ strong‚ and intelligent but can’t control their alcohol or lust for men and women * A centaur represents man’s self-living

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    Parvati The Body

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    Montserrat Our Bodies Seminar 100N-01 September 28‚ 2015 The bronze Parvati‚ Consort of Shiva sculpture is a representation of Parvati as a pervasive female force reflecting theological ideals. Parvati is depicted with a sensuous figure and as Shiva’s other half. She represents the active principle and strength of god influenced by Hindu religion and history. The sculptures of Parvati‚ Consort of Shiva and the Buddha are both bronze sculptures created during the Chola period‚ yet there is a clear

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    1.0.INTRODUCTION. DIRECTORATE FOR FOODS‚ROADS AND RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE(DFRRI) Many programmes of the Nigerian government had varied impact on poverty alleviation. The DFRRI was established in 1986 by Gen. Babangida to enhance rural development. This was meant to provide feeder roads‚ electricity‚ and potable water and toilet facilities for the rural dwellers. the establishment of the Directorate of Food‚ roads and Rural Infrastructure (DFRRI)was not only a radical

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    Aulos In Ancient Greece

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    because it was a material in the instrument. Aulos were played in festivals and in Greek played during the birth of a human. This instrument was also played at drinking parties. This instrument was made out of cane and ivory‚ some were made out of bronze and copper. There is three mouthpieces that give the instrument a different pitch. The earliest aulos was found in 5000 bce in the Neolithic age. The domestication of animals happened during this age‚ permanent settlements and agriculture. The

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    Ancient China

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    ancient Chinese inventions are used today. The ancient Chinese used characters and symbols as their written language. They invented many things which we still use today. Some of their inventions were: kites‚ silk cloth‚ fireworks‚ compass‚ and bronze. The Great Wall of China was built by Shi Huangdi. He united China and built a strong‚ centralized‚ authoritarian government. His most remarkable achievement was building the Great Wall . The Ancient Dynasties [Picture of Huang Di’s

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    The chemical element copper‚ with Atomic Number 29‚ has been extensively used for thousands of years because of several primary properties that have dictated its use throughout history. Among them we can count durability‚ strength and‚ as a semi-noble metal‚ good resistance to corrosion. With a hardness of 3 on the Mohs scale‚ pure copper is relatively soft and malleable‚ which makes it an easy metal to work with. Analyses of artefacts from lithic civilizations have shown that native copper had not

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    Collins and Wood have referred to the Bible and the times of the Patriarchs and their lives including Abraham‚ Sarah‚ and Lot. However they see these individuals of Biblical history at different times and settings. Wood refers to it as the Early Bronze Age or EBA. He references to the time of Lot and Abraham coming to a point of separation Gen. 13:10-13. Another reference that has been located according to wood is the City Gate that Lot sat at

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    Stone Tools

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    StoneTools A stone tool is‚ in the most general sense‚ any tool made either partially or entirely out of stone. Although stone tool-dependent societies and cultures still exist today‚ most stone tools are associated with prehistoric‚ particularly Stone Age cultures that have become extinct. Archaeologists often study such prehistoric societies‚ and refer to the study of stone tools as lithic analysis. Stone has been used to make a wide variety of different tools throughout history‚ including arrow

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    University of Phoenix Material Understanding the Research Process Resources: Ch. 1‚ 2‚ and & 7 of Psychology This required Portfolio assignment will provide you with the opportunity to practice and hone your research skills. It has been designed to help you think scientifically about real world problems and issues and to apply your knowledge of the research process to various topics in Psychology. This assignment accomplishes that goal by challenging you to: • Differentiate between the

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    Greek Archaeology

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    their studies‚ archaeologists attempt to reconstruct past ways of life. In this class we discussed and learned about the evolution of human being culture living in Greece and the surrounding Aegean Islands through the Paleolithic Age up until the Late Bronze Age. We got to see how archaeologists learn about the past through the study of material remains and how the different remains help us to understand the Greek civilization of the time period and how it has developed with the changing of the material

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