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    World Cultures I Quiz

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    Question 1 4 out of 4 points The Great Serpent Mound differs from most Hopewell mounds in its Answer Selected Answer:    absence of burial sites. Correct Answer:    absence of burial sites. Question 2 4 out of 4 points Why are the Chauvet animal paintings probably NOT associated with the hunt? Answer Selected Answer:    Less than half of the animals painted on the walls are believed to have been hunted. Correct Answer:    Less than half of the animals painted on the walls are believed

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    Nick Ney Miss Johnson English Comp 1 16 April 2012 Comparison/Contrast Essay I love the game of baseball. Baseball is one of the greatest games to ever be played‚ that is why people call it “Americas Pastime”. My essay is how baseball and softball are the same‚ but then again how they differ from each other. Baseball and softball are alike in so many ways. So I will just give you a few examples. One example is that in softball and baseball each team has 9 players. These sports both have

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    northward 4. Trade turquoise with American Southwest 5. How far – to Mississippi/Ohio – debatable evidence d. Stepped temples – Monk’s Mound e. Ritual sacrifice f. pottery g. Social stratification h. Large city – Cahokia could handle 30‚000 people e. The Aztec Rise to Power – eagle with serpent on cactus – Toltec lasted till 1150 xi. Geography – aquatic environment – chinampas

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    similar mounds that together with Newgrange have been designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Archaeologists classified Newgrange as a passage tomb‚ however Newgrange is now recognised to be much more than a passage tomb. Ancient Temple is a more fitting classification‚ a place of astrological‚ spiritual‚ religious and ceremonial importance‚ much as present day cathedrals are places of prestige and worship where dignitaries may be laid to rest. Newgrange is a large kidney shaped mound covering

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    The Mystery of Stonehenge

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    timber. The structure took over 1000 years to build (Scientists). I think the reason that Stonehenge was built was for religious burial reasons. During the Stone Age‚ Stonehenge appeared to become a fashionable place to be buried (Scientists). Burial mounds were found central to the landscape. The area may have been split into a Land of the Living‚ where ceremonial parties were held by relatives‚ and the Domain of the Dead‚ with Stonehenge at its Centre‚ where people were buried (Scientists). Other

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    Tallahassee Research Paper

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    About Tallahassee Tallahassee is best known for being Florida’s capital city. The charming and historic southern city exists in a place where Southern charm meets the beauty and diversity of Florida. The lush landscape of Tallahassee includes live oaks draped in Spanish moss‚ roads that graciously meander through the green canopies of trees‚ historic southern buildings‚ explosions of azaleas‚ and mature magnolias which blossom every summer. Located in Florida’s panhandle‚ the city known for its

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    Quiz 1 Answer Guide

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    points) CHARLES MULFORD ROBINSON This ancient city‚ located in what is now Illinois‚ had a population of 10 - 20‚000 people from 1050 - 1200 and showed signs of city planning. What is the contemporary name for this prehistoric site? (3 points) CAHOKIA Give two reasons why City Beautiful failed in Cleveland. (4 points) NO RAILROAD STATION AT THE TERMINUS OF THE CIVIC PLAZA NOT ENOUGH GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS/NO CONTROL OF PRIVATELY-BUILT LOTS CIVIC PLAZA/MALL TOO WIDE AND NOT FRAMED WITH BUILDINGS

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    500 Nations

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    For Centuries‚ Indian Nations converted their knowledge into wealth and social order through that process of innovation. The purpose of innovation is to create a new value for a society at large. Indian Nations created those new values in the form of advancements in many fields like Mathematics‚ Architecture and Religion that modern society continues to build on. Divergent Indian Tribes‚ throughout North and South America‚ had been thriving and living for generations with a deep reverence for their

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    I. The Shaping of North America • All of the world’s dry land was one huge continent and eventually broke off into seven • North America was created with The Canadian Shield being the first part to shape • About 2 million years ago‚ most of the land was covered in ice during the Ice Age • 10‚000 years ago melting of Ice – lakes II. Peopling the Americas • Ice Age caused sea level to drop creating a land bridge that connected North America with Eurasia bringing Asian

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    The following three pieces were all found in the book A World of Art by Henry M. Sayre. The three sculptures‚ Puppy‚ Cloud Gate‚ and Great Serpent Mound‚ where all selected because of their relevance to nature. Both Puppy and The Great Serpent Mound are almost literally made of natural material‚ particularly vegetation. On the other hand‚ Cloud Gate is made of stainless steal‚ but yet the steal reflects it’s surrounding. Particularly Could Gate reflects the sky above it‚ and thus incorporates nature

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