* Kouros= Youth * Archaic period * From attica‚ Greece * marble Krosios (Kouros from Anavysos) 530bc * marble * High classical period Doryphorus or canon * Doryphorus = Spear bearer * Artist: Polykleitos * High classical period * Idealisim * Contrapostal= pose (relaxed) * Artist wrote the cannon Apoxymenos * Apoxymenos= the scraper * Artist: Lysippose * High classical period Athenian Acropolis * Acropolis=
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Causes for Constructing the Great Wall of China Jiajun Wang (Sean) Kwai Manor Causes for Constructing the Great Wall of China As is known to all‚ China is a country with an ancient civilization‚ which has existed for over 5‚000 years. Historical scholars from all over the world are interested in every single historic relic of this country. The Great Wall of China‚ marvel of architecture in this world‚ played a significant role in the Chinese historical
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Art 204 Essay Final Marilyn Tatman The progression of Greek art does not simply begin with the Olympics in 776 BCE‚ but finds its origins in all of the civilizations that gave rise to the Greeks – the remnants of the besieged Mycenaeans‚ and all who conquered (and traded) with them. The loss of great civilizations often leads to dark periods‚ but from the ashes of Greece’s dark age emerged a civilization that revered humanity and went to great lengths to incorporate the idea of philosophy
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Rome: In Rome‚ there are three social classes‚ arranged according to wealth; Patricians‚ Plebians‚ and Slaves. Patricians are the upper class citizens; they are very wealthy and highly educated. They make up the majority of the senate and therefore control the laws. Plebians are the poor‚ lower-class citizens. They greatly outnumber the Patricians‚ make up most of the army‚ and pay most of the taxes. They are not allowed to marry Patricians or take part in government. Slaves are at the bottom of
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Date range Phase Era 7000 - 5500 BCE Mehrgarh I (aceramic Neolithic) Early Food Producing Era 5500-3300 Mehrgarh II-VI (ceramic Neolithic) Regionalisation Era 5500-2600 3300-2600 Early Harappan 3300-2800 Harappan 1 (Ravi Phase) 2800-2600 Harappan 2 (Kot Diji Phase‚ Nausharo I‚ Mehrgarh VII) 2600-1900 Mature Harappan (Indus Valley Civilization) Integration Era 2600-2450 Harappan 3A (Nausharo II) 2450-2200 Harappan 3B 2200-1900 Harappan 3C 1900-1300 Late Harappan (Cemetery H); Ochre
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characteristics in common with surrounding areas b. E. Africa first people – 750‚000 years ago started to move 1. moving in search of food c. Role of Climate – End of Ice Age 12000 BCE – large areas of N. America‚ Europe‚ Asia became habitable – big game hunters already migrated 1. Geographical changes - 3000 BCE Green Sahara began to dry up‚ seeds to forests – N. America 2. Effect on humans – nomadic hunters didn’t move so much a. Settle near abundant plant life – beginning of civilization
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b. E. Africa first people – 750‚000 years ago started to move 1. moving in search of food c. Role of Climate – End of Ice Age 12000 BCE – large areas of N. America‚ Europe‚ Asia became habitable – big game hunters already migrated 1. Geographical changes - 3000 BCE Green Sahara began to dry up‚ seeds to forests – N. America 2. Effect on humans – nomadic hunters didn’t move so much a. Settle near
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Historical Analysis Through Architecture: Determining Cultural Values of Ancient Greece and Rome Through The Study of The Theater at Epidauros and The Theater of Pompey In many ancient cultures‚ before written languages were created‚ the primary form of historical documentation was through story telling‚ which later developed into the art of theater. The origins of this art form can be traced back to Ancient Greece‚ which proved to be greatly influential on the culture of Ancient Rome. The
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youths‚ the Kouroi‚ which suggest Egyptian prototypes but which are distinctive in stylization and force of movement. These sculptures were luxurious and prominent during this period of time. In the early classical‚ or transitional‚ period (c.480-450 B.C.) a new humanism started to find its artistic expression in terms of a perfect balance between authenticity and abstraction of form. By humanism I mean‚ a new culture of work developed. This work of art brought forward a greater amount of human
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To diagnose and treat a patient‚ the doctors would refer back to the four temperaments. In 450 BCE‚ Hippocrates described four such dispositions‚ he called temperaments “a choleric temperament with an ease of emotional arousal and sensitivity; a phlegmatic temperament with cool detachment and impassivity; a melancholic temperament with a very serious
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