competitions and ritual celebrations. Peloponnesian Wars: Wars from 431 to 404 BCE between Athens and Sparta for dominance in southern Greece; resulted in Spartan victory but failure to achieve political unification of Greece. Pericles: Athenian political leader during 5th century B.C.E; guided development of Athenian Empire; died during early stages of Peloponnesian War. Phillip II of Macedon: Ruled Macedon from 359 to 336 BCE; founder of centralized kingdom; later conquered rest of Greece‚ which was
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Temple (c. 70 CE) A. First great span of time—BIBLICAL JUDAISM: 1. A landless people established a homeland in Israel and made Jerusalem the capital of its kingdom. 2. The kingdom of Judah and its First Temple were destroyed by the Babylonians (586 BCE)‚ forcing the Israelite people into exile in Babylonia (Iraq) for nearly 50 years. 3. These events made clear to the exiled people that religious law and history had to be put into written form to guarantee their survival. B. Second great span of
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Menes‚ Amenhotep III‚ and Amenhotep IV were all rulers of Egypt at one point. They each contributed to art in some sort of way. Although‚ Amenhotep III contributed the most to the development of the arts. King Menes flourished from 2930 BCE to 2900 BCE. Menes was legendary as he was the first king of united Egypt. He joined Upper and Lower Egypt in a single centralized monarchy. Menes’ principal achievement is said to have been the foundation of Memphis on land that was reclaimed from the Nile by
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Larissa Bofante’s Article The comparisons between the Etruscan‚ Greek‚ and Roman way of life are similar in many respects and each contributes to the other‚ however‚ each civilization has its differences. The Etruscan society in the 5th to 7th c. BCE was one of luxury‚ lust‚ innovation‚ and they are thought to have been very skilled technicians: these attributes made them stand out among the rest. Larissa Bofante’s article‚ Daily Life and After Life‚ points out these distinguishing factors of the
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Alexander III of Macedon‚ known as Alexander the Great (born 356BCE)‚ was the son of King Philip II of Macedon. When his father died in 336 BCE‚ Alexander would take the throne and start his brilliant conquest of the known world. He is remembered to this day both for his military genius/battle tactics and the way he handled the people he conquered. He is also recognized for his tremendous role in spreading Greek culture and ways of life throughout the world creating what historians call the “Hellenistic
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me from a multitude of art pieces is the “Neck Amphora‚ 575-550 BCE‚ Black-figure terra cotta”‚ which was the vase created by the Castellani Painter in Greece‚ Archaic period. The vase not only shows the how great the technique that Greek ceramists have‚ the decorative paintings and images on the sides of the vase also have the symbolic or representative meaning in their life‚
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of these female sculptures is the Venus of Willendorf‚ 24‚000-22‚000 BCE. The age of the figurine has been changed several times. Originally when found the date was estimated to be 15‚000 to 10‚000 BCE. During the 1970’s the time period was adjusted to 25‚000 to 20‚000 BCE; the date was again recalculated in the 1980’s to 30‚000 to 25‚000 BCE; the most recent estimate of age was in the 1990’s and was placed at 24‚000 to 22‚000 BCE after scientific research was performed on the rock stratification.
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Standard of Ur‚” or “the Narmer Palette”)‚ the culture that created it‚ the modern country or geographical region it comes from (in the case of Greece or Egypt‚ the culture and the country are the same)‚ the approximate date (either calendar years BCE or by period when possible—Old Kingdom‚ Classical‚ etc.)‚ the artist (if known‚ which is pretty rare)‚ and questions based the specific information required for each image on this guide. The format will be short answer—just give me the answer in as
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One of the most important enduring issues that can be seen across history is conflict. This issue is defined as the disagreement of different parties‚ often with military interventions over a specific topic. Conflicts around the world have shaped cultures and political geography‚ and have made the countries we know today. Epics written about legendary battles are still read by the masses today. Conflict is one of the most well known and significant enduring issues‚ especially from the beginning of
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Afsharid dynasty‚ Zand dynasty‚ Qajar dynasty and Pahlavi dynasty The Achaemenid Persian Empire (c. 550–330 BCE)‚ sometimes known as First Persian Empire‚ was an Iranian empire in Western Asia‚ founded in the 6th century BCE by Cyrus the Great who overthrew the Median confederation. It expanded to eventually rule over significant portions of the ancient world which at around 500 BCE stretched from the Indus Valley in the east‚ to Thrace and Macedon on the northeastern border of Greece making it
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