The Peplos Kore The Peplos Kore (c. 530 BCE)is a fine example of the Attica style‚ standing in a rigid pose‚ obedient and immobile as it were‚ yet bursting with strength and femininity through her soft arms‚ the kind features of her face‚ and the subtle suggestion of the curvature of her body under the heavy peplos. The ornate hair that drapes naturally on her shoulders‚ her measured “smile” and the pigmented iris bestow a sense of abundant vivacity and potential energy to the statue. A great deal
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there. They are very beautiful and interested. The most interested one I think was Kleophon Painter‚ “Volute Krater”‚ ca. 430 BCE‚ Greece‚ red-figure terra cotta vase‚ size 26’ ¾” * 19’ *19’. Hazel D. Hansen Fund‚ 12‚ 1972 Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University. This vase is located in the Iris & B Gerald Cantor Center from the classical period between 479-323 BCE in Greece. The Kleophon Painter is an anonymous Athenian vase painter in red figure style. The name he is named because of a youth
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for the creation itself. In my opinion‚ a greatly preferable view for one who professes to believe in a divine creator is the belief in the objectivity of beauty. Perhaps the ancient Greeks were on to something after all when artists such as Polykleitos sought the perfect proportions of beauty. Such a pursuit required one to see beauty as objective: something contained within the object itself. Especially farseeing was Plato’s belief in the “idea” realm‚ in which perfect prototypes of every living
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ideas relating to him 21.Mencius-(370-290 BCE) a philosopher who stressed the humanistic side of
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a geographically extensive Iron Age historical power in ancient India‚ ruled by the Mauryan dynastyfrom 321 to 185 BCE. Originating from the kingdom of Magadha in the Indo-Gangetic plains (modern Bihar‚ eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bengal) in the eastern side of the Indian subcontinent‚ the empire had its capital city at Pataliputra (modernPatna).[1][2] The Empire was founded in 322 BCE by Chandragupta Maurya‚ who had overthrown the Nanda Dynasty and rapidly expanded his power westwards across central
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from 559 to 330 BCE founded Cyrus the great. Cyrus was very tolerant towards religion and explored alternative cultures as well as allowing the conquered people to join him. In 550 BCE‚ Cyrus defeated Astyages (his grandfather) and took over Assyria‚ Mesopotamia‚ Syria‚ Armenia and Cappadocia. In 539‚ Cyrus became the ruler of the largest empire to ever exist after conquering Lydian‚ Median‚ and Babylonian. Cambyses took over the empire after Cyrus died and ruled from 530-522 BCE‚ expanding the empire
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through social interaction over the silk roads‚ which lead to immense cultural exchange‚ there were various reasons linked to religious diffusion which were greatly taken advantage of with respect to regional and religious distinctions. Starting in 200 BCE and developing well into 700 CE‚ the silk roads and sea routes spanned across most of Asia‚ linking the Roman Empire with China and other prominent civilizations of Egypt‚ Persia‚ Iran‚ Anatolia‚ India and the Steppe lands into a booming‚ deviating
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history of Hinduism begins with the migratory waves of Aryan people into India during the second millennium BCE. Vedic literature = religious literature of the Aryans. Vedas‚ excavations showed that as early as 2600 BCE. The Coming of the Aryans The term Aryan is a Sanskrit word “the noble ones”; this word was applied to a group of migrants who moved into the Indus valley in the second millennium BCE from what is now iran. The Aryans of this period were organized along tribal lines and were led by chieftains
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China‚ Rome‚ and Greece The Chinese‚ Greeks‚ and Romans of the Classical Era had a similar foundation while each excelling at unique skills. China (500 BCE- 600 CE) made significant advancements in literature‚ Confucianism‚ and architecture. The Greeks‚ in peak from 800-300 BCE‚ flourished in drama‚ philosophy‚ and architecture. Rome (500 BCE to 476 CE)‚ replaced Greece as the powerhouse of the Mediterranean. The Romans excelled in architecture‚ road construction‚ and military tactics. Greece
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Han Dynasty (China) vs. Mauryan/Gupta Dynasties (India) The Han Dynasty lasted from 206 BCE – 220 BCE‚ and was in China. The Mauryan and Gupta Dynasty lasted from 322 BCE – 500 CE‚ and were in India. The Mauryan Dynasty ended by 185 BCE. The Gupta Dynasty started in 320 CE. In my essay I am going to be comparing and contrasting the 3 dynasty’s (2 of them as 1)‚ and their control through religion‚ trade‚ male dominance‚ and how they fell. The Han Dynasty controlled their empire through Confucianism
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