The Mediterranean Sea has spawned many civilizations through history. The Phoenicians‚ which originated around 1200 BCE‚ is one example. Despite the rather small size of this civilization‚ its impact on our world has been considerable. Being a seafaring nation‚ the Phoenicians established colonies all over the Mediterranean area‚ including the present-day cities of Carthage and Tripoli. As notable traders‚ they shared cultures with many nations‚ which allowed their invention of the alphabet to spread
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down. I chose to examine the Ancient Egypt civilization‚ which is extremely rich in everything from hieroglyphics and statues to jewelry and tombs. The first item I examined was the royal acquaintance Memi and Sabu‚ from Dynasty 4 2575-2464 BCE. It is painted limestone out of Giza donated by the Rogers Fund in 1948. This statue evokes the intimacy of Memi and his companion‚ Sabu‚ although she is set somewhat apart by her oblique gaze. Until recently‚ the flowering of non royal statuary
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Qin Shi Huang (260 - 210 BCE) was the first emperor of China. He was born in the state of Qin as a prince called Ying Zheng‚ also known as King Zheng of Qin during the Warring States Period. After Qin conquered all the warring states‚ he unified China at 221 BCE. To show how great he is‚ he didn’t use the title “King” which has been used previously by the ruler of Shang and Zhou‚ he ruled as the first emperor of Qin for 11 years(221 - 210 BCE). He self invented the title “ emperor” and would continue
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Valley Civilization and its inhabitants. The Indus Valley people were most likely Dravidians‚ who may have been pushed down into south India when the Aryans‚ with their more advanced military technology‚ commenced their migrations to India around 2‚000 BCE. Though the Indus Valley script remains undeciphered down to the present day‚ the numerous seals discovered during the excavations‚ as well as statuary and pottery‚ not to mention the ruins of numerous Indus Valley cities‚ have enabled scholars to construct
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the developments of major religious & philosophical ideas between 2000 BCE & 600 CE.Be sure to discuss continuities as well as changes.EuropeSouth AsiaMiddle East Thesis: The major developments in religion and philosophy in the period 2000 BCE to 600 CE were that religions moved from concrete‚ polytheistic and localized to abstract‚ monotheistic and universal. In both the Middle East and Europe‚ especially after about 500 BCE‚ there was anincrease in the use of logic‚ reason‚ and science to explain
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Destiny Taylor In looking at the similarities and differences of the political characteristics of Mesopotamia and Egypt between 8000 BCE and 1500 BCE‚ include structure (similarities and differences in how they were politically organized)‚ foreign policy (differences in impact foreign control had on their culture‚ government and religion)‚ social structure (similarities and differences in the rights and roles of the different social classes)‚ and women (similarities and differences in jobs available
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firing.slip 22. The black figure Style idealized representations‚ sought to equate the perfection of art with harmonies of natural order. 23. The Greek used what method to cast the bronze figure of Zeus? Lost-wax methods 24. In the 7th C. BCE the Greek artist began to do this to their artwork.naturalism 25. The Greeks are
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Hammurabi also known as Khammurabi and Ammurapi reigned from 1792-1750 BCE‚ he was the sixth king of the Amorite First Dynasty of Babylon. Since his father was king‚ Sin-Muballit‚ Hammurabi becomes king after him. During Hammurabi reign of being king‚ he expanded his kingdom to conquer all of ancient Mesopotamia. At first‚ the only cities under his name or control were Babylon‚ Kish‚ Sippar and Borsippa. With great maneuvers and with even better strategies‚ he had a successful military campaign‚
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we do today. By technology I don’t just mean computers‚ I mean every innovation we are used to now. This is the story of Vera Audaculus Valenziano’s wedding. She lived from 41 BCE to 13 BCE. Vera was of the middle class; her father was a fine baker and cook who prepared food for the emperor of Rome. In the year 27 BCE Augustus came to power as the Roman Emperor. Augustus‚ at the time‚ was looking for a bride to be his empress. Vera was 14 at this point in the story. One day‚ when Vera was
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gaps of missing information from one era to the next‚ and as much as we may wish for it‚ no Archaeologist has ever found a didactic panel sitting neatly next to an excavated work. We are lucky when studying the statue of Aphrodite of Knidos (c.350 BCE) however‚ because while the original was lost to the ages‚ she was widely copied‚ several versions of her are still in existence‚ and there are historical writings that directly reference the statue and her creator‚ Praxiteles. Often carved of
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