Quiz 1 Why is the Epic of Gilgamesh a first in known literary works? Answer Selected Answer: It is the first to confront the idea of death Correct Answer: It is the first to confront the idea of death Question 2 0 out of 4 points According to our text‚ what did the Hebrews believe their status as "chosen people" meant? Answer Selected Answer: They were favored by YHWH‚ the Hebrew god Correct Answer: They were to set an example of a higher moral standard Question
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remain of an early Mycenaean palace have been found only a few meters from the site‚ There is also evidence leading to believe that it was destroyed by earthquakes and fire at least twice during the bronze age. At the site of the shrine there has been Votive offerings found to Helen and Menelaos‚ they date back to the late eight century. When Pausanius himself visited Greece‚ the Menelaion was in ruins. The Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia is located along the bank of the Eurotas River on the outskirts of
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Vietnam is a country with long and rich cultures. Festivals are important facts of the year which vary from different ethnic groups. Among thousands of them‚ Lunar New Year (or Tet) stands the first in the list - it is a sacred festival of every Vietnamese. Extracts below are major events which we have gathered and edited notably. Lunar New Year (Tet Nguyen Dan) Tet falls on a time when the old year is over and the New Year comes by lunar calendar. This is also the time when the cycle of the universe
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ANCIENT HISTORY HSC NOTES- Spartan society to the Battle of Leuctra 371 BC The geographical setting: The geographical setting‚ natural features and resources of ancient Sparta‚ significant sites -Spartans were part of the Greek tribe called the Dorian’s who ruled of the area of Laconia in the southern Peloponnese. It was located at the head of a small but fertile river plain (River Eurotas) which provided fresh water and marine life for them. -Sparta was surrounded by the mountain Taygetos
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Greek Classicism Greek Civilization: • Greek sages concluded “Man is the measure of all things.” • Greeks supremely self-confident and self-aware • Greeks developed this concept of human supremacy and responsibility into a worldview that demanded a new visual expression in art. • Artists studied human beings intensely‚ than distilled their newfound knowledge to capture in their art works the essence of humanity—a term that‚ by the Greeks’ definition‚ applied only to those who spoke Greek; they
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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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be understood (line 3). Furthermore‚ Cofer describes the Latin women like they are unsure the God they are praying for and not like the God they pray in their fatherland. For example‚ Judith Ortiz Cofer writes: Looks down upon his brown daughters Votive candles shining like lust In his all seeing eyes Unmoved by their persistent prayers. (line 7-10) The Latin women are looking for the religious equality‚ and they are going to the churches which are not native to them. Thus‚ these four lines are
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According to many historians such as Powell “The citizen women of Sparta were believed to lead unusual lives by Greek standards.” As stated by Lycurgus in the Great Rhetra women of Sparta were aware of their role in society in regards to staying healthy and fit to produce healthy offspring as well as partaking in the running of the economy. Women in Sparta were treated with the utmost respect‚ as they were an essential element in the ancient warrior society. Spartan women enjoyed much more freedom
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African presence in Europe Black Madonna’s (Black Virgins) According to Scheer Black Madonna’s have went from majesty to mystery with the construct of race as a science toward the end of the 18th century. With this construct of race it begins to dramatically undermine the pious interpretations of the objects and images surrounding the Black Madonna. A common theme used is that the Madonna’s became black unintentional‚ has greatly affected the depth into which the study of the Black Madonna’s
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Scientists have uncovered the remains of votive offerings to the Gods in lake bottoms‚ bogs‚ and "votive pits" (a narrow hole dug deep in the ground in which votive offerings are buried)‚ which tell us about Celtic religion. There are also the remains of celtic fortresses‚ habitations‚ temples‚ jewelry and tools. These remains speak to us not of events
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