DRUIDS Who were the Druids? The stereotypical image of a Druid is one of a thoughtful philosopher and magician‚ schooled in the lore of the traditions‚ and in charge of the education of the chieftains as well as those who sought to obtain knowledge considered obscure by the rest of society. They were knowers of truth‚ able to manipulate that truth as well as inform others of it. Druids not only influenced society religiously‚ they also influenced it socially i.e. they took on the parts of teachers
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Vietnamese Habits In Vietnamese society‚ people gather together to form villages in rural areas‚ and guilds in urban areas. Villages and guilds have been forming since the dawn of the nation. These organizations have gradually developed for the population to be more stable and closer together. Each village and guild has its own regulations called conventions. The purpose of these conventions is the promotion of good customs within populations. All the conventions are different but they are always
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The Peloponnesian League: an alliance of Peloponnesian cities with Sparta as the leading city. Sparta had a separate alliance with each city. ‘…we believe that the allies met as a council and could in fact overrule Sparta in a military decision. Thus Sparta‚ it would appear‚ relied on it command of influence and respect rather than outright military power in order to have its voice heard within its own band of most important allies.’ Welch‚ p. 169 Paul Cartledge: his work in the 1970s involved
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In abstraction‚ Artists during the classical era portrayed events in their art and narratives out of their sequential order. In this article‚ Jocelyn identifies two common patterns of narrative: hierarchy and spatial time. In classical art‚ figures are arranged according to their significance and role in the narrative‚ which is their social hierarchy. Later in classical art‚ placement of figures and events is solely based on where it took place because time in classical antiquity art was not measured
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ART 1/PREHISTORIC THROUGH GOTHIC ART Chapter 1: The Birth of Art 1-5 Nude Woman (The Venus of Willendorf)‚ 28‚000-25‚000 B.C. 1-6 Woman Holding a Bison Horn‚ from Laussel 25‚000-20‚000 B.C. 1-7 Two Bison‚ 15‚000-10‚000 B.C. 1-9 Bison‚ detail of cave at Altamira‚ 12‚000-1‚000 B.C. 1-10 Spotted Horses and Negative Hand Prints‚ cave at Pech-Merle‚ 22‚000 B.C. 1-11 Hall of Bulls‚ Left wall‚ 15‚000-13‚000 B.C. 1-14 Stone Tower‚ Jericho‚ 8‚000-7‚000 B.C.
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The beginning of agriculture brought change and innovation around the world. It had various impacts‚ both good and bad that forced people to explore new areas and rethink their ways of life. These changes made by food production were necessary for the development of states. Through the emergence of agriculture‚ various characteristics arose coalescing small villages into powerful states. As the practice of food production grew‚ people became more sedentary. In order to continuously tend fields
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Kokomo Syllabus COURSE INFORMATION Semester: Spring 2014 Course and Section Number: ARTH 101 01E E1 201330 Course Title: Survey of Art & Culture I Credits: 3 Contact Hours: Online: M-F 8-9am and 4-5pm Prerequisites/Corequisites: Demonstrated competency through appropriate assessment or earning a grade of “C” or better in ENG 025 Introduction to College Writing II and ENG 032 Reading Strategies for College II School: Liberal Arts and Sciences
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Ancient Egyptian Architecture The Nile valley has been the site of one of the most influential civilizations which developed a vast array of diverse structures encompassing ancient Egyptian architecture. The architectural monuments‚ which include the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Great Sphinx of Giza‚ are among the largest and most famous. In Ancient Egypt and other early societies‚ people believed in the omnipotence of Gods‚ with many aspects of daily life were carried out with respect to the
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Egypt of the Pharaohs –– Notes from Readings Late Predynastic Naqada: one of the cultures in Nile valley One of the largest known in the Nile Valley during Pre-Dynastic Period Naqadization: Ousted‚ engulfed or incorporated other cultures: culminated in political unification and statehood; cultural unification occurred before political unification Gradual conquest and subjection of more and more extensive areas of Nile Valley until whole of Upper Egypt was under Naqada control Hunting and
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fallen under Rome or had been adopted by other Barbarian races. The Celtic people had Material Culture which consisted of an Iron Age sword known as the Grimston sword‚ A bronze figure of a mans head which was called La Tene Bronze head‚ Celtic Mars Votive offering a figure of a mans head made of bronze that represented a warrior god and many shields such as the Battersea shield. The decoration on the shields consisted of circles and spirals. As
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