of an electric motor or engine into velocity or kinetic energy and then into pressure of a fluid that is being pumped. The energy changes occur into two main parts of the pump‚ the impeller and the volute. The impeller is the rotating part that converts driver energy into the kinetic energy. The volute is the stationary part that converts the kinetic energy into pressure. Centrifugal Force Liquid enters the pump suction and then the eye of the impeller. When the impeller rotates‚ it spins the liquid
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city-states of ancient Greece. A) polis 2. This is a type of standing male statue‚ always shown nude. A) kouros 3. One of the Greek orders of architecture‚ elaborate and graceful in style‚ it features columns that have capitals decorated with volutes that look "scroll-like." A) Ionic 4. She is Odysseus’s ever-faithful wife who refuses to declare her husband dead and remarry one of her suitors. B) Penelope 5. This term identifies a sculptural technique in which figures are carved out of a
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01.15.2014 B.C.E. = C.E. B.C = A.D. Form - the visual aspects of art and architecture‚ line‚ shape‚ color‚ light‚ texture‚ space‚ math‚ volume‚ and composition. Style – the combination of form and composition that makes a work distinctive. Content – includes subject matter or meaning and a work of art. School of artists – a group of artist usually working at the same time and sharing similar style influences and ideas Iconography – identify and studying and subject matter and conventional
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Characteristics of Greek Architecture:- INTRODUCTION:- Instead of covering nearly every bit of space with ornament‚ as the Egyptians did‚ the Greeks selected only the best places for it‚ and thus gave it its proper effect. The decorations‚ especially the sculptures‚ were one of the chief features of a Greek temple. Besides their temples the Greeks built many theaters which may be studied from their ruins‚ but of their dwelling-houses almost nothing remains to us. The Greek style is noted for
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temples and dwellings having lasted thousands of years. Using this as mortar in combination with bricks‚ and Rome’s architecture took on the three Greek orders; Doric‚ Ionic‚ and Corinthian… adding their own hybrid; Composite Capital which mixed the volute of the Ionic order with the acanthus leaves of the Corinthian. The Romans would take their architectural knowledge with them wherever they settled‚ spreading the use of concrete to every corner of the Empire. Roman cement would build roads‚ aqueducts
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Period Lion Gate‚ Citadel at Mycenae‚ c.a. 1500-1300 B.C.E. Funerary Mask (gold)‚ possibly of Agamemnon‚ c.a. 1500 Greek: Archaic Period Funerary Krater with “Geometric” Decoration‚ c.a. 750 B.C.E. Calf-Bearer‚ ca. 575-550 B.C.E. Achilles and Ajax Playing Dice‚ black-figured amphora‚ c.a. 530 B.C.E. Death of Sarpedon‚ red-figure krater‚ ca. 515 B.C.E. Greek: Classical Period Kritios Boy‚ c.a. 480 Doryphorus (Spear-Bearer)‚ by Polycleitus‚ 450-440 B.C.E Zeus‚ c.a. 460 B.C.E. Aphrodite
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1. In Ancient Greece‚ the death of a loved one or prominent person was met with a period of grieving and celebration of their life. Alongside the somber rituals of interment‚ viewings‚ and the distinguishing of graves the celebration of the person’s life took place. The people of Ancient Greece saw passing as an inescapable element of the circle of life. The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s article "Death‚ Burial‚ and the Afterlife in Ancient Greece" (Department‚ 2003) offers additional information
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Research Paper-Outline TOPIC-Development of Greek Architecture: The Doric and Ionic Orders Intro: Hook‚ Thesis statement/explanation of topic Information/Background- -What was architecture like before this period? -What was is made out of? -Who influenced it? - What were some examples reflecting the old styles? -What happened to them? How were the ideas changing? -Who came up with new ideas? -What were the new ideas? -What influenced them? -How did they reflect the culture/society/worship
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Architecture Examples of Different Styles and Dynamics Gothic cathedrals are embraced for their elegance and beauty. Several famous gothic cathedrals are St. Denis Notre Dame Chartres Salisbury Durham Amiens. Gothic cathedrals point to the shifting ideologies of the time. Gothic architecture mirrors an aesthetic sensibility and dynamic mindset. Gothic cathedrals‚ with slight structural frames‚ flying buttresses‚ and pointed arches‚ display a more artistic sensibility and dynamism uncharacteristic
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INTRODUCTION Plate tectonics The large scale motions of the earth’s lithosphere are describe by a scientific theory called plate tectonics which explains that Earth’s outer layer is made up of plates‚ which have moved throughout Earth’s history. The theory was developed during first decade of 20th century (by a famous advocate Alfred Wegener) on the older concept of continental drift and was accepted by many geoscientific communities. There are currently seven major and many minor plates are
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