...Queen Hatshepsut the King Herself World Cultures I – HUM 111 Your Name Professor April Castagna Strayer University Date Queen Hatshepsut the King Herself It is believed that Queen Hatshepsut the Fifth Pharaoh of Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt dressed as a man to gain support of the Egyptians. After her death, her successor and stepson, King Thutmose III removed as many remnants of her rule as possible. Although a pharaoh, her mummified remains and tomb have never been conclusively found. Queen Hatshepsut was a master politician, and an elegant stateswoman with enough charisma to keep control of an entire country for twenty one years. She served as queen alongside her husband, Thutmose II, but after his death claimed the role of pharaoh while acting as regent to her stepson, Thutmose III. She reigned peaceably, building temples and monuments resulting in the flourish of Egypt. After her death, Thutmose III tried to eradicate her memory by having images of her as king systematically chiseled off temples, monuments, and obelisks (Brown, 2009). There are two theories on how Queen Hatshepsut become pharaoh of Egypt and they are as follows: The first theory is the fragrance of perfume, rulers in Egypt used scents to instill awe in the people of Egypt. She personally led expeditions to modern Eritrea to scout for redolent plants from which to make incense (Kean, 2011). These exotic scents that she created or had created helped cement her status as a legitimate monarch...
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... Professor Dr. Gavin HUM 111-World Cultures I December 3, 2012 This letter was instructed and taught by Professor Dr. Gavin. Dear Brown Family, The Bayeux Tapestry was one of the most unforgettable and successful encounters that I have joined in as Bishop Odo. Odo’s father was Herluin, Viscount of Conteville and Odo’s mother was Herleva whom was the mother of the Duke of Normandy. When he was only nineteen years old, William made him the Bishop of Bayeux where he built a cathedral there. He was the architect who commanded the Bayeux Tapestry. This 230-foot-long, 20-inch high embroidery was one of the most fascinating narratives commissioned by Odo. The entourage of Bishop Odo of Bayeux has successful entrepreneurs and talented scholars. It based on two groups of men who owed his triumph to his support: those who clenched the land from him in his earldom of Kent and persons whose legendary education he nurtured. At the Battle of Hastings, immediately after the English have prevented a cavalry charge, the Normans are pressured by this last cause as Odo twirled his marshal’s baton, reassuring his troops. He was high minded, very conquered with world insignificances, where the Spirit triumphed in him to good ends. There are others whose flesh overcame...
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... Professor Dr. Gavin HUM 111-World Cultures I December 3, 2012 This letter was instructed and taught by Professor Dr. Gavin. Dear Brown Family, The Bayeux Tapestry was one of the most unforgettable and successful encounters that I have joined in as Bishop Odo. Odo’s father was Herluin, Viscount of Conteville and Odo’s mother was Herleva whom was the mother of the Duke of Normandy. When he was only nineteen years old, William made him the Bishop of Bayeux where he built a cathedral there. He was the architect who commanded the Bayeux Tapestry. This 230-foot-long, 20-inch high embroidery was one of the most fascinating narratives commissioned by Odo. The entourage of Bishop Odo of Bayeux has successful entrepreneurs and talented scholars. It based on two groups of men who owed his triumph to his support: those who clenched the land from him in his earldom of Kent and persons whose legendary education he nurtured. At the Battle of Hastings, immediately after the English have prevented a cavalry charge, the Normans are pressured by this last cause as Odo twirled his marshal’s baton, reassuring his troops. He was high minded, very conquered with world insignificances, where the Spirit triumphed in him to good ends. There are others whose flesh overcame...
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... Professor Dr. Gavin HUM 111-World Cultures I December 3, 2012 This letter was instructed and taught by Professor Dr. Gavin. Dear Brown Family, The Bayeux Tapestry was one of the most unforgettable and successful encounters that I have joined in as Bishop Odo. Odo’s father was Herluin, Viscount of Conteville and Odo’s mother was Herleva whom was the mother of the Duke of Normandy. When he was only nineteen years old, William made him the Bishop of Bayeux where he built a cathedral there. He was the architect who commanded the Bayeux Tapestry. This 230-foot-long, 20-inch high embroidery was one of the most fascinating narratives commissioned by Odo. The entourage of Bishop Odo of Bayeux has successful entrepreneurs and talented scholars. It based on two groups of men who owed his triumph to his support: those who clenched the land from him in his earldom of Kent and persons whose legendary education he nurtured. At the Battle of Hastings, immediately after the English have prevented a cavalry charge, the Normans are pressured by this last cause as Odo twirled his marshal’s baton, reassuring his troops. He was high minded, very conquered with world insignificances, where the Spirit triumphed in him to good ends. There are others whose flesh overcame...
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...------------------------------------------------- The Mystery of King Tut HUM 111 – World Cultures 1 NANCY RHETT MAY 1, 2016 Professor Mayhall The Mystery of Tutankhamen is one that has been written about before Howard Carter found the tomb on November 26, 1922. The mystery is what did King Tut die of? : illness, murder, or an accident. King tut was very young when he died and there are only theories as what caused his death. One theory is by Howard Carter. He did a virtual autopsy that revealed the stunning discovery. The pattern of injuries down on side of his body, including shattered ribs and pelvis, were consistent with injuries caused by being struck by a high chariot. Computer simulations of chariot accidents were put together by expert crash investigator suggest that the chariot stuck King Tut while he was on his knees. Another theory is that King Tut died from gangrene as a result of a broken bone. Scientists ran a CT Scan of King Tut’s mummified body and found a severe fracture in his lower left femur, which appeared to be different than the breaks caused by Carter’s team because it had ragged rather than sharp edges and there appeared to be two layer of embalming material present inside the facture. I am more convinced...
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...Running Header: AFRICIAN ANCIENT MASKS African Ancient Masks Kie Morrison Hum 111 Professor Dodson AFRICAN ANCIENT MASKS In African masks can be traced back to well past Paleolithic time from 1875 to 1925. These art objects were, and are still made of all kind of material; included are leather, metal, fabric and various types of wood. African masks are considered amongst the finest creation in the art world today. Many of these African masks pieces can be viewed in museums and art galleries all over the world today. Masking ceremonies in Africa have great cultural and traditional significance. The latest developments and understanding of Aesthetic principal, religious and ceremonial values, have brought a grate insight in to the ideas and moral values the African express in their art. During the celebration, initiations, crop harvesting, war preparation, peace and trouble times, African masks are worn by a chosen or initiated dancer. It can be worn in three different ways. The three different ways the African masks can be worn is: Vertically covering the face: as helmets, encasing the entire head, and as crest, resting upon the head, which was commonly covered by material as part of the ancestors. Ritual ceremonies generally depict deities, sprouts of ancestors, mythological beings, good and evil. The dead animal’s spirits and other beings believe to have power over humanity. Masks of human ancestors or totem ancestors are often objects of family pride. The dancers...
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...| The “Mummy’s Curse” | HUM 111 − World Cultures I | | Franceda Coleman | January 28th, 2012 | Professor Pettigrew | The “Mummy’s Curse” The “Mummy’s Curse” is explained as a series of unexplainable, unfortunate or tragic events that happened to people who were present at the opening of Tutankhamen’s tomb. Unable to explain why many people present during the opening suffered such loss and the mix of media hype and facts, people started to speculate that the curse was real. “Legend has it that anyone who dared to open the tomb would suffer the wrath of the mummy, because mummies have been associated with many magical powers throughout history” (http://www.kingtutone.com/tutankhamun/curse/). Another possibility is that “New findings are showing that bacteria on the wall of the tomb might have been the cause of the curse” (http://www.kingtutone.com/tutankhamun/curse/). From all that I have read, I believe that the “Mummy’s” most likely is the real thing. I say this mainly because I do believe in things such as “curses” and magic, but also because the likely hood of the mold or bacteria found at the tomb ( Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus Flavus) can cause congestion and bleeding of the lungs, but scientist have confirmed that they are not. In fact, “F. DeWolfe Miller, professor of epidemiology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, concurs with Howard Carter's original opinion: Given the local conditions, Lord Carnarvon was probably safer inside Tut's tomb than outside”...
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...Assignment 1: Essay HUM 111: World Cultures I Assignment 1: Mummy’s Curse The image of the curse of the mummy instantly conjures up elaborate stories and fantastic discoveries made upon entry into the tomb of King Tutankhamen (King Tut). According to Sayre (2012) “King Tuts tomb was the only tomb discovered that was not destroyed and looted by grave robbers.” In 1922, Howard Carter (a renowned excavator) and his benefactor, the Fifth Earl of Carnarvon, were the first to enter the tomb. According to Luckhurst (2010), the tomb had been uncovered in Carter’s last-chance season of digging in the Valley of the Kings. No new tomb had been discovered for over a decade. In November 1922, they entered the antechamber and the news swept the world. In February 1923, they entered the burial chamber. A sequence of calamitous episodes occurred affecting the men who first entered the tomb. Some of the men became sick and some died. Also, some of their pets died. Some people were using these events to make claims that there was a curse associated with the opening of the tomb. According to Rompalske (2000), the story centered on Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter, and the hardships they suffered. The first conclusion is an inference that has to do with stories regarding the “curse”. At the opening of the tomb of King Tut, a clay tablet was unearthed in the antechamber, with a warning to keep out of the tomb or else experience a horrible death. According to Luckhurst...
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...Assignment :1 Essay Michael Dickerson Professor Kerrie Flanagan HUM- 111 World Cultures 29 October 2012 Abstract The death of King Tutankhamun, the 12th king of the 18th Egyptian dynasty, who died at age 18, is a mystery (Tutankhamen, 2012). Speculations in the cause of death suggest King Tutankhamen died of injuries sustained from an earlier fall leaving an infection in the leg, malaria, or that he was assassinated. After that there a no surviving records of King Tutankhamun’s final days, his death is the subject of ongoing debate. The sudden death of King Tutankhamun, the boy king who ruled Egypt more than 3,000 years ago, is a mystery that may be finally solved. Scientists believe Tutankhamun may have fell from a fast moving chariot during a hunting excursion in the desert. Tutankhamun’s death became prevalent since his tomb was discovered in 1922 by archaeologist. English Archaeologist Howard Carter and his colleagues studied X-rays of the mummy that indicated a swelling at the base of King Tutankhamun’s skull suggesting, “King Tut” as he was known, was killed by a blow to the head. Carter states “it was like stepping into a funeral of a 3,200-year-old king. It was no longer just scientific research but bought out the human aspect” (Howard Carter, 2011). This theory concludes King Tut may have been murdered as the result of blunt force trauma (Lovgren, 2006). This theory was later...
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...Bayeux Tapestry Experience World Cultures I HUM 111 Richard Bucher Strayer University February 24, 2015 Dear Mom and Dad, I have finally made it to Korea. As I sat on the plane for the countless hours of travel, I could hear everyone’s response to my announcement at the dinner table of my decision to join the United States Army. From the, are you losing your mind to what in the world possess you to want to do that. I don’t know if anyone actually understands my reasoning’s for wanting to serve my country. I had prayed and prayed while asking God for guidance in my decision to do this. I have always loved the work of missionaries. You all know that it has always been a passion of mine to help the less fortunate and I truly feel that United States Army would be an excellent place to start. I will be benefiting by serving my country as well as fulfilling a lifelong dream of helping people. Furthermore, looking on the positive side, joining the Army will be job security. I can learn and train in new skills, have educational benefits to use for school in learning and becoming a better person while gaining long lasting friendship bonds with people from different parts of the country. This is going to be a challenging part of my life that will be beneficial for us all. I have been here for approximately four months now and the fighting is a never cease battle. We have been working hard in the preparations for the daily battles. We are constantly fixing vehicles, whether...
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...Assignment 2 – Ancient Chinese Contributions Shalley L. Whitesides HUM 111 Professor Loftin Montgomery December 1, 2013 Whenever we think of China, the first thought that may come to mind is the Great Wall of China, the cuddly pandas, cars, or even their wonderful cuisine. For more than fifteen hundred years, the Chinese culture have developed inventions and made contributions to things that not only be used on a daily basis, but to used in years to come. Some of the greatest inventions to come out from China are: alcohol; the mechanical clock; tea; silk; porcelain; iron and steel smelting; paper; printing; gunpowder and the compass. Of the four greatest inventions are paper, tea, silk and the mechanical clock. Before paper was invented, the people of China wrote on used grass stalks to write on “various natural materials by ancient peoples-on grass stalks by the Egyptians, on earthen plates by the Mesopotamians, on tree leaves by the Indians, on sheepskin by the Europeans and strangest of all, even inscribed on bamboo or wooden strips, tortoise shells or shoulder blades of an ox by the early Chinese.” (www.chinese-embassy.org.za) Until the Second Century, Cai Hun invented an idea that will include bark, rags and wheat stalks that was very cheap and light and became “suitable for brush writing. Today, paper is used on a daily basis for when we read our favorite entertainment magazine, a hot and steamy fiction novel, and even the textbook. Money serves...
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...Comparative analysis Gilgamesh and Odysseus Nikki Porter Hum Cultures 111 (world cultures 1) Professor Monique Baucham Strayer University Comparative Analysis: Gilgamesh and Odysseus This is a comparative analysis between two hero’s Gilgamesh and Odysseus who are two heroes from two different time periods that were both in search of the meaning of life. The epics that the two characters are featured in Gilgamesh, was developed from early Mesopotamia and the Odyssey in early Greece. Gilgamesh was a very popular and it was very valuable to the historian of Mesopotamian culture because it reveals much about the religious world, such as their attitudes toward the gods, how a hero was defined and regarded, views about death and friendship. Comparative analysis Gilgamesh and Odysseus This comparative analysis is that of Gilgamesh and Odysseus who were both historical hero’s. Gilgamesh who lived from 2700 BC-2620 BC he died in uruk. Gilgamesh compared to Odysseus Gilgamesh, the hero from the epic Gilgamesh, was the historical king of Uruk in Babylonia, on the river Euphrates in modern Iraq: he lived about 2700B.C. Odysseus, the hero from the epic the Odysseus, was the ruler of the island kingdom of Ithaca. He was one of the most prominent Greek leaders of the Trojan War. Both of these men were equipped with certain strengths, the difference in their strengths were Gilgamesh had physical, while Odysseus had mental strengths. Gilgamesh was a very self-confident and at times...
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...The Renaissance Artists: Self-Portraits Alvis Williams Professor Michael Briere HUM 111 12/02/12 Within the report of The Renaissance Artist I will explore the life of many artists who doing that period was known very well. I will attempt to convey the style of each artist as if I was the artist themselves by giving a first person view by depicting a self-portrait that will inform the readers of the composition that consist of color scheme, space , shapes and dimension of the piece. I will define in essence the self-portraits and what it means to me as an individual. So therefore from this point I am Don Julio and my style of painting is very similar to that of the renaissance era. Born in 1494 a young German artist living in Germany, I was trained originally by my father I was a natural born goldsmith after some years I migrated to Venice Where I improve my skills as a painter. My father while in Venice stayed eighteen months to enjoy the artistic delights of the city. He was impressed above all by the aged Bellini. A young man by the name of Albrecht Dürer, who later on became one of the most outstanding figures in Renaissance Germany during my time. However my achievements enhanced among the city and its originality in many differing fields of art. I very early in my artistic career was introduced to his extraordinary self-portrait at the age of twenty-two, in Louvre. So I begin to work on one of myself, as young man with dishevel blond hair...
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...Assignment 2: Project Paper- Competitive Essay- Comparing Ancient Female Rulers Geraldinie Phinizee Professor Dr. Caren Stayer HUM 111 World Cultures 1 May 31, 2016 Within the empress of China Cleopatra and the last ruler of Egypt Wu Zetian were leaders of different cultures within the period of 690- 705 AD. They did have many different approaches to gain the empire and some similarities that Cleopatra was known for her beauty while both had to utilize this to rise to power. Whereas Wu Zetian whom did not have the quality of good attitude However Cleopatra being known for her charm served her way as a tool to survive later empire that they later become the ruler. www.womeninworldhistory.com/heroine6.hmtl Cleopatra family through royal standards she was however born of nobility, whereas her family members would marry each other or marry within the family far as, but still had a difference within them as far as daughters and uncles. http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/cleopatra Wu Zetian was ruthless and had the desire to rule and have all power. Although she was able to rule throughout a peaceful time in period. However, Cleopatra shares the similarity with Wu Zetian on being able to be better than a man. Thus Cleopatra unlike Wu who was a leader during...
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...Assignment 1: Essay “The Mummy’s Curse” HUM 111 – World Cultures I Mini Session August 24, 2014 When it comes to curses and mummies, it almost seems like they go hand in hand, like PB&J. Whenever we see a mummy in movies or any type of storytelling there has to be a curse, it just wouldn’t seem right without it. Legends about the "Curse of the Pharaoh's" first was first stated by the Arabs sometime in the 7th Century when they stumbled on to their first tomb. Because they could not read the hieroglyphics and, everything was so strange things became more mysterious and magical to them. There was also the fact that the Pharaoh’s were so well preserved and looked like they could and would rise at any moment, and so began the legends of mummies. The Arab’s believed that if they entered the tomb and uttered an incantation, they would be able to make treasures appear that had been hidden by the ancient Egyptians. But if they entered the wrong spell or incantation than the pharaohs or kings would come to life once more. The Arabs also believed in curses and saw them as a way that the Egyptians protected their tombs. One of the greatest curses that are known is the “Mummy’s Curse”; this curse occurred in 1923 when King Tutankhamun’s tomb was discovered by Howard Carter. A Lord Carnarvon from England was Carter's patron and sponsor of the excavation, and was one of the first to enter the tomb. The tomb was virtually intact and had never...
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