Type: Individual Project Deliverable Length: 1 page Points Possible: 125 Due Date: 2/17/2013 11:59:59 PM CT Create an original Microsoft Word table or chart to compare and contrast distinguishing elements or features of early Greek and Roman cultures, including illustrative or significant examples of the various features. Be sure to include elements of culture such as government and geographical terrain, economics and trade practices, art and architecture, and philosophical and
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Wounded Warrior is a Roman statue from A.D. 138-181; it is a copy of a Greek statue that was cast around 460-450 B.C. The subject matter of this statue is a warrior in the midst of battle and as the name indicates the warrior is wounded despite the subject not appearing wounded at first glance. The ancient Greek statue depicts a Greek war hero in a contrapposto position caught in a stance of action – the way he is immortalized in the statue directly correlates with Ancient Greek art of its time period
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Hermes is the Greek god of commerce. Hermes was born very playful and right away Zeus loved him very much. Zeus knew he was going to have a lot of fun raising Hermes. When Hermes was only a few days old he got out of the blanket that his mother had him wrapped in and escaped from his crib. He ran off on his own very quickly. Hermes was born with the ability to run fast. He also was very smart for such a young baby. To the Greeks, mythology was a literal part of their histories. The Greeks in particular
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bridge is a structure providing passage over an obstacle without closing the way beneath. The required passage may be for a road, a railway, pedestrians, a canal or a pipeline. The obstacle to be crossed may by a river, a road, railway or a valley. History The first bridges were made by nature itself—as simple as a log fallen across a stream or stones in a river. The first bridges made by humans were probably spans of cut wooden logs or planks and eventually stones, using a simple support and crossbeam arrangement
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Natural Law Another ethical theory dating from the time of the ancient Greeks and Romans is called natural law. This is the theory that serves as the foundation of our Declaration of Independence and the very idea of human rights in general. This theory is often misunderstood to mean that only procedures that are judged to be natural are morally permissible. Actually, the criterion for the moral rightness or wrongness of an action is human nature itself. In other words, actions which enhance
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Vocabulary: Goal 1 1. Historical narrative 2. Temporal structure (beginning, middle, end) 3. Time line 4. Historical succession 5. Historical duration (continuity) 6. Primary sources 7. Humanity 8. Historical passage 9. Historical perspective 10. Historical context 11. Literal meaning 12. Historical fact 13. Historical interpretation 14. Historical data 15. Hhistorical analysis 16. Cause-and-effect relationship 17. Value-laden 18. Moral convictions 19. Critique
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after every 2 2 Ages of art in order to understand how art has transitioned within a specific time. 3. There are all kinds of mediums used to portray art in this Exhibit. a. Some media used include: 3D art form: Bronze Statue of Zeus or Poseidon (Greek Age) 2D art form: Cave drawings (Stone Age) Performing art or written art form: The Code of Hammurabi (Mesopotamian Age) b. As the exhibit goes on there will be references to 3 philosophical thinkers. 1) Arthur Danto is mentioned on the Marcel Duchamp
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two gods in Greek mythology that stand out from a medical standpoint, in particular. Those being Hippocrates and Asclepius. Hippocrates has become known to many historians and physicians as the founding father of medicine due to his taking it and making it a rational practice, free from magic and superstition. (Osborn, 2010.) The influences of Hippocrates are vast and still provide a basis for physicians today. He was the first to document medical histories and use patient histories to study their
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Autographic Printing Pen in 1876 the “Electromagnetic coils were widely used in telegraph instruments such as Morse’s Repeater of 1836 and would prove to be vital in the development of the tattoo machine” (http://www.britishinkdc.com/tattoo-machine-history/) Samuel O’Reilly, a tattooist in New York City envisioned Edison’s invention and later patented the first Electric Tattooing Machine in1891. The variation in techniques used worldwide all persuade with similarities yet they have one common goal and
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a Tasnima Bhuiyan Ancient History HSC notes Core study; Cities of Vesuvius- Pompeii & Herculaneum 1. Geographical context Physical environment: geographical setting, natural features and resources of Pompeii and Herculaneum Geographical setting Pompeii and Herculaneum were located in Campania, southwest Italy near Bay of Naples. Herculaneum was a waterfront town situated on the coast of Bay of Naples 7km west of Mt Vesuvius, while Pompeii was slightly inland on the Sarno
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