Performing Arts Performing arts are art forms in which artists use their body or voice to convey artistic expression—as opposed to plastic arts‚ in which artists use clay‚ metal‚ paint‚ and other materials to create physical art objects. The first recorded use of the term performing arts was in 1711. OVERVIEW OF THE TOPICS: 1 Types of performing arts • 1.1 Theatre • 1.2 Dance • 1.3 Music 2 History of Western performing arts • 2.1 Renaissance • 2.2 Modern era
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Greek form of the Hebrew name Babel. The Early Growth of Babylon There is evidence that man has lived in this area of Mesopotamia since the beginning of civilization. The first records indicate that Babylon was established as a city around the 23rd century BC. Before this it was a provincial capital ruled by the kings of the city of Ur. Then came the migration of the Amorites. Quick Overview of Babylonian History Babylonia (pronounced babilahnia) was an ancient empire that existed in the Near East
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did not succeed. By the 15th century China had more or less given up paper money. Over this period‚ paper notes grew in production to the point that their value rapidly depreciated and inflation soared. Then beginning in 1455‚ the use of paper money in China disappeared for several hundred years. This was still many years before paper currency would reappear in Europe‚ and three centuries before it was considered common. Europeans had to wait until the 17th century when Sweden took the lead in issuing
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Philosophy Exam Review Positive and Negative Freedoms Positive freedom – Refers to people’s power to control their own lives and to make their own decisions. Negative freedom – Refers to freedom from physical or emotional coercion‚ or force. No person‚ institution‚ or government can pressure someone to act in a certain way. Satyagraha Who – developed by Mahandas Gandhi What – A philosophy and a tool of political action‚ which means holding to the truth‚ and refers to non-violent civil disobedience
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The 17th Century Travelogues of Ahmad bin Qasim and Ilyas Hanna al-Mawsuli In the 17th Century‚ Christianity had begun to spread beyond the borders of Europe. With the Spanish conquest and Christianization in the New World (Latin America)‚ the spread of Christianity had reached all throughout the world. In 1611‚ a Spanish Muslim named Ahmad bin Qasim‚ left for France and Holland as a Moroccan ambassador. He recorded his theological and intellectual discussions with the people he encountered in
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Renaissance Criticism Submitted by R. Zothanmawia V Semester BA R/no: 1101BA005 MEDIEVAL CRITICISM The period between the Classical Age and the Renaissance is vaguely named the Middle Age or the Medieval Age. In England‚ this period spans eight centuries and historians place it from the year of composition of Beowulf in 725 AD to 1474 AD when Caxton published the first book ever printed. The only standard work that dealt with Medieval Criticism is English Literary Criticism: The Medieval Phase by
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December 2014 Essay #11 Developments in transportation‚ rather than in manufacturing and agriculture‚ sparked American growth in the first half of the 19th century; moreover‚ it was the booming railroad industry‚ the country massive turnpikes‚ and the canals promoting water travel that sparked American growth in the first half of the 19th century. Railroads had been in the making for years‚ and they just kept improving‚ thus improving the ease of news spread and travel throughout the United States
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new art style arrived as Celtic culture spread across the British isles. Though metalwork‚ especially gold ornaments‚ was still important‚ stone and most likely wood was also used. This style continued into the Roman period‚ beginning in the 1st century BC‚ and would find a renaissance in the Medieval period. The arrival of the Romans brought the Classical style of
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these texts concern the so-called Pythagorean theorem‚ which seems to be the most ancient and widespread mathematical development after basic arithmetic and geometry. The study of mathematics as a subject in its own right begins in the 6th century BC with the Pythagoreans‚ who coined the term "mathematics" from the ancient Greek μάθημα (mathema)‚ meaning "subject of instruction". Greek mathematics greatly refined the methods (especially through the introduction of deductive reasoning and mathematical
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LITERATURE “Literature is the mirror of the society” The adage above is one of the most commonly used definitions of Literature… cliché as it may sound‚ still‚ it is true. Literature traces the past‚ mimics the present‚ and sometimes‚ it also predicts the future. A piece of literature describes a milieu‚ a collection of it may describe an epoch‚ and the great ones determine what will be. Great as it sounds; literature’s power is still under the control of the human mind. A well written
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