itself with Earth’s magnetic field. Soon people realized that this rock could show direction‚ so they crafted the lodestones into a spoon shape and put them atop a flat‚ square shape bronze plate that represented Earth. Because of the material of lodestone‚ the pointy edge of the spoon always pointed south. The bronze plate itself had different characters that represented the different directions: north‚ south‚ east‚ west… At first‚ Chinese people used the magnetic compass to determine which
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PE Commonly referred to as PE‚ it is a part of the General Education Program that focuses on the total growth and development of the students primarily through movement experiences. Physical Education provides students opportunities to participate in sports‚ games‚ and group activities designed to develop and maintain wellness. Physical Fitness is a combination of medical fitness (body soundness) and dynamic fitness (capacity for action). A physically fit person is free from disease and can move
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Atlantic Ocean. He also promoted religious freedom. (Document 4) Hausa sculptures were thought of as wonderful because of all the different materials used to make them. A Hausa artisan used clay‚ wax‚ copper‚ zinc‚ and led to make a bronze sculpture. The bronzes of Benin were created using a lost-wax technique. In this technique an object was sculpted in wax‚ then covered in clay and baked. The wax was then filled with molten metal. Artists often portrayed warriors or
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the Italian senior side during the qualification round for World Cup 2002 and captained the national team to a bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics. Later‚ he was instrumental in their victory in the 2006 World Cup‚ finishing as the top assist provider. He was named man of the match three times‚ including the final‚ more than any other player in the tournament‚ and ultimately won the Bronze Ball (third best player in tournament) also being elected to be part of the Team of the Tournament. He was also
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obsidian from Mediterranean-merchants helped in trade (for greater profits) and in cultural exchanges | -extensive trade networks-had a main river for over-seas trade-traded with neighbors for cooperation and to maintain peace-bronze metallurgy‚ which was the production of bronze for utilization-nomads contributed to trade | -their river for trade was the Nile-trade networks were to Nubia‚ east Africa‚ and north Africa-items traded wereebony‚ gems‚ slaves‚ linen‚ wine‚ wood | SOCIAL | -social class
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(3200-2300 BCE) – copper and tin were most common metals‚ and were used for ornaments‚ weapons and tools. * Bronze Age (2300-700 BCE) – copper‚ tin and bronze were used for tools‚ weapons and transport. They produced bronze by heating copper and tin with charcoal. * Iron Age (1000 BCE – 1 CE) – iron steel and lead was used for tools‚ weapons and pipes. Iron is much harder than bronze. * Modern Age (1 CE – Present) – main metals are iron‚ aluminium and steel‚ which were used for pipes
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According to Greek mythology‚ “the ages of man” are phases that humans have gone through over time‚ since having existed on Earth. While most are familiar with Shakespeare’s poem “The Seven Ages of Man”‚ many are not familiar with Hesiod’s five‚ and Ovids four interpretation of the stages of mankind. Hesiod and Ovid‚ two classical authors known in Greek mythology‚ have suggested different phases of how mankind has evolved over time. These stages‚ similarly have significantly progressed from long
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think of more way to start incorporating more of my emotions and memories into my work. I found a lot of the sculptures where Bourgeois used unconventional materials‚ like cloth and latex‚ more interesting than her pieces that were just made out of bronze or stainless steel. This has caused me to become more interested in trying out new materials when making future artworks. I’ve also want to start playing around with the scale of my works after seeing images of Bourgeois’s
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On the other hand‚ Donatello uses the humanist theory in his statue of David through the controposto‚ the sensual and erotic nakedness‚ the use of bronze casting and the freestanding form. Both artists used techniques that showed a return to the art of the Greek and Roman Classical period‚ which was a key focus of the humanist movement during the Renaissance. Both Donatello and Da Vinci used the
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Elizabeth Catlett‚ born in 1919‚ American sculptor and printmaker‚ whose figures of African Americans in wood‚ marble‚ and bronze convey dignity and pride. Throughout her career‚ Catlett has focused on themes relating to the black woman’s experience‚ and mother and child form the subject of many of her works. Her lithographs and other prints also celebrate the contributions of black women‚ such as Underground Railroad leader Harriet Tubman‚ to African American history. Catlett’s style has remained
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