THE PYRAMIDS Pyramid (architecture) ‚ ceremonial structures used as tombs or temples that were built by the people of certain ancient civilization ‚ notably the ancient Egyptians ‚ the Aztecs ‚ and the Maya ‚ and certain other ancient peoples of the northern Andean region of South America . The Pyramids of Egypt are of an exact pyramidal form ‚ having four triangular sides that meet at a point at the summit . Pyramids in Central
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Leonardo’s ’Annunciation’ For the young Florentine painter‚ Leonardo de Vinci was quite emphatic with portraying things as they were seen. This naturalism was quite apparent in many of his early works and carried out throughout his entire ensemble of pieces that are attributed to his name. Leonardo was fascinated with nature. Many of his earliest sketches are of plants‚ flowers‚ and botanicals which are represented with great detail and labor‚ striving to give them the beauty that he experienced
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horseback. Strangely enough the man has a beard which is unusual for Roman art‚ Augustus was always cleanly shaven. During the Late Imperial Roman period‚ Greco-Roman gods and heroes were used in “traditional religion”. One example is the columnar sarcophagus with Labors of Hercules; Hercules was very popular with the Roman because they believed he was a powerful guy to have on your
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remains by the four main sutures‚ coronal suture‚ sagittal suture‚ lambdoid suture‚ and squamous sutures. E. What features of the vertebral column would the larger skeleton in the sarcophagus show to indicate it was female? The features of the vertebral column that would have the larger skeleton in the sarcophagus would show that it’s a female because a females vertebrae is smaller than a man’s. F. What bone in the neck region other than cervical vertebrae maybe damaged during strangulation
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destruction of a ruler’ very essence: his power‚ honour‚ status‚ and‚ for some‚ his divinity. Apart from the sphinx‚ all other symbols were considered pagan by the Christians who wanted to destroy their persecutor‚ by destroying not only his sarcophagus‚ but also the decorations that surrounded his last resting place. All of that happened‚ however‚ much before
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Chernobyl Disaster Today‚ I am going to discuss about the biggest nuclear disaster that happened in the Worlds History. It’s called as Chernobyl disaster. This Disaster happened in Ukraine which was part of Soviet Union by then. It happened at the Chernobyl site between Pripyat and Chernobyl. The reason of this disaster is mainly human negligence and lack of knowledge. 25 April 1986... It was a beautiful Friday night with cool breeze blowing with a slight humidity. People were in their homes
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basketball coach. Ken Carter then finds out that his work is cut out for him – the team is having a terrible season and their fights off the court are more aggressive than on the court. Ken Carter wants to make the team winners‚ but not only that‚ he wants them to excel in school‚ learn to respect themselves and each other. Under Carter’s guidance‚ the team turns around their losing season‚ with a state title. When he learns that his students are failing to meet the agreed 2.3 grade point average
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When I read the stories of Isis and Demeter‚ I can feel the power and pain that they go through. It is unfathomable that Gods and Goddesses had to through pain in their stories. This correlates with my theory that many of the myths have an unforetold lesson or story that can relate to the us as humans and allows us to feel closer to the realness of the concept of Gods and Goddesses. I believe that the myths with Gods and Goddess going through trials and tribulations so humans could talk through there
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Late Classical Period and late 5th century‚ sculptors worked within the rules and standards of ideal proportion and the human figure set by Phedias and Polykleitos. The Late Classical sculptor‚ Praxiteles‚ carved from marble Hermes and the Infant Dionysos‚ although what survives is possibly a copy from the romans or Hellenistic period. Hermes has a small head then the figures before‚ his body is also sensual and in a graceful loose-limb stance. The significance about this sculpture is the interaction
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The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now El Giza‚ Egypt. It is the oldest of the seven wonders of the ancient world‚ and the only one to remain intact. Egyptologists believe that the pyramid was built over a 10-20 year time span. It was built around 2560 BC. The Great Pyramid was the tallest man-made structure in the world for over 3‚800 years‚ until The Great Wall of China was built! The Great wall was originally
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