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    Upper vs Lower Class

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    the first thing that comes to mind when I think of what it means to be in a upper or lower class society is the financial status of the two groups. Upper class societies are generally wealthier; lower class societies tend to have less and may even face poverty. Another typical characteristic used to compare upper and lower class societies relates to their value and character as individuals. Although very prejudicial‚ upper class people are generally viewed as having more education‚ morals‚ honesty

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    Upper Limbs and Thorax

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    Ancient cave paintings and modern day graffiti in the context of communication are comparable in various ways. "Works of art from the Stone Age include cave paintings‚ reliefs and sculpture of stone‚ ivory and bone. The subjects consist mainly of animals‚ although some abstract human figures have been found. There is no surviving architecture as such. Many Stone Age dwellings consisted of caves and rock shelters. Some impressive monuments such as Stonehenge exist‚ but their functions remain a mystery

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    Prehistoric art of caves in southern France and northern Spain have many common motifs. In both places‚ the main subjects are animals. The paintings are quite sophisticated‚ thus creatures depicted with great details: horns‚ tusks‚ eyes‚ faces‚ bodies are very well observed and painted. The Hall of Bulls in Lascaux Cave in France is a good example. Wall paintings include images of the cows‚ bisons‚ deers and horses. Animals features are emphasised and pronounced: deers have beautiful antlers‚ bisons’

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    1. Is this a pictograph or a petroglyph? What is the difference between the two? What particular cultural group does it belong to? Who is depicted and what does he symbolize? The picture in the question is an example of a petroglyph. Petroglyph is a form of rock art that is made by carving into the stone‚ whereas a pictograph is painted onto the stone. Kokopelli is depicted in the petroglyph above. He is a fertility figure in the Anasazi tribe. He is a symbol of the agriculture god of Southwest

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    Humanities Final Paper

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    Venus de Willendorf vs. Barbie With Time‚ Brings Change HUMN303 - DeVry University- April 21‚ 2013 Venus de Willendorf vs. Barbie With Time‚ Brings Change Introduction Venus de Willendorf is a statuette that first appeared during the Upper Paleolithic period. The exaggerated carvings of the body parts were how the artists of that time viewed women‚ fat and fertile. History often takes from the past to reinvent the future. Today’s society has the Barbie doll. Ruth Handler created it in 1959

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    Anthropology Final exam

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    Question 1   Multiple Choice 1 points     A hominid is an ape-like primate that walks on two legs a non-human animal an example of a "paradigm" none of these A   Question 2   Multiple Choice 1 points     Biocultural anthropologists study hominid evolution the relationship of the skeleton with its surrounding tissue human variation the interplay of biological and cultural factors D   Question 3   Multiple Choice 1 points

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    Cave Art Shamanism

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    Cave art also known as parietal art‚ in the Upper Paleolithic from approximately 40‚000 – 10‚000 years BP is considered a glimpse into the imagination of modern humans. It can be used as a way to record the symbolic development of early humans giving us a hint to when the behaviour started and more importantly why it was created. This essay will demonstrate the different theories on why and how cave paintings could have been used‚ why it is more prevalent in some areas such as South Western France

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    Definition of Some Symbols

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    Some people seem to think that the red cross which is used as a symbol by the American Red Cross and International Red Cross is a Christian symbol - and therefore that these organizations are Christian in character. I don’t know why‚ but these people don’t seem to realize that cross are and have been used as symbols outside of Christianity. Media Matters reports: [A]ccording to the American Red Cross website‚ it was “[i]n honor of the Swiss ... [that] the symbol of a red cross on a white background

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    Lascaux cave paintings

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    Ravidat‚ Jacques Marsal‚ Simon Coencas‚ and Georges Agniel‚ came upon a long forgotten cave- Lascaux. The Lascaux cave‚ now a World Heritage site‚ has been called the Lascaux bestiary. A revolution occurred in the creation of art during the Upper Paleolithic Era in Europe. Beginning around 40‚000 B.C.‚ records shows that modern humans replaced Neanderthals and remained the only hominid inhabitants across Europe. At about the same time the earliest art was created. These creative achievements fall

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