The glory of ancient civilizations is observable through the expansion of territory‚ cultural influence‚ and‚ most importantly‚ art production. The greatness of a civilization is easily measured by the quantity and quality of its art production. Over the course of history there have been many similarities between seemingly different cultures‚ and the most striking evidence to support this are the artifacts which remain to this day. Arguably‚ one of the most important civilizations in the world’s
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In Ancient Greece‚ warfare was predominant war of life. Greeces terrain was very mountainous. Because of this there were many city states. There was constant war between these states for territorial expansion‚ revenge or sometimes just honor. In the early stages of the geek warfare‚ the Archaic period‚ training was disorganized and weapons were pretty bad. Although soldiers were paid‚ they were only paid enough to make them survive the day (enough for food‚ cloth‚ etc.). Soldiers didn’t have any
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these villages into towns and cities created a new lifestyle that seperated them from direct contact with many elements of nature. This separation became apparent in the emergence of the civilizations of Mesopotamia. This distinction is personified in the walled city of Uruk in Sumeria. On the inside is civilization‚ with the walls keeping the wilderness out. Because settlements became permanent people began owning land as property. It became necessary for there to bo a way to keep track of property
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Ancient Greek Architecture The Stone Sculpture from the Greek era of 300 B.C. is a beautiful fluted ionic column that stands proudly in the center of the Greek and Roman Art Room in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of- /26.59.1/ allows you to visit the virtual museum to view the stone column. The column is believed to be from the Temple of Artemis‚ from an interior room due to the elaborateness of the restored column. The delicate leaf like motives
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Culture literal meaning is what how you cultivate or build oneself. Cult or build in multi-directionally i.e in ethically socially even in all aspects of that lead human development. Every culture is enriched with some good and bad features. Indian culture is rich and diverse and as a result unique in its very own way. Our manners‚ way of communicating with one another‚ etc are one of the important components of our culture. Even though we have accepted modern means of living‚ improved our lifestyle
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WHICH CULTURE IS BETTER: WESTERN OR EASTERN “The Last Supper‚” the painting of Da Vinci illustrates the mental states of each subject and the expressions in a vivid manner and bring the subjects to life. Qi Baishi‚ a renowned painter of traditional Chinese painting‚ famous for painting shrimps could bring subjects to life within seconds. Both of them possess painting techniques which are extraordinary‚ but their styles are completely different. The famous Chinese painter Master Li Hongzhi
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Rivers played a big role in why civilizations were able to grow so large because it could provide people with a way of transportation‚ water to drink‚ and irrigate their crops. The Chinese first started to settle the land about 1.7 billion years ago near the Yun Nan Province in the south near the Yangtze River. Yun Nan has a warm climate to grow crops‚ and the river gave them water to drink and gave them a way to irrigate their crops. Fish also were an abundant food supply. As they prospered‚
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------------------------------------------------- Indirect and direct borrowings Since the living Greek and English languages were not in direct contact until modern times‚ borrowings were necessarily indirect‚ coming either through Latin (through texts or various vernaculars)‚ or from Ancient Greek texts‚ not the living language. Some Greek words were borrowed into Latin and its descendants‚ the Romance languages. English often received these words from French. Their phonetic and orthographic form
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performance‚ significance and even the definition of music vary according to culture and context. Music can be divided into genres and subgenres‚ although the dividing lines and relationships between music genres are often subtle‚ sometimes open to individual interpretation‚ and occasionally controversial. Within the arts‚ music may be classified as a performing art‚ a fine art‚ and auditory art. To many people in many cultures music is an important part of their way of life. By all accounts there is
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Abstract The Greek culture supported philosophers and scientists who were far beyond their times. By encouraging these individuals to expand both their thinking and their exploring‚ Greece is credited with some very profound discoveries and inventions that we find monumental in the way we function in modern day society. From aspirin to the water mill‚ Greeks explored and developed the areas of medicine‚ biology‚ astrology‚ and science. Ancient Greek inventions are in fact the original concepts
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