History of Educational Technology Educational technology in a way could be traced back to the emergence of very early tools‚ e.g.‚ paintings on cave walls. But usually its history starts with educational film (1900s) or Sidney Pressey’s mechanical teaching machines in the 1920s. The first large scale usage of new technologies can be traced to US WWII training of soldiers through training films and other mediated materials. Today‚ presentation-based technology‚ based on the idea that people can
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traditions is still fundamental. History tells us that there were two main Celtic groups‚ one of which is referred to as the ’lowland Celts’ who hailed from the region of the Danube. They were skilled in the use of metals and worked in gold‚ tin and bronze. The second group‚ often referred to as the ’true’ Celts‚ followed closely behind their lowland cousins‚ making their first appearance on the left bank of the Rhine at the commencement of the sixth century BCE. These people‚ who came from the mountainous
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at Leubingen with grave gifts crafted from gold‚ point to an increase of social stratification already present in the Unetice culture. All in all‚ cemeteries of this period are rare and of small size. The Unetice culture is followed by the middle Bronze Age (1600–1200 BCE) Tumulus culture‚ which is characterised by inhumation burials in tumuli
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During the Late Bronze Age of the Near East‚ major civilizations like Egypt‚ Hatti‚ and Assyria engaged with each other politically and economically. These interactions have been captured through a group of correspondence called the Amarna Letters. Found in the ancient city Akhetaten‚ the Amarna Letters feature direct contact between Pharaoh Akhenaten and other leaders. According to archeologists‚ Alashiya‚ a copper rich civilization found in the letters‚ likely refers to an elite urban center
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ZHOB VALLEY CULTURE EVOLUTION OF HUMAN CIVILIZATION: Amidst the rugged wind-swept valleys and foothills of Balochistan‚ one finds a more continuous story of human activity of the Stone Age men. These pre-historic men of the Stone Age settled in the valleys or villages. The sequence begins with the transition of nomadic herdsmen to settled agricultural communities. They were both herdsmen and farmers who lived on the outskirts of the plains with their cattle and cultivated barley and other crops.
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demonstration of the first contact between the civilizations of Anatolia and the Mediterranean world. Moreover‚ the siege of Troy by Spartan and Achaean warriors from Greece in the 13th or 12th century B.C.‚ immortalized by Homer in the Iliad‚ has inspired great creative artists throughout the world ever since. Justification for Inscription The archaeological site of Troy is of immense significance in the understanding of the development of European civilization at a critical stage in its early development
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Siara Wells his1113ryya Ch1 Assignment From Culture to Civilization In the beginning of time there were mainly small towns and villages. But‚ as technology‚ discoveries‚ and advancements were made; cultures began to grow into something more. The Mesopotamia was just one of the many cultures that began to show many progressive changes. As Mesopotamia began to change from a culture to a civilization‚ they developed very central characteristics. Some major characteristics that Mesopotamia began to
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These swords are made of bronze Date of creation of the Artifact: These Swords were found in Transylvania in 17th century BC Artifact Provenance: They were found in Homeric Troy Where artifact is located now: These unique Mycenaean swords are located in Romania. They are seven swords out of nine which were found in Transylvania. What attracted me in these swords is that they are so superior and unique and on top of that they have Minoan symbols on them. Again‚ these bronzes were said to have sunken
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Egypt and China were two extremely well developed ancient civilizations. Although similar in many ways‚ they differed in the way they ran their monarchies‚ their use and development of bronze metallurgy‚ and their religious belief and worships. There are many possible reasons for these differences. Egypt and China had similar governments in which they were both monarchies‚ but the way they were run differed. Although Egypt and China had strong monarchy governments‚ Egypt developed one ruler‚ the
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remarkable outdoor bronze seated Buddha‚ also known as the Tian Tan Buddha‚ sits outside the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. One of the five largest Buddha statues in China‚ it measures thirty four meters (one hundred twelve feet ) tall‚ and weighs two hundred fifty metric tons. The construction took roughly three years to complete‚ starting in 1990 and finishing on the day of the enlightenment of Buddha‚ December 29‚ 1993. The statue consists of two hundred two pieces of bronze‚ and contains a steel
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