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    Qin's Tomb

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    MONUMENT HOMEWORK: CHINA/XIAN TOMB NAME OF THE MONUMENT XIAN Tomb TYPE OF MONUMENT Tomb LOCATION:  Lintong District‚ Xi’an‚ Shaanxi province China DATE OF CONSTRUCTION‚ and/or CONSECRATION: Construction started in 246 B.C. and it lasted for 36 years. In 1974 the tomb was discovered east of Mount Li‚ China. A group of farmers were digging a well there and found the tomb. The name of this dynasty is the Qin Dynasty (221-206 B.C.) BACKGROUND ON ARCHITECT and CULTURE: Chinese Culture

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    of Tutankhamun’s tomb by Howard Carter in 1922 is believed to be the utmost significant archaeological discoveries of the century. The treasures found were stored in the following parts of the tomb the Antechamber Annex‚ and then the Burial Chamber and Treasury. The Ancient Egyptians believed in the afterlife. The customs and beliefs of the Ancient Egyptians called for the preservation of the body and extensive provisions for the after-life which were buried with them in the tomb. These treasures

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    The Discovery

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    THE DISCOVERY THE DISCOVERY ‘The Discovery’‚ by J.C Squire describes a historical event: Christopher Columbus’s ‘discovery’ of the New World on his 1942 expedition across the Atlantic Ocean which initiated the process of Spanish colonisation. The poem has gone by several names including ‘The Caravels‚ ‘Sonnet’ and ‘There was an Indian’. John Collings Squire (J.C Squire) (1884-1958) was a British poet‚ writer‚ historian‚ influential literary critic and editor of the post WW1 period.

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    Discovery

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    How does the poem”Understand Old one” portrait the concept of “discovery”? Discovery can have a different impact on different individuals. The composer ”Oodgeroo Noonuccal” reflects on her discovery of the” old native burial ground” as a spiritual journey‚ rather than an intellectual journey experienced by the scientists and the modern world. Discovery can offer us a positive or negative experience. Oodgeroo Noonuccal felt strongly reverential towards the old one and the past‚ but she was more

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    the world’s geniuses for his many discoveries and logical beliefs. Albert was very timid and shy in his early life and was often discouraged to what he could accomplish. He changed the world with his discoveries and made a mark in history with his brilliant mind. Later in his life he was often attacked through words and ridiculed even through his efforts to save many people. Albert Einstein’s scientific breakthrough of his discoveries and learnings in the 1920’s helped him to reach the top of scientific

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    Nefertiti Tomb Analysis

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    I went to for the second time was the one by Liz Cummins on the uncovering of Nefertiti’s tomb. It was recently discovered by Nick Reeves that her tomb may lie just behind that of King Tut’s. Due to the same size of the tomb and the way that it is laid out has lead Reeves to think that her tomb lies right behind that of Tut’s and if we were to blast off the walls we would make another great Egyptian discovery. It is a common misconception that Nefertiti is Tut’s mother. She was in fact the chief queen

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    Like all the pharaohs in new kingdom Egypt‚ Tutankhamun was worshipped as a living god. He had immense power and wealth plus great responsibilities‚ including praying to the gods‚ setting out the laws and taxes or controlling the army in Egypt. Also‚ Tutankhamun reinstated the older religion in Egypt. Above all‚ the pharaoh had to maintain harmony and order and hold the regions of upper and Lower Egypt together. Any pharaoh in new kingdom Egypt had to do many rituals since he was basically Egypt’s

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    AREA OF STUDY DISCOVERY RELATED MATERIAL PORTFOLIO MICHAEL KWONG 1. TITLE AND COMPOSER OF TEXT Short story - And the Water was Dark and It Went Forever Down Written by Tim Winton 2. source date published First published 1997 by Addison Wesley Longman Australia Pty Ltd. Taken from MAKING CONNECTIONS a compilation of short stories put together by Brian Keyte 3. A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE TEXT(150w) The narrative focuses on a fourteen year old girl who’es mother is mentally and

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    The Canopic Shrine of King Tutankhamun is a 35.6” long by 35” wide by 53.5” high structure consisting of three separate sections used to house the important mummified organs of King Tutankhamun. The outer shrine is a subtractive method gilded wood frame in the round resting on sledges with a roof bordered by cobras with solar discs on their heads. The cobras‚ or uraei‚ is a symbol of royalty and is an indication of the status of the person the shrine is dedicated to. The sun discs are a representation

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    Queen Nefertari's Tomb

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    The Tomb of Queen Nefertari Location The Tomb of Nefertari is situated in Egypt in the Valley of the Queens‚ which is located in Thebes near Luxor. Time Period Queen Nefertari lived from 1290BC till 1255BC so during her reign in the 19th Egyptian Dynasty‚ her tomb would’ve been constructed and prepared for her burial. Archaeology The first archaeologist to discover the Tomb was Ernesto Schiaparelli‚ the Director of the Turin Museum. He discovered the tomb in 1904 and he then spent

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