help him‚ and that’s where he learned about the Hindu-Arabic numeral system. He recognized that arithmetic with Hindu-Arabic numerals is simpler and more efficient that with Roman numerals and so he traveled throughout the Mediterranean world to study under the leading Arab mathematicians of the time. Leonardo returned from his travels around 1200 and in 1202‚ age 32‚ he published Liber Abaci. Through the Liber Abaci he introduced Hindu-Arabic numerals to Europe. Liber Abaci is a book that Leonardo
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Arab world’s and the Arabic language’s portion from the internet uses‚ in terms of the number of users‚ and the bulk of the Arab content on this network‚ accompanied with the acquaintance of the mechanisms and the ways adopted by the international society‚ the Arab world‚ and Egypt in chasing the e-crime and confronting it. This paper aims to discuss the extent of spread of the internet using in Egypt and the Arab world‚ besides the extent of the e-crimes ’diffusion in the Egyptian society‚ and ways
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Examining a Moche Stirrup Jar At the Polk Museum exhibit I was struck by a Moche ceramic artifact titled “Stirrup Jar with Fanged Deity Effigy‚ Early Intermediate Period‚ 400-600 CE”. The base of the jar was molded into a sphere (with a flat bottom surface) which acts as the “body”‚ sporting painted arms and items held within each hand. The deity also appears to be wearing some kind of cloak‚ most notably indicated by the bow that is tied at the base of its neck. The head of the creature is
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In this weeks reading‚ the artwork that resonated with me most were the Etruscan tombs. As an anthropology student‚ I am drawn to artwork that is unclear in its meaning‚ and I am especially drawn to burials. I find it extremely fascinating that we as humans have always placed importance on an afterlife‚ whether one believes in reincarnation‚ heaven‚ or any other type of eternal place of rest. There were three Etruscan tombs described in this chapter: the Tomb of the Reliefs‚ the Tomb of the Triclinium
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While visiting the Los Angeles County Museum of Art I was struck by a piece by the title of Fragment of a Painted Assyrian Relief. This piece‚ made by the Akkadian culture during the Mesopotamia Era‚ is approximately 10 3/8 x 5. 1 ¾ inch in size. This fine‚ yet very ancient‚ work is crafted out of limestone. Fine‚ durable‚ brown stone and red pigment‚ it is especially found in Northern Iraq. Having a short written record‚ this relief sculpture once formed part of a much larger composition‚ and it
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Christine El Mahdy believes that those who first expressed fear of mummies were the Arabs‚ who conquered Egypt in A.D. 641. Arab writers warned people not to tamper with mummies or their tombs‚ they knew that Egyptians practiced magic during funerals. And the paintings on the walls of Egyptian tombs seemed to suggest that mummies could return to life and seek revenge. Many authors started to think and imagine that mummies had magic powers after the first ghost story about a cursed mummy was published
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From the Great Wall to the Pyramids The Great Wall of China and the Egyptian Pyramids are both Manmade Wonders of the World and belong to two of the oldest civilizations. Ancient Egypt and ancient China both have history that date back over 4‚000 years ago‚ and though the two civilizations co-existed simultaneously with one another‚ there were little contact between the two. Yet apart from some underlying differences‚ there are many similarities between the two cultures as is highlighted when examining
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The Nile was the center of Ancient Egypt. It was the reason the Egyptians developed the civilization. The areas surrounding Egypt are desert land. The Nile keeps it fertile. “It rises south of the Equator and flows northward through northeastern Africa to drain into the Mediterranean Sea‚” said Charles Smith‚ “It has a length of about 4‚132 miles (6‚650 kilometres) and drains an area estimated at 1‚293‚000 square miles (3‚349‚000 square kilometres).”(britannica.com) The Nile river actually has 2
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with it. Cultural diffusion has occurred with many thing that we use now a days. For example our alphabet consists of 26 letters just like the Phoenician alphabet. Phoenician words are often found in Greek and Latin classical literatures. Egyptian‚ Akkadian‚ Arabic‚ and Hebrew were also influenced by the Phoenician alphabet. Therefore now and back then cultural diffusion has influenced our lives mainly for the
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Ancient Egypt: Old‚ Middle‚ and New Kingdom Outline I. Thesis: Ancient Egyptians were the basis for many western traditions. Their influences are noticeable in art‚ architecture‚ and religion. II. The Old Kingdom A. Zoser‚ the first pharaoh. 1. built the famed Step Pyramid 2. brought unity to Egypt B. Religion 1. creation 2. gods C. Art D. Downfall of the Old Kingdom III. The Middle Kingdom A. Pyramids B. Middle Kingdom religion 1
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