Chapters 5 and 6 Study Guide 1. For the Romans‚ ___________________ geography made Rome a natural crossroads and an area easy to defend. P114 2. Rome was established in the first millennium B.C. on the plain of _____________________. P114 3. All of the following about the Etruscans are correct p.114-115 a. settled north of Rome. b. adopted alphabetic language from the Greeks before 600 B.C. c. had begun to decline by 480 B.C. d. "civilized" Rome by turning it into a
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History of Clocks As long as 4000 years ago‚ the Babylonian priests of Mesopotamia began a careful and systematic study of the movements and patterns of the sun‚ moon‚ stars‚ and seasons. They folded all of their accumulated knowledge into a calendar‚ which very much resembles the one that we use today. The Babylonians established a system of timekeeping based on twelve months‚ seven days per week‚ and twenty four hour long days. In fact‚ the only thing that is different between the ancient calendar
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05/31/13 Chapter 1 Reflection Paper 1 In chapter one‚ the Sumer culture is discussed at lengths including their religion of several Gods from the “natural world” and their technology and innovations. I particularly find it interesting that despite the Sumer’s lack of mineral‚ they were still able to make innovations and weapons using traded copper. The Sumer people may not have had access to various resources but they are still to be thanked for technology such as the seed drill. It is very useful
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were one of the first recyclers‚ the temples would be abandoned and taken down and the stones used to make the temples were transported to another capital or city and were used in the reconstruction of another temple or building. -Hebrews: long history in the area of Palestine and Egypt. In the beginning they are polytheistic but because of a flood(story of the flood is important). the flood symbolizes the attitude that the people had and the gods destroyed their area because of that. They’re based
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For our class project I decided to attend a concert at Bargemusic‚ a floating concert hall in Brooklyn‚I chose is because I thought it would be cool to be on a boat for a concert. This concert will be on Friday November 30th at 8 pm. I will focus on the two masterwork series they will be performing. The first one is Takemitsu Quatrain II‚ Between Tides and the second one is Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time. There will be a trio with a cello‚ violin‚ piano‚ and clarinet. This seems very interesting
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Women’s Evolution and Arts in Western civilization The Paleolithic age was a period of gathering and hunting‚ and although both men and women were responsible for finding food. Women bored‚ and raised children therefore their primary duty was to stay close to the camps and be care givers to their families. Before the 21st century women waits for the approval of their husband before they could do anything. A women role‚ as it pertains to development was to support their husband in every decision he
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HIST 101 WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT #2: The Enlightenment and The Great Awakening In conjunction with chapter 3‚ this assignment will ask you to read two historical accounts that correspond to American experiences with the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening in the mid-18th century North American colonies. These two social phenomena (the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening) each exerted a significant influence on the development of American political and religious thought in the years leading up
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The Life and Assassination Of Abraham Lincoln: How it affected the Nation Hist101- American History to 1877 Abraham Lincoln was a brilliant politician and leader. He made numerous contributions to the nation and had plans for many more had he not been assassinated. His death was a low point in our country’s history and had it not occurred our Nation would have been better. According to Biography.com‚ “Abraham Lincoln is regarded as one of America’s greatest heroes due to both his incredible
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Learning journal #1 Chapters 1-5 As I was introduced to the history of art‚ I soon learned that there are three main ways in which art in the west was visible. Pictures are one of the three ways in which art was made back in the day. Personally I found very interesting the self-portraits that artists made. For instance‚ I was amazed by the creation of Leonardo da Vinci‚ Mona Lisa‚ the art work that has a high intrinsic value. This picture created by the Italian artist gives me an impression of smartness
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Teresa Layton E. Shelton HIST 101 25 May 2012 Contributions of Early Western Civilization The study of Early Western Civilization reveals that there where many people‚ events and stories that shaped the world we live in today. We were told stories at a young age and continue to learn the history of our world through higher education. The following essay will discuss a select few events that in some small or large way‚ contributed to modern cultures all over the world. Beginning with Ancient
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