Mexica empire Huitzilopochtli: the Aztec god of war and of the sun. Calpulli: was the designation of an organizational unit below the level of the Altepetl "citystate" Chinampas: is a method of ancient Mesoamerican agriculture which used small‚ rectangle-shaped areas of fertile arable land to grow crops on the shallow lake beds in the Valley of Mexico. Pochteca: were professional‚ long-distance traveling merchants in the Aztec Empire. Inca:was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America Pachacuti:
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In 1990‚ Frank Stella created a collage of colors and shapes know as Midnight‚ Forecastle (D-22‚2x). Named after a chapter from the book‚ Stella was inspired by the novel Moby Dick as he made this piece. Through the mix of various forms and different colors and shapes‚ Stella illustrates a scene of Moby Dick surrounded by the wild waters of the sea (Frank). Stella’s use of these elements for this depiction helps relay the impression of chaos and peril that the great whale causes for the sailors within
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“Of all the arts‚ abstract painting is the most difficult. It demands that you know how to draw well‚ that you have a heightened sensitivity for composition and for colors‚ and that you be a true poet. This last is essential." -- Wassily Kandinsky. Abstract Art is art that is not a precise demonstration of a form or object. This depiction can be diverged in many ways including the shape‚ color‚ and form. The artist takes the object and then either simplifies it or exaggerates it using these
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……………………………………………………………………….. Implication II: ……………………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………….. Premise 1 : …………………………………………………………………………... (b) (c) (b) (c) 4 Diagram 2 shows a right prism. The base HJKL is a horizontal rectangle. The right angled triangle NHJ is the uniform cross section of the prism. M N 8 cm L 6 cm H 12 cm DIAGRAM 2 K J Identify and calculate the angle between the line KN and the plane HLMN. Answer : [4 marks] SAH@MOAZC2008 2 SPM(U)
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05 - PERMUTATIONS AND COMBINATIONS ( Answers at the end of all questions ) Page 1 (1) If the letters of the word SACHIN are arranged in all possible ways and these words are written out as in dictionary‚ then the word ‘SACHIN’ appears at serial number ( a ) 601 ( b ) 600 ( c ) 603 ( d ) 602 [ AIEEE 2005 ] (2) The value of 50 C4 + 55 r =1 ∑ 6 56 -r C 3 is ( a ) 55 C 4 (b) C3 ( c ) 56 C 3 (d) 56 C4 [ AIEEE 2005 ] (3) How many ways are here to arrange the letters in the word GARDEN
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Liquid Crystal Displays (LCD) – Working We always use devices made up of Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs) like computers‚ digital watches and also DVD and CD players. They have become very common and have taken a giant leap in the screen industry by clearly replacing the use of Cathode Ray Tubes (CRT). CRT draws more power than LCD and are also bigger and heavier. All of us have seen an LCD‚ but no one knows the exact working of it. Let us take a look at the working of an LCD. We get the definition
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The Kiss Gustav Klimt The Kiss is a work that was painted by the Austrian artist‚ Gustav Klimt‚ between the years 1907 and 1908. Klimt utilizes his personal experiences and life changes as his inspiration for the creation of perhaps his most famous work yet. He links modernity and eroticism at the center of his work‚ the couple’s embrace. This embrace is a quintessential expression of one of the deepest passions known to mankind‚ sensual love. Klimt’s color choices‚ use of depth
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MATH133 UNIT 2: Quadratic Equations Individual Project Assignment: Version 2A Show all of your work details for these calculations. Please review this Web site to see how to type mathematics using the keyboard symbols. Problem 1: Modeling Profit for a Business IMPORTANT: See Question 3 below for special IP instructions. This is mandatory. Remember that the standard form for the quadratic function equation is y = f (x) = ax2 + bx + c and the vertex form is y = f (x) = a(x – h)2 + k‚ where (h‚ k) are
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Geometry Conjectures Chapter 2 C1- Linear Pair Conjecture - If two angles form a linear pair‚ then the measures of the angles add up to 180°. C2- Vertical Angles Conjecture - If two angles are vertical angles‚ then they are congruent (have equal measures). C3a- Corresponding Angles Conjecture- If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal‚ then corresponding angles are congruent. C3b- Alternate Interior Angles Conjecture- If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal‚ then alternate interior
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Today we will be discussing a painting called “The Boating Party.” To start off let’s first meet the artist. Mary Cassatt was born on May 22‚ 1844 in Allegheeny City‚ Pennsylvania. She was the fourth of five children born to Katherine Kelso Johnston and Robert Simpson Cassat who was a stockbroker and land speculator. During Mary’s childhood‚ her family moved to Lancaster‚ Pennsylvania‚ and then to the Philadelphia area. Her family viewed travel as an important part of her education. During the
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