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    Ancient Greece art is beautifully decorated by the craftsmen. Art was made with bronze‚ gold‚ silver but the most that Greeks used to make is metal to make art. But there was something stronger than metal‚ it was…..iron‚ iron is harder than metal. Metal can be melted down and made into something else‚ many metal sculptures and other metal items were melted down so they could be for other things. The Greeks made many things like bowls and vases‚ cauldrons‚ knives and daggers‚ shields‚ armour‚ decorative

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    Ancient Egypt Egyptians in the ancient times had a very different culture than today’s society. In order to understand the culture of ancient Egypt‚ one must know about their religion‚ arts‚ and language. In the ancient times‚ the people of Egypt believed in many different things that would bewilder most people. Their artists were some of the best ever to live. And their language is still not completely comprehended. "The religious beliefs of the ancient Egyptians were the dominating influence

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    Artworks shape the way we understand culture With reference to this statement explain how artists raise awareness of economic‚ political or social issues. It is true that artworks shape the way the audience interprets and apprehends culture. A diverse of economic‚ political and social issues are explored by artists through the use of mediums and techniques to capture the cultural values and to raise the awareness of the audience. Historical and modern artists such as Tom Roberts‚ Felix Nussbaum

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    Ancient Greek Art

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    there have been many influences that played part in the world of art‚ however‚ many of those influences originated from the ancient Greek and Roman world. In this essay I will examine the effect that the classical tradition of Greek and Roman art had on the 1700s as well as contrast the ways artist strayed away from the traditions of Greek and Roman classical traditions. As the 1700’s approached the classical ideals of Greek and Roman art were admired and reiterated in a new style‚ however‚ this new

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    Chinese consider their handwriting an art form? Their handwriting wasn’t the only thing that affected Ancient Chinese art though. Chinese art was also greatly affected by religion at the time. Another factor that was important to Chinese Art was literature. Additionally‚ location was as well a very important component to how art was produced in Ancient China. Chinese Art had several components that had affected their art significantly‚ which led to how art is created today in China. Religion There

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    Ancient Egyptian Culture

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    Egyptian culture was also a social class and there social class was social pyramid. In the social pyramid of ancient Egypt the pharaoh and those associated with divinity were at the top‚ and servants and slaves made up the bottom. The Egyptians also elevated some human beings to gods. Their leaders‚ called pharaohs‚ were believed to be gods in human form. Style of egyptian culture or egyptian art Egyptian art is the painting‚ sculpture‚ architecture and otherarts produced by the civilization of Ancient

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    Lee. Clara Da Seul Art History Research Paper November 28‚ 2016 Dr. Ali Mousavi Ancient Greece Over a period of time‚ Greek art has developed many new art forms and ideas. Although they were heavily influenced by Egypt and Mesopotamia‚ their unique innovations have made the foundation of the Western art. Despite the changes from the Geometric and Orientalizing period to the Hellenistic period‚ you can see one consistent characteristic. The Ancient Greeks continue to worship their gods and goddesses

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    Ancient Rome Culture

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    Ancient Rome Culture The Romans left behind many legacies. One of the most important legacies was their culture. Rome culture left the best legacy because it is architecture left an idea for today’s modern sports‚ it is art help inspire artists today because they still do painting and pottery‚ also language because we still use Latin phrases today. The Arch The Romans got their culture from the Greeks and Etruscans. The Romans have the Arch which was borrowed from the Etruscans and it is the most

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    The Role of Art

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    Christina Zevola May 5‚ 2009 Professor Strmiska World History- 1-2pm The Role of Art Throughout time each culture in the world has faced its own struggles and reached new heights. Many of these downfalls and achievements have been visible through economics‚ politics‚ society‚ and many more. Despite these‚ one way in which history will always be expressed is through art‚ both reserved and artifacts. Through historical paintings‚ sculptures‚ and architecture‚ many religious beliefs‚ societal

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    Ancient Japanese Culture

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    Ancient Japan had many interesting places and customs. It also had samurai to defend Japanese citizens and festivals to attend to celebrate. It even had beautiful cherry blossom trees‚ it still does to this day. Ancient Japan had the beautiful side and the dark side. With earthquakes‚ tsunamis‚ and volcanoes‚ oh my! Japan is about 377‚915 square kilometers‚ about the size of California. There are four main islands. Hokkaido‚ Honshu‚ Shikoku‚ and Kyushu. There are also thousands of smaller islands

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