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Papers On Art From Ancient Cultures
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Early Roman Architecture: “Urbanization”
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An 8 page paper discussing the Roman aqueduct system, Circus Maximus and the Sacred Way road, all of which contributed to the “urbanization” of Rome between 600 BC and 20 BC. All of these structures served to enhance the urbanization of Rome. Some provided means by which the government could communicate with large numbers of citizens; others provided venues for community activities. Still others brought to town the water that was crucial to the town’s ability to sustain itself. These were truly public structures, contributing to the growth of urbanization as quickly as they could. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSarchEarlyRome.rtf
Economic Contributions of Sumer.
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(3 pp). After 1900 BC, when the Amorites conquered
all of Mesopotamia, the Sumerians lost their
separate identity, but they bequeathed their
culture to their Semitic successors, and they left
the world a number of technological and cultural
contributions, including the first wheeled
vehicles and potter's wheels; the first system of
writing, cuneiform; the first codes of law; and the
first city-states Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: BBsumerR.doc
Economic Reflections of Ancient Greece
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An 8 page discussion of the numerous factors which shaped and were shaped by Greek economics. Contends that the change in Greek economics over time can be correlated with such factors as agriculture, warfare, slavery, and even art and architecture. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: PPgreece.rtf
Egyptian and Greek Art
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A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts three pieces of Egyptian art with three pieces of Greek art. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: RAgart7.rtf
Egyptian and Greek Art
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A 6 page paper which examines an ancient Egyptian art piece and an ancient Greek art piece, both housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: RAeggrrt.rtt
Egyptian and Greek Sculpture
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An 11 page paper which examines two ancient pieces
of art. The art pieces examined are “Statuette of a diskos thrower,” ca. 480–460 B.C.,
Classical Greek, and “Arsinoe II,” after 270 B.C.E., Ptolemaic period, Egyptian.
Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: RAanart1.rtf
Egyptian Art
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A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts the mummy case of Paankehamun, and the Palette of King Narmer. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAegymum.rtf
Egyptian Sculpture / Queen Nefertiti
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A 6 page essay describing this famous sculpture by Thumose. Also discussed are mystery embodied in the artistic methods and political and societal concerns surrounding this work. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Cnnefert.wps
EGYPTIAN SHAWABTIS: SYMBOLISM AND MEANING
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This 4 page paper describes the funtion, iconography, symbolism, religious meaning, and explains the significance of the Ancient Egyptian Shawabtis. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MBswbtis.rtf
