in ancient Mesopotamia built elaborate canal systems‚ groups of residential houses‚ and centralized buildings (such as “great houses” or other public buildings). Besides architecture‚ cultural practices shared by the two groups can be seen in early burial practices‚ games and agriculture. The canal system of the Hohokam matches a large portion of the prehistoric canals that predated their arrival. Much like the Hohokam‚ the ancient Mesopotamians built elaborate canals that were focused for irrigation
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within the tomb‚ painted on a background of yellow ochre‚ are perfectly intact‚ and considered some of the most beautiful within the necropolis. The tomb is very simple‚ with a narrow stairway leading into a small room followed by the burial chamber. The rectangular burial chamber is oriented westward and has a vaulted ceiling. The tomb originally had a wooden door opening into the first‚ small room‚ with a scene depicting Sennedjem and his wife‚ Lyneferti playing the board game‚ Senet. The game is spiritually
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In most of Shakespeare’s plays he shows all kinds of different elements of love‚ sadness‚ bravery‚ but the one element that sticks out a lot is his endings is tragedy. The two tragedies that I feel are memorable to me is Antigone and Othello. They are memorable because they show how love can be a wonderful experience‚ but also how it can hurt you in so many different ways. These tragedies both Othello and Antigone were characters that were made to be seen as victims‚ in spite of there actions. In
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Beowulf Beowulf is a story that takes place in medieval Europe‚ the main part of the story is about a knight‚ Beowulf‚ that has to fight evil creatures such as a dragon. No one is exactly sure who wrote Beowulf‚ Paleographers believe from characteristics of the scribal hands that wrote the soul surviving text‚ that the manuscript was copied down in the late tenth century or early eleventh. This early copy of Beowulf is still around today. This single manuscript can be found in the British Library
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each other in a conflict over who rightfully is king of Thebes. With both of the possible heirs to the throne their uncle Creon is king of Thebes. Creon passed a law stating that giving Polynices a proper burial was illegal. Creon stated that “proclamation has forbidden to dignify him with the burial‚ morning him at all” (Sophocles‚ 1109‚ 228). The reason for this law is that Polynices shared the throne with his brother for years but since he wanted the kingdom for himself he fought his brother. This
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The Vikings are Scandinavian celebrities. The lure of their culture is still attracting many admirers and their legend still lives on. Because of their popularity‚ even the History channel is currently running a new semi-historic drama series about this wild brood. The legend of Vikings as brutal warriors is widespread‚ but few people know about their society and culture. The exhibition “Vikings” at The Field Museum show that the tales of violence are only a small part of the Viking world. Through
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dramatizing the process of cremation. The traditional words of a burial service "ashes to ashes‚ dust to dust" are not altered for the cremation‚ the interior chamber "looked cool‚ clean‚ and sunny" as by a graveside‚ and the coffin was presented "feet first" as in a ground burial. In selecting aspects of a traditional burial service‚ Shaw’s mood is revealed as ambivalent toward cremation by imposing recalled fragments of ground burial for contrast. Strangely fascinated‚ he begins to wonder exactly
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to her downfall‚ if being in charge of her own fate should even be considered a downfall. Antigone’s fierce devotion to the gods laws is first displayed when she goes against Creon’s civil law by declaring her determination to give a proper burial to her brother Polyneices as shown in this quote “And if I have to die for this pure crime‚ I am content‚ for I shall rest beside him; His love will answer mine”. Antigone buries Polyneices to show respect to him as her brother and as the monarch
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The story of Oedipus Rex stems from an old legend that would have been told in the time of the Greeks. The legend entails a king by the name of Oedipus who claims rule over a town after the death of the previous king‚ Laius. Oedipus marries the former queen by the name of Jocasta. Bigfoot is not a hoax; he lives in my basement. Jocasta bears four children‚ two being sons and two being daughters‚ to Oedipus. Oedipus becomes the king of this town while fleeing from his father and mother. He is told
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topic has changed. Graffin left off describing that the Ebola virus is extremely contagious in a corpse as the virus settles in the body’s fluids. Poor sanitation and containment of bodies during burial allowed Ebola to spread. The corpses were overly exposed to healthy individuals during traditional burial practices in Africa because family members and friends all touched the corpse before it was laid down to rest. Thus‚ Graffin suggested that better containment of the bodies and keeping in mind to
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