Early Architecture
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A 4 page paper that very briefly describes seven specific sites: Skara Brae, Stonehenge, Nanna Ziggurat, the Temple of Amun, The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Pantheon, and Old St. Peter's Basilica. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PGancarc.wps

Early Chinese Art and Artists
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A 12 page paper which examines some of the art and artists from early Chinese art. The paper examines the significance and contribution to society and art in early Chinese history. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: RAchnar.rtf

EARLY GREEK HISTORY AND THE TEMPLE OF HERA
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This 4 page paper analyzes the architecture of the first Temple of Hera in Greece. Elements analyzed for style and lifestyle of the people, function, and symbolism. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MBhera.rtf

Early History of Egypt 3100-1200BC.
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(3 pp). Archaeological evidence suggests that, Egypt was inhabited by hunters over 250,000 years ago when the region was a green grassland. The Paleolithic period around 25,000BC brought climatic changes, which turned Egypt into a desert. Desertification of Egypt was halted by rains, which allowed communities of cultivators to settle in Middle Egypt and the Nile Delta. Throughout most of its pre-dynastic history Egypt encompassed a multiplicity of settlements, which gradually became small tribal kingdoms. These kingdoms evolved into two loosely confederated states: one encompassed the Nile valley up to the Delta (with the Naqada dominating) with Hierakonpolis as capital, represented by the deities Seth and White Crown; the other encompassed the Delta, with Buto as its capital and represented by the deities Horus and Red Crown. The two kingdoms vied for power over all the land of Egypt. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: BBegyhxR.doc

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