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Paintings by the great Renaissance masters Albrecht Altdorfer, Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Hans Baldung, Hieronymus Bosch, Sandro Botticelli, Pieter Bruegel the Eld...
Renaissance Architecture- 1400 AD to 1600 AD – Timeline of prominent architectural styles At the heart of Renaissance architecture lies a profound reverence for classical Greco-Roman aesthetics. Architects of this era sought inspiration from the architectural wonders of ancient Greece and Rome, endeavoring to recapture the harmony, proportion ...
- Mississippian Culture
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Key Groups: Cahokia (AD 1100), Moundville Religion and Culture: The Mississippians built towns with large temple-mounds and central plazas. The rulers’ and nobles’ homes stood on pyramids surrounding the central square. Agriculture: The Mississippian Culture’s most significant contribution to agriculture is their introduction of the hoe as a farmin...
Key Groups: Hohokam (200 BC), Anasazi (200 BC), Zuni, Hopi, Acoma, Apache, Navajo Religion and Culture: Early cultures in the Southwest probably developed around 2,000 years ago, and were linked with cultures in Mexico through trade. Anasazi culture grew eastward, spreading their multistory adobe buildings (named pueblos by the Spanish) to other cu...
Key Groups: Kwakiutl, Haida, Pomo, Hupa, Yurok Religion and Culture: The American Indians on the northwest coast (Kwakiutl and Haida) were skilled woodworkers and carved elaborate totem poles and masks after being introduced to iron tools. They had access to rich resources and held feasts where they would provide guests with valuable gifts. The Pom...
Key Groups: Ute, Shoshone, Nez Percé Religion and Culture: As a result of the challenges of living in the dry Great Basin, the Utes and Shoshones had rather small populations, but were exceptional artists, creating elaborate religious and ceremonial beadwork. Like their neighbors in the Great Basin, the Nez Percé created elaborate beadwork. Agricul...
Key Groups: Inuits, Aleuts Religion and Culture: There are few archeological artifacts from these cultures, most likely because of rising sea levels after the Ice Age, which covered settlements on the coast. Aleut culture is based heavily on the sea, and they are known for their basketry. Inuits lived in an icier area, and were more mobile than the...
Key Groups: Sioux, Pawnee, Cheyenne Religion and Culture: The cultures of the Great Plains were largely migratory, following the movement of the bison, which the tribes depended on for survival. Because of the constant movement, they needed portable homes, and invented the tepee, which could be easily put together and taken down. They believed in m...
Key Groups: Iroquois (included the Mohawks and Oneidas), Chippewa, Fox, Sauk Religion and Culture: The Iroquois lived in longhouses, which were large wooden buildings with a central hall with living spaces on either side, clusterd in large villages. The longhouse was central to Iroquois culture, and they often called themselves "people of the longh...
Key Groups: Choctaw Religion and Culture: Some groups continued Mississippian practices into the 1500s and beyond, and another group created elaborate carved shells, which archaeologists believe had religious meaning. Agriculture: A warm climate, fertile land, and plenty of rain made several crops a year possibly for American Indians of the Southea...
Fringe areas likeAfrica, Australia , Siberia , etc. derive from Wikipedia World Map in 900 CE, created by User:Javierfv1212. 907 AD Five Dynasties Begin- The period between 907-959 was known as the period of Five Dynsties.
Feb 24, 2015 · The cultural distinctions we see among modern-day tribes today began to develop in the proto-historic period, around AD 1400-1500.At least in part due to the Spanish entrada into this region, modern-day tribes began to lay down geographic roots; however, throughout this period cultural contact among them was constant, sustaining common customs ...
YouTube is an American online video-sharing platform headquartered in San Bruno, California, founded by three former PayPal employees— Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim —in February 2005. Google bought the site in November 2006 for US$1.65 billion, since which it operates as one of Google's subsidiaries .
