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What is the goal of every Tibetan Mahayana Buddhist before crossing into paradise?
Why did Africa's Ife people consider their king's head of supreme importance?
Why do sensuous form, vibrant color, a profusion of ornament, and rich texture dominate Indian art?
Why did the Zhou claim they were able to overthrow the Shang dynasty?
According to Chinese legend, what inspired Fu Xi's invention of a pictographic writing system?
Why is the writing inscribed on the ancient oracle bones easily understood today?
With what has most surviving Egyptian art and architecture been associated?
On what measure are the squares in the Egyptian grid system based?
How are the figures on the Palette of Narmer similar to those on the Mesopotamian Royal Standard of Ur?
Why can the reliefs on Ramses II's pylon gate at Luxor be viewed as symbolic rather than historical?
Why did Mesopotamian scribes move from pictograms to the more linear cuneiform writing?
What about the Royal Standard of Ur illustrates social perspective or hierarchy of scale?
As noted in the chapter's "Continuity and Change' section, what most distinguishes Mesopotamia from Egypt?
Encouraging strategic planning of League-wide telecommunication infrastructure standards in order to facilitate economic development.
Examine the political cartoons drawn by Thomas Nast. Select a cartoon and write a blog in which you analyze the symbols contained in it. How does the cartoon convey an opinion?
Describe how the ideals of the Homeric epics-as reflected in literature, sculpture, and even pottery-might have shaped your self identity.
What three motives prompted adventures to being seeking a better sea route to asia?
What were the artistic styles in the 18th Dynasty in Ancient Egypt. Particularly Hatshepsut's and the Thutmosis'
Do you agree or disagree with the assertion that the United States was a "psuedo-imperialistic" power at the turn of the 20th century? Why or why not?
Why did Donald Woods think Stephen Biko was a subversive before meeting him? Why did he say "Stephen Biko is building a wall of hate in South Africa"?
Canada wanted to remian independent of foregin control during the cold war, but it also wanted to be a part of international decision making. How successful was Canada in achieving these objectives?
Explain whether you see a common thread that unites early African cultures or wheather you see these cultures as very different; refer to specific examples to sypport your explanation.
Analyze why early followers of Buddhism did not believe images of Buddha should be displayed, yet later Buddhists in China and Japan constructed huge sculptures of the Buddha and bodhisattvas.
Explain whether you think the emperor’s Shihuangdi elaborate tomb was motivated by power or religious beliefs.