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u.s . coins the most commonly used coins in u.s. money are $ \blued { \text { quarters } } $ , $ \greend { \text { dimes } } $ , $ \purpled { \text { nickels } } $ , and $ \maroond { \text { pennies } } $ . quarters $ \blued { \text { quarters } } $ are worth $ \blued { 25 } $ cents . below is an image of the front and... | u.s . coins the most commonly used coins in u.s. money are $ \blued { \text { quarters } } $ , $ \greend { \text { dimes } } $ , $ \purpled { \text { nickels } } $ , and $ \maroond { \text { pennies } } $ . | why does the u.s.a. keep changing how the coins look like from time to time ? |
u.s . coins the most commonly used coins in u.s. money are $ \blued { \text { quarters } } $ , $ \greend { \text { dimes } } $ , $ \purpled { \text { nickels } } $ , and $ \maroond { \text { pennies } } $ . quarters $ \blued { \text { quarters } } $ are worth $ \blued { 25 } $ cents . below is an image of the front and... | check out this video . counting coins let 's look at an example : what is the total value of the coins below ? one quarter is $ \blued { 25 } $ cents . | why are coins diffrent sizes ? |
u.s . coins the most commonly used coins in u.s. money are $ \blued { \text { quarters } } $ , $ \greend { \text { dimes } } $ , $ \purpled { \text { nickels } } $ , and $ \maroond { \text { pennies } } $ . quarters $ \blued { \text { quarters } } $ are worth $ \blued { 25 } $ cents . below is an image of the front and... | below is an image of the front and back of a nickel . pennies $ \maroond { \text { pennies } } $ are worth $ \maroond { 1 } $ cent . below is an image of the front and back of a penny . | why are we still using pennies ? |
introduction what ’ s going on in your body right now ? your first answer might be that you ’ re hungry , or that your muscles are sore from a run , or that you feel tired . but let ’ s go even deeper , moving past the layer of your consciousness and looking at what ’ s going in your cells . if you could peek inside of... | however , the process has an overall reaction of : $ \text c_6\text h_ { 12 } \text o_6 $ + $ 6\text o_2 $ $ → $ $ 6 \text { co } _2 $ + $ 6 \text h_2\text o $ + $ \text { energy } $ breaking down glucose releases energy , which is captured by the cell in the form of adenosine triphosphate , or atp . atp is a small mol... | i 'm curious about how atp ended up being the energy currency for both plants and animals , why the same molecule ? |
introduction what ’ s going on in your body right now ? your first answer might be that you ’ re hungry , or that your muscles are sore from a run , or that you feel tired . but let ’ s go even deeper , moving past the layer of your consciousness and looking at what ’ s going in your cells . if you could peek inside of... | introduction what ’ s going on in your body right now ? your first answer might be that you ’ re hungry , or that your muscles are sore from a run , or that you feel tired . | is because of a common ancestor ? |
introduction what ’ s going on in your body right now ? your first answer might be that you ’ re hungry , or that your muscles are sore from a run , or that you feel tired . but let ’ s go even deeper , moving past the layer of your consciousness and looking at what ’ s going in your cells . if you could peek inside of... | however , the process has an overall reaction of : $ \text c_6\text h_ { 12 } \text o_6 $ + $ 6\text o_2 $ $ → $ $ 6 \text { co } _2 $ + $ 6 \text h_2\text o $ + $ \text { energy } $ breaking down glucose releases energy , which is captured by the cell in the form of adenosine triphosphate , or atp . atp is a small mol... | is there any cell that does n't use atp as its `` energy currency '' ? |
introduction what ’ s going on in your body right now ? your first answer might be that you ’ re hungry , or that your muscles are sore from a run , or that you feel tired . but let ’ s go even deeper , moving past the layer of your consciousness and looking at what ’ s going in your cells . if you could peek inside of... | many cells , including most of the cells in your body , get energy from glucose ( $ \text c_6\text h_ { 12 } \text o_6 $ ) in a process called cellular respiration . during this process , a glucose molecule is broken down gradually , in many small steps . however , the process has an overall reaction of : $ \text c_6\t... | how can a molecule be `` worn out '' ... ? |
introduction what ’ s going on in your body right now ? your first answer might be that you ’ re hungry , or that your muscles are sore from a run , or that you feel tired . but let ’ s go even deeper , moving past the layer of your consciousness and looking at what ’ s going in your cells . if you could peek inside of... | anabolic pathways build complex molecules from simpler ones and typically need an input of energy . building glucose from carbon dioxide is one example . other examples include the synthesis of proteins from amino acids , or of dna strands from nucleic acid building blocks ( nucleotides ) . | is the convergence of glucose to glycogen considered anabolism ? |
introduction what ’ s going on in your body right now ? your first answer might be that you ’ re hungry , or that your muscles are sore from a run , or that you feel tired . but let ’ s go even deeper , moving past the layer of your consciousness and looking at what ’ s going in your cells . if you could peek inside of... | other examples include the synthesis of proteins from amino acids , or of dna strands from nucleic acid building blocks ( nucleotides ) . these biosynthetic processes are critical to the life of the cell , take place constantly , and use energy carried by atp and other short-term energy storage molecules . catabolic pa... | is free energy the same thing as atp ? |
introduction what ’ s going on in your body right now ? your first answer might be that you ’ re hungry , or that your muscles are sore from a run , or that you feel tired . but let ’ s go even deeper , moving past the layer of your consciousness and looking at what ’ s going in your cells . if you could peek inside of... | it 's then harvested in forms that can power the work of the cell ( for instance , through the synthesis of atp ) . one final but important note : the chemical reactions in metabolic pathways don ’ t take place automatically , without guidance . instead , each reaction step in a pathway is facilitated , or catalyzed , ... | how is water important to metabolism ? |
introduction what ’ s going on in your body right now ? your first answer might be that you ’ re hungry , or that your muscles are sore from a run , or that you feel tired . but let ’ s go even deeper , moving past the layer of your consciousness and looking at what ’ s going in your cells . if you could peek inside of... | in both cases , the glucose will be broken down through cellular respiration , generating atp to keep cells running . anabolic and catabolic pathways the processes of making and breaking down glucose molecules are both examples of metabolic pathways . a metabolic pathway is a series of connected chemical reactions that... | so if metabolism is useful , will the effects of both anabolic and catabolic be useful years in the future or will it be the same ? |
introduction what ’ s going on in your body right now ? your first answer might be that you ’ re hungry , or that your muscles are sore from a run , or that you feel tired . but let ’ s go even deeper , moving past the layer of your consciousness and looking at what ’ s going in your cells . if you could peek inside of... | in contrast , cellular respiration breaks sugar down into smaller molecules and is a `` breaking down , '' or catabolic , pathway . anabolic pathways build complex molecules from simpler ones and typically need an input of energy . building glucose from carbon dioxide is one example . | do anabolic reactions need energy because they need to break and rearrange simpler molecules first , then releases energy as those molecules form new bonds as they create larger molecule ? |
introduction what ’ s going on in your body right now ? your first answer might be that you ’ re hungry , or that your muscles are sore from a run , or that you feel tired . but let ’ s go even deeper , moving past the layer of your consciousness and looking at what ’ s going in your cells . if you could peek inside of... | each line is a reaction , and each circle is a reactant or product . in the metabolic web of the cell , some of the chemical reactions release energy and can happen spontaneously ( without energy input ) . however , others need added energy in order to take place . | as well , how does atp release energy by snipping off a phosphate group if breaking bonds absorbs energy ? |
introduction what ’ s going on in your body right now ? your first answer might be that you ’ re hungry , or that your muscles are sore from a run , or that you feel tired . but let ’ s go even deeper , moving past the layer of your consciousness and looking at what ’ s going in your cells . if you could peek inside of... | other examples include the synthesis of proteins from amino acids , or of dna strands from nucleic acid building blocks ( nucleotides ) . these biosynthetic processes are critical to the life of the cell , take place constantly , and use energy carried by atp and other short-term energy storage molecules . catabolic pa... | is the energy that is released in the breakdown of glucose already atp ? |
introduction what ’ s going on in your body right now ? your first answer might be that you ’ re hungry , or that your muscles are sore from a run , or that you feel tired . but let ’ s go even deeper , moving past the layer of your consciousness and looking at what ’ s going in your cells . if you could peek inside of... | catabolic pathways involve the breakdown of complex molecules into simpler ones and typically release energy . energy stored in the bonds of complex molecules , such as glucose and fats , is released in catabolic pathways . it 's then harvested in forms that can power the work of the cell ( for instance , through the s... | or is there another process that creates the energy released from the glucose to atp ? |
introduction what ’ s going on in your body right now ? your first answer might be that you ’ re hungry , or that your muscles are sore from a run , or that you feel tired . but let ’ s go even deeper , moving past the layer of your consciousness and looking at what ’ s going in your cells . if you could peek inside of... | however , the process has an overall reaction of : $ \text c_6\text h_ { 12 } \text o_6 $ + $ 6\text o_2 $ $ → $ $ 6 \text { co } _2 $ + $ 6 \text h_2\text o $ + $ \text { energy } $ breaking down glucose releases energy , which is captured by the cell in the form of adenosine triphosphate , or atp . atp is a small mol... | also if the energy released in the glucose breakdown is used to make atp , wich molecules are used in the chemical reaction used to make atp ? |
introduction what ’ s going on in your body right now ? your first answer might be that you ’ re hungry , or that your muscles are sore from a run , or that you feel tired . but let ’ s go even deeper , moving past the layer of your consciousness and looking at what ’ s going in your cells . if you could peek inside of... | building up glucose : photosynthesis as an example of an energy-requiring metabolic pathway , let 's flip that last example around and see how a sugar molecule is built . sugars like glucose are made by plants in a process called photosynthesis . in photosynthesis , plants use the energy of sunlight to convert carbon d... | i am wondering why plants bother to build glucose , what would be the drawback of directly using the sun energy to turn adp into atp ? |
introduction what ’ s going on in your body right now ? your first answer might be that you ’ re hungry , or that your muscles are sore from a run , or that you feel tired . but let ’ s go even deeper , moving past the layer of your consciousness and looking at what ’ s going in your cells . if you could peek inside of... | anabolic pathways build complex molecules from simpler ones and typically need an input of energy . building glucose from carbon dioxide is one example . other examples include the synthesis of proteins from amino acids , or of dna strands from nucleic acid building blocks ( nucleotides ) . | i would think that some energy must be lost in the process of building/breaking glucose , so what is the advantage of forming glucose ? |
introduction what ’ s going on in your body right now ? your first answer might be that you ’ re hungry , or that your muscles are sore from a run , or that you feel tired . but let ’ s go even deeper , moving past the layer of your consciousness and looking at what ’ s going in your cells . if you could peek inside of... | they can also provide a food source for animals that eat the plant , like the squirrel below . in both cases , the glucose will be broken down through cellular respiration , generating atp to keep cells running . anabolic and catabolic pathways the processes of making and breaking down glucose molecules are both exampl... | in the process of building and breaking down glucose in catabolic and anabolic pathways how is atp produced/used for/in the body ( besides using cellular respiration ) ? |
introduction what ’ s going on in your body right now ? your first answer might be that you ’ re hungry , or that your muscles are sore from a run , or that you feel tired . but let ’ s go even deeper , moving past the layer of your consciousness and looking at what ’ s going in your cells . if you could peek inside of... | introduction what ’ s going on in your body right now ? your first answer might be that you ’ re hungry , or that your muscles are sore from a run , or that you feel tired . | what are anabolism and catabolism ? |
introduction what ’ s going on in your body right now ? your first answer might be that you ’ re hungry , or that your muscles are sore from a run , or that you feel tired . but let ’ s go even deeper , moving past the layer of your consciousness and looking at what ’ s going in your cells . if you could peek inside of... | other examples include the synthesis of proteins from amino acids , or of dna strands from nucleic acid building blocks ( nucleotides ) . these biosynthetic processes are critical to the life of the cell , take place constantly , and use energy carried by atp and other short-term energy storage molecules . catabolic pa... | what are the life-forms that do n't use the citric acid cycle to use energy ? |
key points : in transformation , a bacterium takes up a piece of dna floating in its environment . in transduction , dna is accidentally moved from one bacterium to another by a virus . in conjugation , dna is transferred between bacteria through a tube between cells . transposable elements are chunks of dna that `` ju... | here 's one analogy : this process is sort of like how a vampire can turn other people into vampires by biting them . transposable elements transposable elements are also important in bacterial genetics $ ^3 $ . these chunks of dna `` jump '' from one place to another within a genome , cutting and pasting themselves or... | how does a transposable element do the cutting and pasting ? |
key points : in transformation , a bacterium takes up a piece of dna floating in its environment . in transduction , dna is accidentally moved from one bacterium to another by a virus . in conjugation , dna is transferred between bacteria through a tube between cells . transposable elements are chunks of dna that `` ju... | the viruses that infect bacteria are called bacteriophages . bacteriophages , like other viruses , are the pirates of the biological world—they commandeer a cell 's resources and use them to make more bacteriophages . however , this process can be a little sloppy . | does it use an enzyme from the cell or does it have its own enzyme ? |
key points : in transformation , a bacterium takes up a piece of dna floating in its environment . in transduction , dna is accidentally moved from one bacterium to another by a virus . in conjugation , dna is transferred between bacteria through a tube between cells . transposable elements are chunks of dna that `` ju... | if the receiving cell incorporates the new dna into its own chromosome ( which can happen by a process called homologous recombination ) , it too may become pathogenic . transduction in transduction , viruses that infect bacteria move short pieces of chromosomal dna from one bacterium to another `` by accident . '' yep... | what is generalized and specialized transduction ? |
key points : in transformation , a bacterium takes up a piece of dna floating in its environment . in transduction , dna is accidentally moved from one bacterium to another by a virus . in conjugation , dna is transferred between bacteria through a tube between cells . transposable elements are chunks of dna that `` ju... | if the receiving cell incorporates the new dna into its own chromosome ( which can happen by a process called homologous recombination ) , it too may become pathogenic . transduction in transduction , viruses that infect bacteria move short pieces of chromosomal dna from one bacterium to another `` by accident . '' yep... | what is the relationship between plasmids and chromosomal dna ? |
key points : in transformation , a bacterium takes up a piece of dna floating in its environment . in transduction , dna is accidentally moved from one bacterium to another by a virus . in conjugation , dna is transferred between bacteria through a tube between cells . transposable elements are chunks of dna that `` ju... | ) , not just in bacteria . in bacteria , transposable elements sometimes carry antibiotic resistance and pathogenicity genes ( genes that make bacteria disease-causing ) $ ^ { 4 , 5,6 } $ . if one of these transposable elements `` jumps '' from the chromosome into a plasmid , the genes it carries can be easily passed t... | what might have happened to no longer existing prokaryotic genes in our genome ? |
key points : in transformation , a bacterium takes up a piece of dna floating in its environment . in transduction , dna is accidentally moved from one bacterium to another by a virus . in conjugation , dna is transferred between bacteria through a tube between cells . transposable elements are chunks of dna that `` ju... | some bacteriophages chop the dna of their host cell into pieces , making this transfer process more likely $ ^1 $ . archaea , the other group of prokaryotes besides bacteria , are not infected by bacteriophages but have their own viruses that move genetic material from one individual to another . conjugation in conjuga... | what are the 2 methods used by prokaryotes to achieve genetic variation ? |
key points : in transformation , a bacterium takes up a piece of dna floating in its environment . in transduction , dna is accidentally moved from one bacterium to another by a virus . in conjugation , dna is transferred between bacteria through a tube between cells . transposable elements are chunks of dna that `` ju... | archaea , the other group of prokaryotes besides bacteria , are not infected by bacteriophages but have their own viruses that move genetic material from one individual to another . conjugation in conjugation , dna is transferred from one bacterium to another . after the donor cell pulls itself close to the recipient u... | can f+ bacterium transfer dna to another f+bacterium ? |
key points : in transformation , a bacterium takes up a piece of dna floating in its environment . in transduction , dna is accidentally moved from one bacterium to another by a virus . in conjugation , dna is transferred between bacteria through a tube between cells . transposable elements are chunks of dna that `` ju... | however , this process can be a little sloppy . sometimes , chunks of host cell dna get caught inside the new bacteriophage as they are made . when one of these `` defective '' bacteriophages infects a cell , it transfers the dna . | how are phosphate groups made ? |
key points : in transformation , a bacterium takes up a piece of dna floating in its environment . in transduction , dna is accidentally moved from one bacterium to another by a virus . in conjugation , dna is transferred between bacteria through a tube between cells . transposable elements are chunks of dna that `` ju... | conjugation in conjugation , dna is transferred from one bacterium to another . after the donor cell pulls itself close to the recipient using a structure called a pilus , dna is transferred between cells . in most cases , this dna is in the form of a plasmid . | when a donor cell transfer its dna to a recipient thus created a new donor cell , my question is where the recipient and donor cell come from ? |
overview industrialization in the early 1800s began drawing white northeastern women out of the home and into the factory and schoolhouse . particularly notable were the women who worked at the lowell mills in massachusetts . while many women worked for wages , others remained at home and professionalized the job of ho... | workers who didn ’ t die from such injuries almost certainly lost their jobs , and no compensation was provided . overseers kept a paternalistic eye on the young women ’ s behavior and oftentimes fired or evicted women for failing to meet quotas . corporal punishment was common in factories . | did women have a chance to earn a degree in a college ? |
overview industrialization in the early 1800s began drawing white northeastern women out of the home and into the factory and schoolhouse . particularly notable were the women who worked at the lowell mills in massachusetts . while many women worked for wages , others remained at home and professionalized the job of ho... | workers ’ hands and fingers were maimed or severed when they were caught in machines ; in some cases , their limbs or entire bodies were crushed . workers who didn ’ t die from such injuries almost certainly lost their jobs , and no compensation was provided . overseers kept a paternalistic eye on the young women ’ s b... | what types of jobs did women have to do before this time period ? |
overview industrialization in the early 1800s began drawing white northeastern women out of the home and into the factory and schoolhouse . particularly notable were the women who worked at the lowell mills in massachusetts . while many women worked for wages , others remained at home and professionalized the job of ho... | these employees were not difficult to find . while young men could work at a variety of occupations , young white women had fewer options and more experience working with textiles . the boston manufacturing company preferred this system since the women could be easily managed and restricted while living and working on ... | why did women choose to stay home when they could have proved to men that they were capable of much more than being a house wife ? |
overview industrialization in the early 1800s began drawing white northeastern women out of the home and into the factory and schoolhouse . particularly notable were the women who worked at the lowell mills in massachusetts . while many women worked for wages , others remained at home and professionalized the job of ho... | those who arrived late found their pay docked ; five minutes ’ tardiness could result in several hours ’ worth of lost pay . the monotony of repetitive tasks made days feel particularly long . most factory employees toiled 10 to 12 hours a day , six days a week . | was there ever any woman in history that were entrepreneurs or own a family type business or made large contributions to there communities and education ? |
overview industrialization in the early 1800s began drawing white northeastern women out of the home and into the factory and schoolhouse . particularly notable were the women who worked at the lowell mills in massachusetts . while many women worked for wages , others remained at home and professionalized the job of ho... | overseers kept a paternalistic eye on the young women ’ s behavior and oftentimes fired or evicted women for failing to meet quotas . corporal punishment was common in factories . where abuse was most extreme , children sometimes died as a result of injuries suffered at the hands of an overseer . | were native americans selected to work in factories as well ? |
overview industrialization in the early 1800s began drawing white northeastern women out of the home and into the factory and schoolhouse . particularly notable were the women who worked at the lowell mills in massachusetts . while many women worked for wages , others remained at home and professionalized the job of ho... | they could not swear or drink alcohol , and they were required to attend church . women 's work experience the women working for the boston associates were expected to report early in the morning and to work all day . they could not leave when they were tired or take breaks other than at designated times . | how come some women enjoyed working in the factories but some suffered ? |
modern and contemporary art in latin america , which stretches from the southern border of the united states to the southernmost tip of south america , has taken many forms , from painting and photography to more subversive sculptures and performances . while modernism was thriving in 1950s europe and the united states... | the mesh is always an open structure , never closing–thus maintaining an invitation for the piece to keep growing , and reminding audience members of their own collaborative power . but meireles had already been harnessing collaboration and circulation as tools , as seen in his insertions into ideological circuits in 1... | i wonder if there are any of cildo meireles , insertions into ideological circuits 2 : banknote project , banknotes still in circulation out there ... ? |
modern and contemporary art in latin america , which stretches from the southern border of the united states to the southernmost tip of south america , has taken many forms , from painting and photography to more subversive sculptures and performances . while modernism was thriving in 1950s europe and the united states... | like many of their neighbours in mexico city , cruzvillegas ’ parents built their piecemeal house themselves , adding to it over many decades–a process known as autoconstrucción , or `` self-building . '' the artist reflects this process in ac : blind self portrait : glasgow-cove park , in which each red-painted object... | it is almost the 1st thing that calls attention from that work , wanted to know the intentions of the artist on a piece that is called ac blind self portrait ... ? |
in america people are born in diverse colors , customs , temperaments and languages . from the spaniard and the indian is born the mestizo , usually humble , quiet and simple . [ 1 ] so states an inscription on josé joaquín magón ’ s painting , the mestizo , made in new spain ( spanish colonial mexico ) during the seco... | the existing evidence suggests that some of these casta series were commissioned by viceroys , or the stand-in for the spanish king in the americas , who brought some casta series to spain upon their return . other series were commissioned for important administrators . however , little is known about the patrons of ca... | anyone have theories as to who may have commissioned these `` casta '' paintings ? |
in america people are born in diverse colors , customs , temperaments and languages . from the spaniard and the indian is born the mestizo , usually humble , quiet and simple . [ 1 ] so states an inscription on josé joaquín magón ’ s painting , the mestizo , made in new spain ( spanish colonial mexico ) during the seco... | this genre of painting , known as pinturas de castas , or caste paintings , attempts to capture reality , yet they are largely fictions . typically , casta paintings display a mother , father , and a child ( sometimes two ) . this family model is possibly modeled on depictions of the holy family showing the virgin mary... | was it common to have such child servants at that time ? |
stonehenge , salisbury plain , wiltshire , england , c. 2550-1600 b.c.e. , circle 97 feet in diameter , trilithons : 24 feet high ( photo : maedin tureaud ) stonehenge , on salisbury plain in england , is one of the most recognizable monuments of the neolithic world and one of the most popular , with over one million v... | at the end of the phase there is some rearrangement of the bluestones as well as the construction of a long processional avenue , consisting of parallel banks with exterior ditches approximately 34 meters across , leading from the northeast entrance to stonehenge , dipping to the south and eventually to the banks of th... | the amount of information obtained from so little data is surely amazing , but how did they dated the phases of construction ? |
stonehenge , salisbury plain , wiltshire , england , c. 2550-1600 b.c.e. , circle 97 feet in diameter , trilithons : 24 feet high ( photo : maedin tureaud ) stonehenge , on salisbury plain in england , is one of the most recognizable monuments of the neolithic world and one of the most popular , with over one million v... | in this phase the remaining blue stones or wooden beams which had been placed in the aubrey holes were pulled and a circle 108 feet in diameter of 30 huge and very hard sarsen stones were erected within the henge ; these were quarried from nearby marlborough downs . these upright sarsen stones were capped with 30 linte... | what are 'blue stones ' ? |
stonehenge , salisbury plain , wiltshire , england , c. 2550-1600 b.c.e. , circle 97 feet in diameter , trilithons : 24 feet high ( photo : maedin tureaud ) stonehenge , on salisbury plain in england , is one of the most recognizable monuments of the neolithic world and one of the most popular , with over one million v... | phase three the third phase of construction at stonehenge happened approximately 400-500 years later and likely lasted a long time . in this phase the remaining blue stones or wooden beams which had been placed in the aubrey holes were pulled and a circle 108 feet in diameter of 30 huge and very hard sarsen stones were... | were the stones placed in the 6 foot henge and the earth filled in or do they stand on the ground rather than being buried partially in it ? |
stonehenge , salisbury plain , wiltshire , england , c. 2550-1600 b.c.e. , circle 97 feet in diameter , trilithons : 24 feet high ( photo : maedin tureaud ) stonehenge , on salisbury plain in england , is one of the most recognizable monuments of the neolithic world and one of the most popular , with over one million v... | in this phase the remaining blue stones or wooden beams which had been placed in the aubrey holes were pulled and a circle 108 feet in diameter of 30 huge and very hard sarsen stones were erected within the henge ; these were quarried from nearby marlborough downs . these upright sarsen stones were capped with 30 linte... | when you say in phase three the stones were 13 feet high is part of that underground ? |
stonehenge , salisbury plain , wiltshire , england , c. 2550-1600 b.c.e. , circle 97 feet in diameter , trilithons : 24 feet high ( photo : maedin tureaud ) stonehenge , on salisbury plain in england , is one of the most recognizable monuments of the neolithic world and one of the most popular , with over one million v... | it also probably means the first phase of stonehenge ’ s construction was an egalitarian endeavor , highly unusual for the ancient world . who were the people buried at stonehenge during its second phase ? recent analysis of these bones has revealed that nearly all the burials were of adult males , aged 25-40 years , i... | is it possible that the men buried at stonehenge were royalty ? |
stonehenge , salisbury plain , wiltshire , england , c. 2550-1600 b.c.e. , circle 97 feet in diameter , trilithons : 24 feet high ( photo : maedin tureaud ) stonehenge , on salisbury plain in england , is one of the most recognizable monuments of the neolithic world and one of the most popular , with over one million v... | in this phase the remaining blue stones or wooden beams which had been placed in the aubrey holes were pulled and a circle 108 feet in diameter of 30 huge and very hard sarsen stones were erected within the henge ; these were quarried from nearby marlborough downs . these upright sarsen stones were capped with 30 linte... | i mean , what is the difference between sarsen stones and some other monumental or sacral stones ? |
stonehenge , salisbury plain , wiltshire , england , c. 2550-1600 b.c.e. , circle 97 feet in diameter , trilithons : 24 feet high ( photo : maedin tureaud ) stonehenge , on salisbury plain in england , is one of the most recognizable monuments of the neolithic world and one of the most popular , with over one million v... | since this discovery , several other theories about astrological observation have been offered but few stand up to scrutiny together with the physical details of the monument . essay by dr. senta german additional resources : stonehenge from english heritage virtual tour of stonehenge , google cultural institute who bu... | was stonehenge built at about the same time as the megalithic structures like the temples on malta ? |
stonehenge , salisbury plain , wiltshire , england , c. 2550-1600 b.c.e. , circle 97 feet in diameter , trilithons : 24 feet high ( photo : maedin tureaud ) stonehenge , on salisbury plain in england , is one of the most recognizable monuments of the neolithic world and one of the most popular , with over one million v... | if there were leaders or a social class who convinced or forced people to work together to build the first phase of stonehenge , we haven ’ t found them . it also probably means the first phase of stonehenge ’ s construction was an egalitarian endeavor , highly unusual for the ancient world . who were the people buried... | due to the fact that they were so healthy and were all males of prime age , is it possible that they could have been cremated and buried as a means of sacrifice to a deity , too ? |
stonehenge , salisbury plain , wiltshire , england , c. 2550-1600 b.c.e. , circle 97 feet in diameter , trilithons : 24 feet high ( photo : maedin tureaud ) stonehenge , on salisbury plain in england , is one of the most recognizable monuments of the neolithic world and one of the most popular , with over one million v... | stonehenge , salisbury plain , wiltshire , england , c. 2550-1600 b.c.e. , circle 97 feet in diameter , trilithons : 24 feet high ( photo : maedin tureaud ) stonehenge , on salisbury plain in england , is one of the most recognizable monuments of the neolithic world and one of the most popular , with over one million v... | gods always demand the best , and what better sacrifice than a royal who was willing ? |
stonehenge , salisbury plain , wiltshire , england , c. 2550-1600 b.c.e. , circle 97 feet in diameter , trilithons : 24 feet high ( photo : maedin tureaud ) stonehenge , on salisbury plain in england , is one of the most recognizable monuments of the neolithic world and one of the most popular , with over one million v... | since this discovery , several other theories about astrological observation have been offered but few stand up to scrutiny together with the physical details of the monument . essay by dr. senta german additional resources : stonehenge from english heritage virtual tour of stonehenge , google cultural institute who bu... | does stonehenge 's purpose still remain unknown to this day ? |
stonehenge , salisbury plain , wiltshire , england , c. 2550-1600 b.c.e. , circle 97 feet in diameter , trilithons : 24 feet high ( photo : maedin tureaud ) stonehenge , on salisbury plain in england , is one of the most recognizable monuments of the neolithic world and one of the most popular , with over one million v... | since this discovery , several other theories about astrological observation have been offered but few stand up to scrutiny together with the physical details of the monument . essay by dr. senta german additional resources : stonehenge from english heritage virtual tour of stonehenge , google cultural institute who bu... | do we know anything else in more recent history ( after the stone age ) about how stonehenge was interpreted ? |
stonehenge , salisbury plain , wiltshire , england , c. 2550-1600 b.c.e. , circle 97 feet in diameter , trilithons : 24 feet high ( photo : maedin tureaud ) stonehenge , on salisbury plain in england , is one of the most recognizable monuments of the neolithic world and one of the most popular , with over one million v... | phase two the second phase of work at stonehenge occurred approximately 100-200 years later and involved the setting up of upright wooden posts , possibly of a roofed structure , in the center of the henge , as well as more upright posts near the northeast and southern entrances . surprisingly , it is also during this ... | when exactly does the history about how stonehenge was used and how people used it become clear ? |
stonehenge , salisbury plain , wiltshire , england , c. 2550-1600 b.c.e. , circle 97 feet in diameter , trilithons : 24 feet high ( photo : maedin tureaud ) stonehenge , on salisbury plain in england , is one of the most recognizable monuments of the neolithic world and one of the most popular , with over one million v... | at the end of the phase there is some rearrangement of the bluestones as well as the construction of a long processional avenue , consisting of parallel banks with exterior ditches approximately 34 meters across , leading from the northeast entrance to stonehenge , dipping to the south and eventually to the banks of th... | how the archaeologist determined the time of three phases of stonhenge ? |
stonehenge , salisbury plain , wiltshire , england , c. 2550-1600 b.c.e. , circle 97 feet in diameter , trilithons : 24 feet high ( photo : maedin tureaud ) stonehenge , on salisbury plain in england , is one of the most recognizable monuments of the neolithic world and one of the most popular , with over one million v... | this ring of stones enclosed five sarsen trilithons ( a trilithon is a pair of upright stones with a lintel stone spanning their tops ) set up in a horseshoe shape 45 feet across . these huge stones , ten uprights and five lintels , weigh up to 50 tons each . bluestones , either reinstalled or freshly quarried , were e... | what are the lintels made of ? |
stonehenge , salisbury plain , wiltshire , england , c. 2550-1600 b.c.e. , circle 97 feet in diameter , trilithons : 24 feet high ( photo : maedin tureaud ) stonehenge , on salisbury plain in england , is one of the most recognizable monuments of the neolithic world and one of the most popular , with over one million v... | these huge stones , ten uprights and five lintels , weigh up to 50 tons each . bluestones , either reinstalled or freshly quarried , were erected in a circle , half in the outer sarsen circle and half within the sarsen horseshoe . at the end of the phase there is some rearrangement of the bluestones as well as the cons... | sarsen sandstone , bluestone , other ? |
stonehenge , salisbury plain , wiltshire , england , c. 2550-1600 b.c.e. , circle 97 feet in diameter , trilithons : 24 feet high ( photo : maedin tureaud ) stonehenge , on salisbury plain in england , is one of the most recognizable monuments of the neolithic world and one of the most popular , with over one million v... | since this discovery , several other theories about astrological observation have been offered but few stand up to scrutiny together with the physical details of the monument . essay by dr. senta german additional resources : stonehenge from english heritage virtual tour of stonehenge , google cultural institute who bu... | with the skeletons they found at stonehenge , could it be that these skeletons were those of warriors ? |
stonehenge , salisbury plain , wiltshire , england , c. 2550-1600 b.c.e. , circle 97 feet in diameter , trilithons : 24 feet high ( photo : maedin tureaud ) stonehenge , on salisbury plain in england , is one of the most recognizable monuments of the neolithic world and one of the most popular , with over one million v... | it also probably means the first phase of stonehenge ’ s construction was an egalitarian endeavor , highly unusual for the ancient world . who were the people buried at stonehenge during its second phase ? recent analysis of these bones has revealed that nearly all the burials were of adult males , aged 25-40 years , i... | could the healthy men buried at stonehenge have been sacrifices made at the solstices ? |
stonehenge , salisbury plain , wiltshire , england , c. 2550-1600 b.c.e. , circle 97 feet in diameter , trilithons : 24 feet high ( photo : maedin tureaud ) stonehenge , on salisbury plain in england , is one of the most recognizable monuments of the neolithic world and one of the most popular , with over one million v... | it also probably means the first phase of stonehenge ’ s construction was an egalitarian endeavor , highly unusual for the ancient world . who were the people buried at stonehenge during its second phase ? recent analysis of these bones has revealed that nearly all the burials were of adult males , aged 25-40 years , i... | how was it that they were able to analyze bones specifically in order to find information about the people who were buried ( sex , age , health ) ? |
stonehenge , salisbury plain , wiltshire , england , c. 2550-1600 b.c.e. , circle 97 feet in diameter , trilithons : 24 feet high ( photo : maedin tureaud ) stonehenge , on salisbury plain in england , is one of the most recognizable monuments of the neolithic world and one of the most popular , with over one million v... | phase two the second phase of work at stonehenge occurred approximately 100-200 years later and involved the setting up of upright wooden posts , possibly of a roofed structure , in the center of the henge , as well as more upright posts near the northeast and southern entrances . surprisingly , it is also during this ... | is it possible that not all of the bodies had been cremated fully , or that some pits were just used for conventional burials ? |
stonehenge , salisbury plain , wiltshire , england , c. 2550-1600 b.c.e. , circle 97 feet in diameter , trilithons : 24 feet high ( photo : maedin tureaud ) stonehenge , on salisbury plain in england , is one of the most recognizable monuments of the neolithic world and one of the most popular , with over one million v... | in this phase the remaining blue stones or wooden beams which had been placed in the aubrey holes were pulled and a circle 108 feet in diameter of 30 huge and very hard sarsen stones were erected within the henge ; these were quarried from nearby marlborough downs . these upright sarsen stones were capped with 30 linte... | is restoring stonehenge , by resetting all the fallen stones been considered ? |
stonehenge , salisbury plain , wiltshire , england , c. 2550-1600 b.c.e. , circle 97 feet in diameter , trilithons : 24 feet high ( photo : maedin tureaud ) stonehenge , on salisbury plain in england , is one of the most recognizable monuments of the neolithic world and one of the most popular , with over one million v... | in this phase the remaining blue stones or wooden beams which had been placed in the aubrey holes were pulled and a circle 108 feet in diameter of 30 huge and very hard sarsen stones were erected within the henge ; these were quarried from nearby marlborough downs . these upright sarsen stones were capped with 30 linte... | what are blue , lintel , and sarsen stones ? |
stonehenge , salisbury plain , wiltshire , england , c. 2550-1600 b.c.e. , circle 97 feet in diameter , trilithons : 24 feet high ( photo : maedin tureaud ) stonehenge , on salisbury plain in england , is one of the most recognizable monuments of the neolithic world and one of the most popular , with over one million v... | it also probably means the first phase of stonehenge ’ s construction was an egalitarian endeavor , highly unusual for the ancient world . who were the people buried at stonehenge during its second phase ? recent analysis of these bones has revealed that nearly all the burials were of adult males , aged 25-40 years , i... | um ... can the stonehenge be a building to keep people warm during winter and maybe the holes are for sunlight to pass through to help keep people warm ? |
stonehenge , salisbury plain , wiltshire , england , c. 2550-1600 b.c.e. , circle 97 feet in diameter , trilithons : 24 feet high ( photo : maedin tureaud ) stonehenge , on salisbury plain in england , is one of the most recognizable monuments of the neolithic world and one of the most popular , with over one million v... | within the henge were dug 56 pits , each slightly more than three feet in diameter , called aubrey holes , after john aubrey , the 17th century english archaeologist who first found them . these holes , it is thought , were either originally filled with upright bluestones or upright wooden beams . if it was bluestones ... | do pieces or parts of the wooden beams still exist or is that just a hypothesis based on the architectural design and/or remains ? |
what is this painting about ? this pair of screens illustrates scenes from four chapters of japan ’ s classic literary work , the tale of genji , written by a female courtier by the name of murasaki shikibu in around the tenth-eleventh centuries . it is a romantic novel that follows the relationships of a legendary pri... | dew-drenched purple trousers : i grieve as you do . and long for the smallest hint that you understand . was this his own hint that he hoped for a union at “ journey ’ s end ? ” [ this is a reference to a poem about marriage at the end of a journey ] not wanting to show her displeasure openly , she pretended she did no... | how long would it take to read this book ? |
malangan figure this figure was made for malangan , a cycle of rituals of the people of the north coast of new ireland , an island in papua new guinea . malangan express many complex religious and philosophical ideas . they are principally concerned with honoring and dismissing the dead , but they also act as affirmati... | they are principally concerned with honoring and dismissing the dead , but they also act as affirmation of the identity of clan groups , and negotiate the transmission of rights to land . malangan sculptures were made to be used on a single occasion and then destroyed . they are symbolic of many important subjects , i... | if the destruction was part of the malangan ceremonies , then would its being `` collected '' rather than destroyed have been a problem to the people at the malangan ? |
malangan figure this figure was made for malangan , a cycle of rituals of the people of the north coast of new ireland , an island in papua new guinea . malangan express many complex religious and philosophical ideas . they are principally concerned with honoring and dismissing the dead , but they also act as affirmati... | the whole group was presented to the british museum by the duke of bedford in 1884 , after romilly had sent it to him . malangan mask malanggan masks are commonly used at funeral rites , which both bid farewell to the dead and celebrate the vibrancy of the living . the masks can represent a number of things : dead ance... | so , were the masks ever meant to be worn or used by a human , or was their function to house a spirit of the recently deceased person ? |
malangan figure this figure was made for malangan , a cycle of rituals of the people of the north coast of new ireland , an island in papua new guinea . malangan express many complex religious and philosophical ideas . they are principally concerned with honoring and dismissing the dead , but they also act as affirmati... | the whole group was presented to the british museum by the duke of bedford in 1884 , after romilly had sent it to him . malangan mask malanggan masks are commonly used at funeral rites , which both bid farewell to the dead and celebrate the vibrancy of the living . the masks can represent a number of things : dead ance... | is the mask made for anyone willing to pay for it , or was there a specific group or caste of people that the masks were used for ? |
malangan figure this figure was made for malangan , a cycle of rituals of the people of the north coast of new ireland , an island in papua new guinea . malangan express many complex religious and philosophical ideas . they are principally concerned with honoring and dismissing the dead , but they also act as affirmati... | malangan mask malanggan masks are commonly used at funeral rites , which both bid farewell to the dead and celebrate the vibrancy of the living . the masks can represent a number of things : dead ancestors , ges ( the spiritual double of an individual ) , or the various bush spirits associated with the area . the owner... | what language is the term `` ges '' from ? |
malangan figure this figure was made for malangan , a cycle of rituals of the people of the north coast of new ireland , an island in papua new guinea . malangan express many complex religious and philosophical ideas . they are principally concerned with honoring and dismissing the dead , but they also act as affirmati... | the whole group was presented to the british museum by the duke of bedford in 1884 , after romilly had sent it to him . malangan mask malanggan masks are commonly used at funeral rites , which both bid farewell to the dead and celebrate the vibrancy of the living . the masks can represent a number of things : dead ance... | does the symmetry in the malangan mask imply evolved geometry knowledge in the area before it was discovered by west civilizations ? |
background ordinary integrals what is arc length ? we usually measure length with a straight line , but curves have length too . a familiar example is the circumference of a circle , which has length $ 2\pi r $ for radius $ r $ . in general , the length of a curve is called the arc length . but how do you find the arc ... | therefore , the area of each rectangle is $ \overbrace { f ( x ) } ^ { \text { height } } \underbrace { dx } _ { \text { width } } $ the full area of the curve is then expressed with an integral : $ \displaystyle \int_a^b f ( x ) dx $ this integral is a powerful machine , like a $ \sigma $ on steroids . it does not mer... | why can we take out ( dx ) ^2 from the square root as simply dx , is n't that supposed to be plus or minus dx ? |
what were the military and symbolic significance of the long and short sword ? the sword was the most honored and important weapon for samurai . when a samurai was born , a sword was brought into the room ; when he died , a sword was laid beside him , and in between those two events a samurai always slept with his swor... | the long blades became tapered from the hilt to the tip ; they were ridged for greater strength ; and were curved slightly at the base . to better serve the needs of foot soldiers , a shorter sword ( katana ) , was developed . curved at the tip and worn stuck into the belt ( cutting edge up ) , the katana allowed soldi... | were these blades efficient against armored soldiers ? |
what were the military and symbolic significance of the long and short sword ? the sword was the most honored and important weapon for samurai . when a samurai was born , a sword was brought into the room ; when he died , a sword was laid beside him , and in between those two events a samurai always slept with his swor... | what were the military and symbolic significance of the long and short sword ? the sword was the most honored and important weapon for samurai . when a samurai was born , a sword was brought into the room ; when he died , a sword was laid beside him , and in between those two events a samurai always slept with his swor... | there is a samurai sword size in between the long sword and short sword but i do n't what it 's called ? |
what were the military and symbolic significance of the long and short sword ? the sword was the most honored and important weapon for samurai . when a samurai was born , a sword was brought into the room ; when he died , a sword was laid beside him , and in between those two events a samurai always slept with his swor... | how did sword styles change to meet the needs of the warrior ? the use of single-edge iron swords ( tachi ) , dates to the sixth century . by the kamakura era ( 1185–1333 ) , tachi were being used by mounted warriors , and rivaled the bow and arrow in importance to the samurai . | do japanese still make these swords or is that outdated ? |
this photograph is from sherman ’ s history portraits series—where she draws inspiration from the history of art . description the artist depicts herself in costume , standing in front of printed textiles parted slightly to reveal darkness beyond . she wears a red satin , full length dress , which is cinched by a dark ... | judith in untitled # 228 , sherman cites the story of judith and holofernes—a popular subject during the renaissance and baroque periods ( especially the 16th-17th century ) . the book of judith ( included in some versions of the bible ) , recounts the story of judith , who , to save her people ( the israelites in the ... | i though that `` assyrian king nebuchadnezzar '' was neo-babylonian ? |
this photograph is from sherman ’ s history portraits series—where she draws inspiration from the history of art . description the artist depicts herself in costume , standing in front of printed textiles parted slightly to reveal darkness beyond . she wears a red satin , full length dress , which is cinched by a dark ... | she seduced him into drinking too much , and then beheaded him . in triumph , she brought the severed head back to the jewish people . for renaissance and baroque audiences , the story of judith and holofernes symbolized triumph over tyranny ( much like the story of david and goliath ) . painters such as caravaggio , a... | is # 228 citing the story of salome and the head of john the baptist as well ? |
overview the indus river valley civilization , 3300-1300 bce , also known as the harappan civilization , extended from modern-day northeast afghanistan to pakistan and northwest india . important innovations of this civilization include standardized weights and measures , seal carving , and metallurgy with copper , bro... | the indus script remains indecipherable without any comparable symbols , and is thought to have evolved independently of the writing in mesopotamia and ancient egypt . researchers are using technological advances in computer science in order to attempt to decipher it . the harappan religion also remains a topic of spec... | also , what kinds of `` technological advances in computer science '' are being used to attempt to decipher their script ? |
overview the indus river valley civilization , 3300-1300 bce , also known as the harappan civilization , extended from modern-day northeast afghanistan to pakistan and northwest india . important innovations of this civilization include standardized weights and measures , seal carving , and metallurgy with copper , bro... | though they did not know it then , and though the first major excavations did not take place until the 1920s , these railway workers had happened upon the remnants of the indus valley civilization , also known as the harappan civilization , after harappa , the first of its sites to be excavated , in what was then the p... | why is it only for these civilisations whilst the other ancient civilisations are renowned and are praised as the first ones to invent things which had been invented almost hundreds of years ago in a very rich country ? |
overview the indus river valley civilization , 3300-1300 bce , also known as the harappan civilization , extended from modern-day northeast afghanistan to pakistan and northwest india . important innovations of this civilization include standardized weights and measures , seal carving , and metallurgy with copper , bro... | written records gave historians a great deal of insight into the civilizations of ancient mesopotamia and egypt , but very few written materials have been discovered in the indus valley . though seal inscriptions do seem to have written information , scholars have not been able to decipher the indus script . as a resul... | is there any information of genetic studies done at these sites ? |
overview the indus river valley civilization , 3300-1300 bce , also known as the harappan civilization , extended from modern-day northeast afghanistan to pakistan and northwest india . important innovations of this civilization include standardized weights and measures , seal carving , and metallurgy with copper , bro... | long-distance sea trade over bodies of water—such as the arabian sea , red sea and the persian gulf—may have become feasible with the development of plank watercraft that were each equipped with a single central mast supporting a sail of woven rushes or cloth . historians have also made inferences about networks of exc... | do the current population of these locations have any genetic similarities ? |
overview the indus river valley civilization , 3300-1300 bce , also known as the harappan civilization , extended from modern-day northeast afghanistan to pakistan and northwest india . important innovations of this civilization include standardized weights and measures , seal carving , and metallurgy with copper , bro... | indus valley excavation sites have revealed a number of distinct examples of the culture ’ s art , including sculptures , seals , pottery , gold jewelry , and anatomically detailed figurines in terracotta , bronze , and steatite . among the various gold , terracotta , and stone figurines found was a figure of a priest-... | does the statue of priest-king or dancing girl suggest any facial anatomical reference with any race ? |
overview the indus river valley civilization , 3300-1300 bce , also known as the harappan civilization , extended from modern-day northeast afghanistan to pakistan and northwest india . important innovations of this civilization include standardized weights and measures , seal carving , and metallurgy with copper , bro... | little is understood about the indus script , and as a result , little is known about the indus river valley civilization ’ s institutions and systems of governance . the civilization likely ended due to climate change and migration . geography and time-frame in 1856 , british colonial officials in india were busy moni... | do you think it likely that if they manage to excavate more ( below that pesky water table ) , and maybe find a rosetta-stone-esque translation aid that we 'll have to shift our `` cradle of civilization '' here ? |
overview the indus river valley civilization , 3300-1300 bce , also known as the harappan civilization , extended from modern-day northeast afghanistan to pakistan and northwest india . important innovations of this civilization include standardized weights and measures , seal carving , and metallurgy with copper , bro... | others identify items such as painted pottery , bangles , beaded ornaments , and even location within cities as indicators of wealth . a considerable degree of craft specialization also suggests some degree of socio-economic stratification . it is widely believed that the harappan civilization was a peaceful one that d... | how does craft-specialization suggest socio-economic stratification ? |
overview the indus river valley civilization , 3300-1300 bce , also known as the harappan civilization , extended from modern-day northeast afghanistan to pakistan and northwest india . important innovations of this civilization include standardized weights and measures , seal carving , and metallurgy with copper , bro... | it has been widely suggested that the harappans worshipped a mother goddess who symbolized fertility . in contrast to egyptian and mesopotamian civilizations , the indus valley civilization seems to have lacked any temples or palaces that would give clear evidence of religious rites or specific deities . many indus val... | if the mesopotamian , egyptian and indus valley civilizations developed independently , why did religion develop at all in each of these civilizations ? |
overview the indus river valley civilization , 3300-1300 bce , also known as the harappan civilization , extended from modern-day northeast afghanistan to pakistan and northwest india . important innovations of this civilization include standardized weights and measures , seal carving , and metallurgy with copper , bro... | fire-baked bricks—which were uniform in size and moisture-resistant—were important in building baths and sewage structures and are evidence that harappans were among the first to develop a system of standardized weights and measures . the consistency of brick size across cities also suggests unity across the various ur... | also , what is the earliest evidence we have of communities engaging in religious practices ? |
overview the indus river valley civilization , 3300-1300 bce , also known as the harappan civilization , extended from modern-day northeast afghanistan to pakistan and northwest india . important innovations of this civilization include standardized weights and measures , seal carving , and metallurgy with copper , bro... | indus valley excavation sites have revealed a number of distinct examples of the culture ’ s art , including sculptures , seals , pottery , gold jewelry , and anatomically detailed figurines in terracotta , bronze , and steatite . among the various gold , terracotta , and stone figurines found was a figure of a priest-... | since there does n't seem to be any evidence to support the assumption that the steatite statue represents a priest/king , i would n't name it `` indus priest/king statue '' ? |
overview the indus river valley civilization , 3300-1300 bce , also known as the harappan civilization , extended from modern-day northeast afghanistan to pakistan and northwest india . important innovations of this civilization include standardized weights and measures , seal carving , and metallurgy with copper , bro... | there is no conclusive evidence of palaces or temples—or even of kings , armies , or priests—and the largest structures may be granaries . the city of mohenjo-daro contains the great bath , which may have been a large , public bathing and social area . innovation and exchange the people of the indus river valley civili... | why do some scientists believe that the city of harappa had a large granary ? |
overview the indus river valley civilization , 3300-1300 bce , also known as the harappan civilization , extended from modern-day northeast afghanistan to pakistan and northwest india . important innovations of this civilization include standardized weights and measures , seal carving , and metallurgy with copper , bro... | a collection of written texts on clay and stone tablets unearthed at harappa—which have been carbon dated 3300-3200 bce—contain trident-shaped , plant-like markings that appear to be written from right to left . there is considerable debate about whether it was an encoded language at all and whether it is related to in... | what missing evidence prevents us from knowing whether the large structure was actually a granary ? |
overview the indus river valley civilization , 3300-1300 bce , also known as the harappan civilization , extended from modern-day northeast afghanistan to pakistan and northwest india . important innovations of this civilization include standardized weights and measures , seal carving , and metallurgy with copper , bro... | overview the indus river valley civilization , 3300-1300 bce , also known as the harappan civilization , extended from modern-day northeast afghanistan to pakistan and northwest india . important innovations of this civilization include standardized weights and measures , seal carving , and metallurgy with copper , bro... | is n't that horned deity shiva ? |
overview the indus river valley civilization , 3300-1300 bce , also known as the harappan civilization , extended from modern-day northeast afghanistan to pakistan and northwest india . important innovations of this civilization include standardized weights and measures , seal carving , and metallurgy with copper , bro... | monsoons can be both helpful and detrimental to a climate , depending on whether they support or destroy vegetation and agriculture . by 1800 bce , the indus valley climate grew cooler and drier , and a tectonic event may have diverted or disrupted river systems , which were the lifelines of the indus valley civilizati... | did the indus river valley have a tropical climate ? |
overview the indus river valley civilization , 3300-1300 bce , also known as the harappan civilization , extended from modern-day northeast afghanistan to pakistan and northwest india . important innovations of this civilization include standardized weights and measures , seal carving , and metallurgy with copper , bro... | they are also noted for their baked brick houses , elaborate drainage systems , water supply systems , and clusters of large , nonresidential buildings . the indus valley civilization began to decline around 1800 bce . archaeological evidence indicates that trade with mesopotamia , located largely in modern iraq , seem... | why did the indus valley civilization fail ? |
overview the indus river valley civilization , 3300-1300 bce , also known as the harappan civilization , extended from modern-day northeast afghanistan to pakistan and northwest india . important innovations of this civilization include standardized weights and measures , seal carving , and metallurgy with copper , bro... | decline the indus valley civilization declined around 1800 bce , and scholars debate which factors resulted in the civilization ’ s demise . one theory suggested that a nomadic , indo-european tribe called the aryans invaded and conquered the indus valley civilization , though more recent evidence tends to contradict t... | in the decline paragraph when the aryans are mentioned , who are the aryans ? |
overview the indus river valley civilization , 3300-1300 bce , also known as the harappan civilization , extended from modern-day northeast afghanistan to pakistan and northwest india . important innovations of this civilization include standardized weights and measures , seal carving , and metallurgy with copper , bro... | seals—decorated with animal figures , such as elephants , tigers , and water buffalos—have been one of the most commonly discovered artifacts in indus valley cities . the indus river valley civilization is considered a bronze age society ; inhabitants of the ancient indus river valley developed new techniques in metall... | so is it appropriate to say that it might have been the aryans settlement in the indus river valley civilization that brought an end to the indus river valley civilization ? |
overview the indus river valley civilization , 3300-1300 bce , also known as the harappan civilization , extended from modern-day northeast afghanistan to pakistan and northwest india . important innovations of this civilization include standardized weights and measures , seal carving , and metallurgy with copper , bro... | pottery , seals , weights , and bricks with standardized sizes and weights , suggest some form of authority and governance , though it is not clear what that form was exactly . over time , various theories have developed concerning harappan systems of rule . one theory is that there was a single state encompassing all ... | who was more `` powerful '' in the harappan mature time era to the best of our knowledge ? |
overview the indus river valley civilization , 3300-1300 bce , also known as the harappan civilization , extended from modern-day northeast afghanistan to pakistan and northwest india . important innovations of this civilization include standardized weights and measures , seal carving , and metallurgy with copper , bro... | overview the indus river valley civilization , 3300-1300 bce , also known as the harappan civilization , extended from modern-day northeast afghanistan to pakistan and northwest india . important innovations of this civilization include standardized weights and measures , seal carving , and metallurgy with copper , bro... | also how is the caste system impacting india today ? |
overview the indus river valley civilization , 3300-1300 bce , also known as the harappan civilization , extended from modern-day northeast afghanistan to pakistan and northwest india . important innovations of this civilization include standardized weights and measures , seal carving , and metallurgy with copper , bro... | though they did not know it then , and though the first major excavations did not take place until the 1920s , these railway workers had happened upon the remnants of the indus valley civilization , also known as the harappan civilization , after harappa , the first of its sites to be excavated , in what was then the p... | what was the key roles or how was the geographical features useful in ancient india ? |
overview the indus river valley civilization , 3300-1300 bce , also known as the harappan civilization , extended from modern-day northeast afghanistan to pakistan and northwest india . important innovations of this civilization include standardized weights and measures , seal carving , and metallurgy with copper , bro... | this is a further suggestion of international trade in harappan culture . indus valley excavation sites have revealed a number of distinct examples of the culture ’ s art , including sculptures , seals , pottery , gold jewelry , and anatomically detailed figurines in terracotta , bronze , and steatite . among the vario... | how do the archaeologists choose the excavation sites ? |
overview the indus river valley civilization , 3300-1300 bce , also known as the harappan civilization , extended from modern-day northeast afghanistan to pakistan and northwest india . important innovations of this civilization include standardized weights and measures , seal carving , and metallurgy with copper , bro... | monsoons can be both helpful and detrimental to a climate , depending on whether they support or destroy vegetation and agriculture . by 1800 bce , the indus valley climate grew cooler and drier , and a tectonic event may have diverted or disrupted river systems , which were the lifelines of the indus valley civilizati... | in the article it mentions the river changing due to a tectonic event ( earth quake ) , are there any accounts from other parts of the world about something like that around that time ? |
overview the indus river valley civilization , 3300-1300 bce , also known as the harappan civilization , extended from modern-day northeast afghanistan to pakistan and northwest india . important innovations of this civilization include standardized weights and measures , seal carving , and metallurgy with copper , bro... | little is understood about the indus script , and as a result , little is known about the indus river valley civilization ’ s institutions and systems of governance . the civilization likely ended due to climate change and migration . geography and time-frame in 1856 , british colonial officials in india were busy moni... | would the difficulties with deciphering the language , and assuming it was less known or understood in this period , be also one of the reasons besides climate change and migration for this civilization to not flourish longer ? |
can a mound of dirt represent the buddha , the path to enlightenment , a mountain and the universe all at the same time ? it can if it is a stupa . the stupa ( “ stupa ” is sanskrit for heap ) is an important form of buddhist architecture , though it predates buddhism . it is generally considered to be a sepulchral mon... | the four noble truths : 1. life is suffering ( suffering=rebirth ) 2. the cause of suffering is desire 3. the cause of desire must be overcome 4. when desire is overcome , there is no more suffering ( suffering=rebirth ) once individuals come to fully understand the four noble truths , they are able to achieve enlighte... | if in fact the goal is for `` all beings [ to ] attain enlightenment '' and `` enlightenment '' involves the `` end of rebirth '' ... .then is n't that essentially advocating for the end of the world ? |
can a mound of dirt represent the buddha , the path to enlightenment , a mountain and the universe all at the same time ? it can if it is a stupa . the stupa ( “ stupa ” is sanskrit for heap ) is an important form of buddhist architecture , though it predates buddhism . it is generally considered to be a sepulchral mon... | the circle or wheel one of the early sutras ( a collection of sayings attributed to the buddha forming a religious text ) records that the buddha gave specific directions regarding the appropriate method of honoring his remains ( the maha-parinibbāna sutra ) : his ashes were to be buried in a stupa at the crossing of t... | is it possible that the average one is more the size of a refrigerator or washing machine ? |
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