WebThe marble Kritios Boy or Kritian Boy belongs to the Early Classical period of ancient Greek sculpture.It is the first statue from classical antiquity known to use contrapposto; Kenneth Clark called it "the first beautiful nude in art" It is possible, even likely, that earlier bronze statues had used the technique, but if they did, they have not survived and Susan …

WebAncient Greek cuisine was characterized by its frugality for most, reflecting agricultural hardship, but a great diversity of ingredients was known, and wealthy Greeks were known to celebrate with elaborate meals and feasts.: 95(129c) The cuisine was founded on the "Mediterranean triad" of cereals, olives, and grapes, which had many uses and great …

WebLanguage is a structured system of communication.The structure of a language is its grammar and the free components are its vocabulary.Languages are the primary means by which humans communicate, and may be conveyed through a variety of methods, including spoken, sign, and written language.Many languages, including the most widely-spoken …

WebOjibwe / oʊ ˈ dʒ ɪ b w eɪ /, also known as Ojibwa / oʊ ˈ dʒ ɪ b w ə /, Ojibway, Otchipwe, Ojibwemowin, or Anishinaabemowin, is an indigenous language of North America of the Algonquian language family. The language is characterized by a series of dialects that have local names and frequently local writing systems.There is no single dialect that is …

WebCherokee history is the written and oral lore, traditions, and historical record maintained by the living Cherokee people and their ancestors. In the 21st century, leaders of the Cherokee people define themselves as those persons enrolled in one of the three federally recognized Cherokee tribes: The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, The Cherokee Nation, and The …

WebCantonese (traditional Chinese: 廣東話; simplified Chinese: 广东话; Cantonese Yale: Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding area in Southeastern China.It is the traditional prestige variety of the Yue …

WebWritten Chinese (Chinese: 中文; pinyin: zhōngwén) comprises Chinese characters used to represent the Chinese language.Chinese characters do not constitute an alphabet or a compact syllabary.Rather, the writing system is roughly logosyllabic; that is, a character generally represents one syllable of spoken Chinese and may be a word on its own or a …

WebThe Latin script, also known as Roman script, is an alphabetic writing system based on the letters of the classical Latin alphabet, derived from a form of the Greek alphabet which was in use in the ancient Greek city of Cumae, in southern Italy (Magna Grecia).It was adopted by the Etruscans and subsequently by the Romans.Several Latin-script alphabets exist, …

WebNov 14, 2016 · The former UCLA professor helped define the canon of Native American literature, encouraged its development by anthologizing new American Indian writers, and nurtured a broader audience for the work.

WebParticles are the building blocks of Japanese grammar helping us define the role of each word in the sentence. The Possessive Particle【の】 The Object Particle【を】 The Target Particle【に】 The Contextual Particle【で】 The Connecting Particle【と】 The Inclusive Particle【も】 The Question Particle【か】

WebAristotle (/ ˈ ær ɪ s t ɒ t əl /; Greek: Ἀριστοτέλης Aristotélēs, pronounced [aristotélɛːs]; 384–322 BC) was a Greek philosopher and polymath during the Classical period in Ancient Greece.Taught by Plato, he was the founder of the Peripatetic school of philosophy within the Lyceum and the wider Aristotelian tradition. His writings cover many subjects …

WebWorcester v. Georgia, 31 U.S. (6 Pet.) 515 (1832), was a landmark case in which the United States Supreme Court vacated the conviction of Samuel Worcester and held that the Georgia criminal statute that prohibited non-Native Americans from being present on Native American lands without a license from the state was unconstitutional. The opinion is most …

WebThe term Mesoamerica literally means "middle America" in Greek.Middle America often refers to a larger area in the Americas, but it has also previously been used more narrowly to refer to Mesoamerica. An example is the title of the 16 volumes of The Handbook of Middle American Indians. "Mesoamerica" is broadly defined as the area that is home to the …

WebLiterature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama, and poetry. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to include oral literature, much of which has been transcribed. Literature is a method of recording, preserving, and transmitting …