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    fashion was worn by the royal families. For each one I will be discussing how they were made, where and when they were worn, along with why they were worn. Fashion was used as creative outlet to appease the gods and show class status. Most of the clothing was worn repeatedly due to expense. I will also discuss how the ancient Egyptians would have laundered their clothes and mended them. Cosmetics and fragrances where also a huge part of the upper-class Egyptians life style. Egyptian clothing

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    Hyksos Influence

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    This development in the political role queens played from the absence of a pharaoh allowed them to appoint nobles and use diplomacy through correspondence and official visits and also become regent as it is believed Queen Ahhotep did in Ahmose’s early reign and perhaps even playing a major political role in the unsettled early years. Ahmose’s Karnak Stela suggests

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    The first political system in Chinese History, Three Departments and Six Ministries, was established. Royal power was enhanced. Jiupin Zhong Zheng Hierarchical system was replaced by the Imperial Examination System. It connected studying, taking exams, and attaining an official position. It also had profound influence on the talent in Chinese history. The

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    Empowerment In Beowulf

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    patriarchal traditions. This type of feminist heroine has its roots in the story of Beowulf, which defines the role of Wealhtheow as the empowered wife of King Hrothgar. Wealhtheow serves the great mead cup of Hrothgar to raise Beowulf’s standing in the royal court. More so, the role of Mother Mary as the patron of Sir Gawain in his fight against the powers of evil that tempt him into immoral acts by rejecting the seduction

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    represented higher powers. Throughout Tang, Song (960-1279), and Yuan (1271-1368) dynasties, the dragon became radically perfected. Not only did the look of the dragons become refined, but also emerged five specific types of Dragons. • Celestial dragons were the dragons that secured the mansions of the Gods. • Earth Dragons cleanse the rivers and grew the oceans. • Imperial Dragons were depicted with five claws, instead of the four claws that normally were associated with dragons. They were

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    schools and churches although his father was a simple artisan. After many years of training and finally being admitted to the Spanish Royal Academy, Goya became a Spanish court painter. During this time and after he would travel throughout Spain, Italy and France to document and record Spanish royal history for eternity. Yet Goya also raised his art and unique style of pre – impressionistic painting to an expressive satirical level that has not been surpassed. Among his many collections is

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    making things more colorful. Similarly, in ancient Egypt mummification was used to preserve bodies, but it also does something for the modern era. The process of Egyptian mummification not only preserved bodies, but their culture. The Egyptian’s style of mummification served its original purpose to serve bodies. Mummification is a process where you preserve a body, either naturally or artificially (David). The process they used was very long winded and detailed. To complete the process it took seventy

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    empires ruled China distinctively differently. The Qin was a very fierce and brutal dynasty, while the Han dynasty tried to reduce the repression of the people brought by the Qin Dynasty. They also both used two distinctive government styles, the Qin used Legalism, a style based on based on effective institutional structures, and the Han used Huang-Lao which combined legalism with Daoist and Confucian ideals. While both empires and schools of thought had their strengths and weaknesses, both subsequently

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    knights. Samurai had a code of Bushido. Bushido was a very strict code. In order for the samurai to maintain his honor, he was required to kill himself. They also fought in battles frequently. Knights had a code of chivalry. Their code includes being royal to the church, protect the helpless and women, and to be fair and respectful. To become a knight, you started training when you were a young boy, and became a knight when you were in your twenties. Boys and a few girls were chosen at seven years old

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    Marie Ationnette was born as the 15th child into the Austrian royal family in 1755. At the early age of 14, she was married off in 1770 to the dauphine of France, Louis. At 19 she became queen of France, becoming an embodiment of the ancien regime, eventually becoming the symbol of the excesses of the monarchy and their irresponsible spending, earning her the name of Madame deficit. Marie Ationnette was significant to the revolution, for her symbolism of lavish spending, her scandals, and her role

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