Medieval Russian art
Russian Icon of Saint Nicolas, 13th - early 14th century, tempera on wood. Our knowledge of Russian art begins with the Scythians and other Central Asian art. But what most people think of [...]
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Coins of ancient India
Harappan seal ca. 2000 BC - before there were coins in India Clay seals in India About 2500 BC, people in northern India started to use seals to mark their possessions. That was not [...]
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07, 2017
Spices and cotton: Mughal Indian economy
Japanese painting of Portuguese bringing Indian cargo to Japan (1500s AD) - the Mughal Indian Economy Trade under the Mughals Under the Mughal Empire, India continued to make a lot of money [...]
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07, 2017
The Parthenon blows up – Greek architecture
A model of the gold and ivory statue of Athena inside the Parthenon Inside the Parthenon, the great sculptor Pheidias carved a huge statue of Athena made out of gold [...]
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Bronze Age art of northern Europe
Valmonica, Italy (ca. 2000 BC?) Were artists still doing rock art? Yes! Bronze Age artists kept on carving rock art all across Europe, using it to show the new horses [...]
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06, 2017
Who invented money? History of money
History of money: A Lydian gold coin What is money? Money is an agreement between people. It is an agreement that this much of something will be worth this much bread, [...]
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06, 2017
Making a gold bowl – Ancient Greece project
Trojan gold bowl, made by 6th graders at Laurelhurst School, Portland About 1250 BC, the Greek army fought their neighbors the Trojans in the Trojan War. Troy was across the [...]
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06, 2017
How to make a Chinese Buddha Statue – China projects
A Buddha statue made by kids at Laurelhurst School, Portland Oregon Many people in China after about 500 AD prayed to Buddha as a god. Buddhists often made gold statues [...]
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06, 2017
What is metal? Chemistry
Copper ore in Iran What is metal? Metals are atoms that attach themselves to other atoms in a particular way. Metal atoms, because of how their electrons are arranged, lose [...]
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What is gold? Chemical elements
Gold jewelry shaped like bees, from Bronze Age Greece Gold is a much heavier atom than iron, with 79 protons and 79 electrons in each atom. Gold is too heavy for [...]
