Artisan

The slaves were forced into work and had nearly any resources while the farmers were given the bare minimum of what was needed to survive off of and with the largest working class being the farmers, it wasn’t uncommon to see many peasants around. Artisans made many of their finer objects and materials by hand. This class consisted of people who held jobs such as painters, architects, sculptors, bronze workers, and exc. Depending on what you made, it would put you in a higher level in that class.…

Although not all of the art was solely on religion, much of its purpose was to please the gods. Religious chants were sung at rituals and intricate sculptures of the gods as well as the kings, who were seen as descendants of the gods, were created by artisans. Even much of the architecture was aimed to honor the gods, as the pyramids stair cased into the sky signifying steps towards the heavens. Every action of the Mayans was in their effort to honor and respect the gods, in the hopes of…

that of the black artisan or craftsman, whom can not be true to himself in terms of artistic expression because white society rejects the expressions of “blackness” and would be unsuccessfully in a commercial sense and as such would be looked at as a failure in the eyes of a capitalist society that views economic success as one of the primary means to ascertain “recognition”. However in order to achieve this idealized form of material success within American society the black artisan or…

The Aztec Empire existed between 1428 and 1521, and the Spartan Empire existed between 800 BC and 192 BC. The Aztecs lived in central Mexico, and the Spartans lived in an area of the Peloponnese. While the Aztecs and Spartans shared a society that was based around war, there are some differences between them in that aspect, as well as in the governmental and social aspects of the societies. There are some similarities between the Aztecs and Spartans in this area. One way is that war was…

The Ottoman Empire was once a very successful and powerful empire. Its prime location allowed for control along the borders of the Mediterranean Sea, the Middle East, some of North Africa and some of Europe. The Ottoman Empire experienced some success, but along with success came hardship with colliding with the Western Nations. During the Ottomans fall, the Powers of the West looked at the Ottoman Empire as the “sick man of Europe” due to the weakness showed. Having this reputation surely was…

1. Innovations in markets, transportations and technology impacted the United States in different economic and regional ways. To begin with, innovation in transportation in the United States had huge economic impacts along with a few regional impacts. Economically, innovations such as the steamboat and and the creation of the Erie Canal had big impacts. The Erie Canal helped connect the Western markets. Many other states then went to create their own canals to link themselves to the rest of…

Venice was a diverse metropolis for its day and age full of powerful families and merchants desperately searching to make their mark. The social hierarchy, education systems, and charitable institutions were grounded in the humanism of the renaissance. While Venice was a political example for the rest of Italy in democratic style, nobility who clung to their aristocratic roots, created a diverse and integrated community, who clung to their religious morals in dealings with their community. The…

production and integration was expanding exponentially to meet the growing demands of capitalism and trade, mainly facilitated by the expansive supply of iron and coal. However, the increased use in machinery brought the replacement of many skilled artisans and textile workers. Concurrently to this increase in structural unemployment, depressed trade due to the French and American wars caused an economic depression, and the additional loss of jobs for both skilled and unskilled workers.…

From the cover of the book Revolutionary Characters: what made the founders different, one can be mistaken to think that the book only features revolutionaries from the Victorian era. Far from it; historian Gordon Brown examines individuals whose contributions in the past have, continue to, and will in the future shape the world’s thinking. The cover shows a man on a white horse seemingly looking behind him where there is a semblance of a battleground. The horizon behind the horse rider shows…

During 300-400 BCE, Greeks passion for reasoning and logic influenced the development of Western thought. Contribution to historical records, philosophers Herodotus and Thucydides were first to explain history; they would delve into the past to decide the facts and significance of historical events. For instance, Herodotus questioned and analyzed historical evidence to write History of the Persian War; however, not often did he differentiate between facts and legends. Later, Thucydides…