... us to a culture of social, extremely organized beings. It was also found that there is not one "tribe" that were mound builders, but a vast array of groups that practiced this art. In the movie we found that mound served a great ceremonious symbol for the mounds builders. For the Monks Mound it was used as the religious center of the communities. It ... the preservations of this wonderful history. There are individuals who have been looting the mounds for their artifacts, in the past and recently. There is also an outcry from the Indian community themselves. They feel that archeology is...

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... prevailed. The two religions simply had too many conflicts between each other, such as their indifferences to pork and beef, abilities and inabilities to honor their gods through music and art, and the disagreement between the veiling of women. The conflicts among the two, along with Islam's inability to effectively fit into the caste system, ultimately led to religious tolerance throughout ... the region. The Delhi sultanate did not promote a significant cultural revival in India, aside from a degree of mixed Indian and Muslim painting, architecture, and clothing styles. In the end, th...

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... South Africa where the Zulu tribe is located is very complex. They have hot humid summers, sunny winters, cool nights, 25 inches of rain a year and located next to the Indian Ocean. Many rivers run through the Zulu tribe of South Africa. Both the black and the white Mfobzi River runs through it. The four other major rivers that run through ... is highly appreciated. The Zulu people also have an artistic side. They made ceremonial sculptures to masks and crafts. Their work in beading and glass beads are called sub-savannah art. The jewelry that they made resembled male and female relatio...

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... visual media. Over the course of one month I plan on shooting over twenty rolls of film, in both color and black and white. As Jeff and Sally live near the Indian Ocean and wildlife preserves, I will focus primarily on humans, animals, and nature. I do not want to photograph any technology or human creation, I want to capture the essence of Africa "as ... music videos, shoot pictures with Sally, and learn personal photographic techniques from Sally herself. I am proposing that during my one month stay in South Africa I receive six credit hours for Art 500. I plan on working eight hours ...

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