Posted on 29 November 2012. Tags: constitutional convention of 1787, convention, french revolution, glory, Greatest, leadership capabilities, legitamacy, military genius, mount vernon virginia, President, rag tag group, revolutionary war, tag, time washington, young nation
Washington.
Washington was handsdown the best leader this nation has ever had. He led a rag tag group of colonists to win, with the help of the French. against the most powerful force in the world at the time.
Washington was not the president because he wanted to be, nor was he a glory hound. He preferred to spend his time as a planter in Mount Vernon, Virginia. Washington would only serve when his country needed him to. This was why he was so well respected by the citizens.
Washington was no military genius. But his astounding leadership capabilities and most importantly, willingness to learn are the reasons he was so successful. This was why he was so well respected by the soldiers he led.
Washington saved the union once again after the revolutionary war when he attended the Constitutional Convention of 1787. He gave the convention legitamacy though he rarely even spoke when they met. Without Washington at the convention our Constitution would not have been ratified and the nation, or rather, confederation would have completely torn itself apart.
Lastly, Washington was a brilliant president. He appointed a cabinet and only served two terms. These examples are still followed today. During the French Revolution he was smart enough to remain neutral even as Britain and France went to war and called on the young nation. He didn’t let his emotions dictate his decisions. He was also the only president not affiliated with a political party. Jefferson and Adams serve as the best examples of what can happen when parties become totally separated on issues. Washington got s*** done. This is why I feel he was the Greatest President of All Time.
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Posted on 16 June 2011. Tags: archaic style, bronze statues, greek statues, male lineage, military genius, portrait sculpture, realistic depiction, roman copies, roman god, roman portraiture
Please just check my answers! I tried REALLY hard but I am VERY bad at art history! If any are wrong please explain why! Thanks (my answers have <<<) 10 points for best answer!
32. Until the second century B.C.E., Roman classes were defined according to
male lineage<<<my answer
female lineage
male initiative and actions
a civic lottery
33. In 390 B.C.E., Rome was sacked by the
Persians
Etruscans
Greeks
Gauls<<<my answer
34. Roman copies of Greek statues were usually displayed
in a culina
in a niche
in the center of a room
in a laraium<<<my answer
35. What had become of the Greek bronze statues that the Romans copied?
The statues were lost or melted down for the metal.<<<my answers
The Greeks kept the statues as part of their national identity.
The statues were stolen by other invaders.
The Greeks destroyed them rather than have them taken.
36. Which of the following was not a valued character trait in the Roman Republic?
devotion to social class
devotion to public service<<<my answer
military genius
both a and c
37. Public officials in the Roman Republic would commission heroic, full-length statues of themselves composed of generic, well-formed bodies and
a realistic portrait<<<my answer
the face of a Roman god
a head portrait of an ancestor
a portrait of the reigning emperor
38. Beginning with Augustus, the emperors of the imperial period made full use of the sculpture's potential as a tool for communicating
the will of the gods
the republic's laws
the physical ideal
their specific ideologies<<<my answer
39. The Flavian era saw a dramatic change in the style of Roman portraiture. What was this change?
A fully idealized approach to portrait sculpture
A return to the Archaic style
A realistic depiction of its subjects<<<my answer
An emphasis on civic strengths
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Posted on 01 June 2011. Tags: arch, bronze statues, cathedrals of europe, culina, Doric, great cathedrals, greek doric column, greek statues, lineage, male lineage, military genius, period, roman copies, roman republic, use
27. The Romans’ ingenious use of ________________ was instrumental in the construction of the great cathedrals of Europe 1,000 years later.
(2 points)
the arch and key stoning
concrete
entablatures
columns
28. Placed at the highest point of an arch, the _____ locks the stones of the arch into place. (2 points)
capital
vault
keystone
flagstone
29. What is the difference between a Greek Doric column and a Roman Doric column? (2 points)
The Roman Doric column has a base.
The Roman Doric column has a capital.
The Greek Doric column was more elaborately decorated.
There is no difference between the two styles.
30. The Roman Republic was able to expand because of its (2 points)
political stability
seafaring abilities
wealthy upper-class
numerous allies
31. What was the most popular of Roman leisure activities? (2 points)
eating
bathing
dancing
chariot racing
32. Until the second century B.C.E., Roman classes were defined according to (2 points)
male lineage
female lineage
male initiative and actions
a civic lottery
33. In 390 B.C.E., Rome was sacked by the (2 points)
Persians
Etruscans
Greeks
Gauls
34. Roman copies of Greek statues were usually displayed (2 points)
in a culina
in a niche
in the center of a room
in a laraium
35. What had become of the Greek bronze statues that the Romans copied? (2 points)
The statues were lost or melted down for the metal.
The Greeks kept the statues as part of their national identity.
The statues were stolen by other invaders.
The Greeks destroyed them rather than have them taken.
36. Which of the following was not a valued character trait in the Roman Republic? (2 points)
devotion to social class
devotion to public service
military genius
both a and c
37. Public officials in the Roman Republic would commission heroic, full-length statues of themselves composed of generic, well-formed bodies and (2 points)
a realistic portrait
the face of a Roman god
a head portrait of an ancestor
a portrait of the reigning emperor
38. Beginning with Augustus, the emperors of the imperial period made full use of the sculpture’s potential as a tool for communicating (2 points)
the will of the gods
the republic’s laws
the physical ideal
their specific ideologies
39. The Flavian era saw a dramatic change in the style of Roman portraiture. What was this change? (2 points)
A fully idealized approach to portrait sculpture
A return to the Archaic style
A realistic depiction of its subjects
An emphasis on civic strengths
40. In the Flavian period, _____ was renowned for its corkscrew hairstyles. (2 points)
female portraiture
male portraiture
imperial portraiture
child portraiture
41. Which of the following was an extremely influential medium for imperial portraits? (2 points)
cameos
funerary urns
coins
frescoes
42. Cameo portraits were usually (2 points)
carved from marble
done in profile
used for sealing letters
made in one color
43. The area of the ancient Roman home where a Roman would dress to go out in public was the (2 points)
atrium
domus
vestibulum
peristylium
44. How many floors did a typical, early Roman house have? (2 points)
one
two
three
four
45. The only surviving Roman _____ of the first order was/were built by Diocletian at Spalatro in Dalmatia. (2 points)
theater
public baths
palace
temple
46. Besides the Appian Way, what other feat of architecture and engineering did Appius Claudius Caecus initiate? (2 points)
the Roman baths
the Colosseum
the first aqueduct
the first amphitheater
47. What was the center of public life in ancient Rome? (2 points)
the forum
the baths
the temple
the amphitheater
48. What was the Roman (Latin) word for public baths? (2 points)
basilica
thermae
agora
domus
49. Though often attributed to the Romans, the arch was actually conceived by the (2 points)
Greeks
Egyptians
the Minoans
the Etruscans
50. Which of the following Roman emperors had an arch built in his name? (2 points)
Hadrian
Diocletian
Constantine
Nero
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