Greek civilization
There is an old saying “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” It could also be said that “Rome wasn’t built by the Greeks in a day.”
To this day the Greeks and Italians often point out the similarities between their cultures. Roman architecture and Greek architecture are strikingly similar. The mythology is nearly the same, though the names are different, both sets of Gods reside on Mount Olympus. Western historians talk about Magna Grecia, a period beginning in the 8th Century BC in which the Greeks colonized what is now known as modern day Sicily, Calabria, Apulia, and Salento. This could account for some of the similarities. However, we need only look to the pages of Rome’s own mythology for further insight into the Greek influences on Rome.
Answer:
Milliet and Van Gogh became friends in Arles.
Explanation:
The Zouaves were a group of light infantery in the French army. Milliet was in Arles to recover from an illness he contracted in French Indochina (Vietnam). The Dutch artist and the French lieutenant became friends and Vincent van Gogh painted a dazzling portrait of the future lieutenant-colonel with the distintictive red hat of the Zouaves. The painting can be seen in the Kröller Müller museum in the Netherlands.
Answer:
Filippo Brunelleschi
Explanation: His is considered the first Renaissance architect.
Answer:
The earliest fragment of musical notation is found on a 4,000-year-old Sumerian clay tablet, which includes instructions and tunings for a hymn honoring the ruler Lipit-Ishtar. But for the title of oldest extant song, most historians point to “Hurrian Hymn No.
Explanation:
In the old days, when musicians got together to play, they used whatever instruments were around. If there were three lute players, a harp, and two flutes, then that's what they used. By the 1500s, the time known as the Renaissance, the word "consort" was used to mean a group of instrumentalists, and sometimes singers too, making music together or "in concert".
