1. Compare/contrast cool jazz and hard bop, by explaining three musical characteristics of each style. Identify two key innovators of each style, and the geographic associations of each style. How did the phenomenon of “West Coast Jazz” and its racial coding as “white” make the African-American jazz scene in Los Angeles invisible?
Imagine that you are a person of considerable wealth and power in a period of history of your own choosing and you want to create a monument or other large architectural structure to signify your greatness, power and/or legacy. Further your understanding of the entire building process with independent research on the Internet. In four paragraphs explain how you will assemble your team of experts to design and construct your structure using the skills, materials and construction techniques of that time period:
In our first week, we have covered many civilizations and how they represent heroes and deities, in addition to different architectural monuments that are treated as sacred spaces for the divine.
Historical development essay. Using the Gospel Book of Durrow (15-5), the Coronation Gospels (15-20), and the Gospels of Otto III (15-29) as the basis of your essay, explain how Christianity spread throughout Europe during the Early Medieval period through works of art. How do these 3 examples demonstrate different influences in their design and appearance during the times in which they were made? Describe the differences in their appearance and then explain the historical and/or political reasons for these visual differences. In order to fully answer this question, you must read the short letter from Pope Gregory I to Abbot Mellitus, which can be found in the module for the Early Medieval unit. It is labeled "Conversion Sources" and you must incorporate information from this primary source into your explanation of the manuscripts. You only need to read the one letter that is found on page one of the pdf, not the other information.
In our second week, we have continued to cover many civilizations and how they represent heroes and deities, in addition to different architectural monuments that are treated as sacred spaces for the divine.
