Archaeology and Anthropology (Ancient History)

50. 5655 The Evolution of Peasants' Clothing in Europe: How Changing Social Conditions Were Reflected in Dress. This paper shall examine how the changes in social conditions in Europe enabled the peasant classes to wear different types of clothing. There is an emphasis on how clothing served to indicate social change. 5 pgs. Bibliography lists 3 sources. Pages: 5 Bibliography: 3 source(s) listed Filename: 5655 Social Condition Dress.doc Price: US$44.75

51. 5662 Age Differences in African Foraging Patterns: Developmental or Environmental? This paper focuses on children living in foraging societies and the differences between the Hadza tribes and the Kung tribes in Africa. Hadza children forage at a very young age of three and the Kung don't forage until they are 14, despite other similarities found in both tribes. 8 pgs. Bibliography lists 5 sources. Pages: 8 Bibliography: 5 source(s) listed Filename: 5662 African Foraging Patterns.doc Price: US$71.60

52. 5680 Hinduism and Hopi Traditions: A Comparison of Women's Status in Religious/Social Structures. This paper is a comparison of Hopi Indian traditions with Hindu religious practices, centered on the treatment and view of women by these communities. Although the Hopi society is much more willing to develop gender equality, their religious practices often exclude women from the most important dance rituals. Likewise, Hindu women are seen as a step below men in traditional hierarchies of reincarnation. The section on Hinduism specifically mentions the practice of suttee, or widow-burning, which demonstrates the low worth of women who are not expected to produce children. 10 pgs. Bibliography lists 5 sources. Pages: 10 Bibliography: 5 source(s) listed Filename: 5680 Hinduism Hopi Traditions.doc Price: US$89.50

53. 5988 The Wedding Ceremony: The Impact of Enduring Traditions. This paper investigates the comparison between the "humanities", such as art, music, and tradition, in the Early Modern World and the 19th Century periods. The example of a wedding is used in order to provide a focus to this discussion. 6 pgs. Bibliography lists 6 sources. Pages: 6 Bibliography: 6 source(s) listed Filename: 5988 Impact Enduring Traditions.doc Price: US$53.70

54. 4494 Status in Western Civilization. This five-page undergraduate paper examines the issue of status in ancient Rome, Athens, and Sparta in terms of how it evolved and its similarities to the world today. The thesis is that modernity is not far removed from antiquity. 5 pgs. Bibliography lists 1 source. Pages: 5 Bibliography: 1 source(s) listed Filename: 4494 Status Western Civilization.doc Price: US$44.75

55. 4514 Points of Difference Between the Middle Ages and Today. This paper is about life in the middle ages, concentrating on differences between medieval and contemporary life. It draws on Marvin Perry's Western Civilization, and discusses politics, medicine, religion, and the position of women. 6 pgs. Bibliography lists 1 source. Pages: 6 Bibliography: 1 source(s) listed Filename: 4514 Differences Middle Ages.doc Price: US$53.70

56. 11880 What Clothing Tells Us. This 3-page undergraduate paper considers the reasons for the way people dress. 3 pgs, no bibliography. Pages: 3 Bibliography: 0 source(s) listed Filename: 11880 What Clothing Tells.doc Price: US$26.85

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