History - Reading Comp 2

[1]Originally sacrifices took place out in nature and not in temples. These sacred places were surrounded by trees and would inspire the design for columns, which are symbolic in Greek architecture. Sacrifice rituals were documented on the motifs around the temple and the process of the sacrifice was precise and can be seen in the balance and proportion in Greek architecture. Columns were stacked just as the bones, skin, etc were arranged on the offering table. Deconstruction was part of the sacrifice to let the spirit of the god out, and then reconstruction was almost covering up the act of the sacrifice. The remains were holy and needed to be honored, and the proportion of columns show that meaning.

[2]When evidence is mis-interpreted the level of respect and trust for the source declines. Interpretation is insight into the knowledge and experience the source has as well as the time they put in to incorporating additional information from the world to help them in their interpretation. Even if I only know a little about a subject, when I am researching it on the Internet it is clear how much incorrect information is out there. I have to be careful about the subjects that are new to me since I will not always know if I am reading something incorrect. Academic websites and journals are the best place to look for information.

[3]Hatshepsut and the Pyramids speak different design language because one was for a female ruler and the other for male pharaohs. Queen Hatshepsut’s temple was horizontal and fit into the landscape, which related to how she fit in and stretched between empires and brought them together. This is a unique quality of females to unite people and be the backbone and keeps things calm. The form of the pyramids is clearly male. The scale of them is large and stands out from the landscape. Male pharaohs were strong and controlled their empire.