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Machu Picchu Concept Map

February 26, 2016 by kylemitsunaga Leave a Comment

Machu Picchu concept map

 

My concept map is over the Machu Picchu, I found it pretty amazing that the Incas were able to design a working city that is on a mountain. I tried to keep my map simple and easy to follow therefore I broke it down into the design. From there I divided it into the agriculture sector and the urban sector. In the urban sector there are three parts to it which are: Sacred District, Popular District, and the Royalty District. What is interesting about this is that in the sacred district they have all of the temples and places to worship for the Inca’s. This is an area that I feel like different people such as the Aztecs had their own version of temples or places of worship. I found it interesting seeing the difference and connecting how the Machu Picchu and other cultures incorporated their places of worship. The popular district is where the lower class or the common people lived. In the royalty district the priest and wealthy people lived, which as you could imagine the houses were a little bit bigger and nicer than the popular district. Switching gears and going into the agriculture sector this is where they grew food and crops. This area is divided into a lower and upper level. They had a well thought out irrigation system that worked. They also had a way to prevent erosion for when it rained and it did quite a bit in Peru where the Machu Picchu is. Basically the Incas had built a working city that is on top of a mountain with all the needs of life. They were very hard working people as we can see in the Machu Picchu. This place isn’t the only culture that has done something like this. Most cultures have their own towns and the ways of doing things. Machu Picchu just seem to interest me more since it is well thought out and built on a mountain.

Filed Under: 0.0 Concept Map Assignment, Group 1

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February 22, 2016 by elliejayo Leave a Comment

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4.1 Hagia Sophia

February 20, 2016 by petewcook 1 Comment

Hey y’all Pete here. The purpose of this post is to tell you a little about the architectural features of Hagia Sophia. These features were added onto the structure during it’s time as a Mosque from 1453-1935.

Prior to 1481 a small minaret was built above the stair tower on the southwest corner of the building. Later, another minaret at the northeast corner of the building was built by the succeeding sultan, Bayezid ll (1481-1512). After the Earthquake of 1509, one of the minarets collapsed and near the middle of the 16th century two diagonally opposite minarets were built at the east and west corners of the building in place of the old ones. The first minaret by the southwest corner was built from red brick while the other three were built from white limestone and sandstone. The two larger minarets were built by Sultan Selim ll and designed by Mimar Sinan, the famous Ottoman architect. During the 16th century, Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent returned to the structure with two massive candlesticks from his conquest of Hungary. They placed these on either side of the mihrab. In 1740 under Sultan Ahmed lll, a Sidirvan, fountain for ritual ablutions, was added to the structure. A new mihrab was also added at this time. During the Renovation of 1847 the minbar and mihrab were renovated and the two minarets were also set to equal heights.

Filed Under: 04.1 Hagia Sophia, Group 2

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