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... period of highland Guatemala , as shown in the excavations at Kaminaljuyú near Guatemala City . From the beginning of the Christian Era to about 1000 AD , the cultures of Middle America passed through their Classic or Florescent period ...
... period of highland Guatemala , as shown in the excavations at Kaminaljuyú near Guatemala City . From the beginning of the Christian Era to about 1000 AD , the cultures of Middle America passed through their Classic or Florescent period ...
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... period of great prosperity then began for Milan , based on the power of the Sforzas and the intro- duction of the silk industry . It was the golden period of the Italian Renaissance , typified by the splendour of the Sforza Court . The ...
... period of great prosperity then began for Milan , based on the power of the Sforzas and the intro- duction of the silk industry . It was the golden period of the Italian Renaissance , typified by the splendour of the Sforza Court . The ...
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... PERIOD As in the case of the Renaissance , difficulties with termi- nology again arise with the label classical . Does it refer to a period of time , a distinctive musical style , an aesthet- ic attitude , an ideal standard , or an ...
... PERIOD As in the case of the Renaissance , difficulties with termi- nology again arise with the label classical . Does it refer to a period of time , a distinctive musical style , an aesthet- ic attitude , an ideal standard , or an ...
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