Examples of artisans in the following topics:
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- The majority of the citizens in each ciudadela (walled cities in the capital of Chan Chan) were artisans.
- In the late Chimú, about 12,000 artisans lived and worked in Chan Chan alone.
- Artisans played an essential role in Chimú culture:
- Artisans were forbidden to change their profession, and were grouped in the ciudadela according to their area of specialization.
- The Chimú are known for their artisanal works, such as this mantle spun of multiple colored fibers sometime from 1000-1476 CE.
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- It featured a stratified social system made up of aristocrats, soldiers, artisans and craftsmen, and peasants.
- Artisans and craftsmen comprised the middle class of Shang society.
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- By 1750, a variety of artisans, shopkeepers, and merchants provided services to the growing farming population.
- In cities, shopkeepers, artisans, shipwrights, butchers, coopers, seamstresses, cobblers, bakers, carpenters, masons, and many other specialized professions made up the middle class.
- Many of these artisans and traders made enough money to create a modest life.
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- Shopkeepers, artisans, shipwrights, butchers, coopers, seamstresses, cobblers, bakers, carpenters, masons, and many other specialized professions made up the middle class of seaport society.
- Many of these artisans and traders made enough money to create a modest life.
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- Before the 19th century, much labor was performed by skilled artisans working with hand tools.
- The division of labor was crucial to the transition from small artisan's shops to early factories which made use of non-specialized labor.
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- The Yoruba of South Western Africa (including the areas known today as Benin Republic, Nigeria, Togo, and parts of Ghana, Cameroon, and Sierra Leone) have a very rich and vibrant artisan community, creating both traditional and contemporary art.
- The custom of art and artisans among the Yoruba is deeply rooted in the Ifá literary corpus, indicating the orishas (or dieties) Ogun, Obatala, Oshun, and Obalufon as central to creation mythology, including artistry.
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- Models used in this theory include Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (http://www.cpp-db.com/products/mbti/index.asp), which measures personality in dichotomous terms -- extroversion versus introversion, sensing versus intuition, thinking versus feeling, and judging versus perception, and the Keirsey Temperament Sorter(http://keirsey.com/), which classifies people as rationals, idealists, artisans, or guardians.
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- "Aid to Artisans (ATA), ( http://www.aidtoartisans.org ) an international nonprofit organization, is a recognized leader of economic development for the craft industry.
- By linking artisans to new markets and buyers to culturally meaningful and innovative products, ATA provides needed economic opportunities to artisans while preserving the beauty of global handmade crafts. " (Aid to Artisans, "About Us," http://www.aidtoartisans.org)
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- Many of these mid-Atlantic immigrants were limited to occupations as small-scale farmers and artisans.
- Large farmers and merchants became wealthy, while farmers with smaller farms and artisans only made enough for subsistence.
- A variety of artisans, shopkeepers, and merchants also arose during this time to provide services to the growing farming population.
- Shopkeepers, artisans, shipwrights, butchers, coopers, seamstresses, cobblers, bakers, carpenters, masons, and many other specialized professions made up the middle class of seaport society.
- Many of these artisans and traders made enough money to create a modest life.
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- Unlike Europe, where aristocratic families and the established church were in control, the American political culture was open to economic, social, religious, ethnic, and geographical interests, with merchants, landlords, petty farmers, artisans, Anglicans, Presbyterians, Quakers, Germans, Scotch Irish, Yankees, Yorkers, and many other identifiable groups taking part.