The History of Jewelry

Have you ever thought to yourself where jewelry began? People use jewelry every day. It’s a way to accessorize yourself and make you stand out from other people. People even use jewelry to show that they have money. But how did jewelry begin? Actually people used jewelry in the time of 1b.c. and before. It wasn’t like it is today but it was still jewelry. The history of jewelry is very interesting. In this paper I will tell you the history of jewelry through the eyes of many different cultures and time periods. You will see that early people used jewelry when some people might not think that they did. Also, as time goes on through the ages the type and taste of different jewelry changes. As technology changes so does the type of jewelry. As time goes on different cultures are in power throughout different areas of the world. Whoever is in charge determines largely the different styles’ of jewelry that are in fashion. For example, when the Romans were in charge of Europe, North Africa, and some of the Middle East, there style of jewelry was the dominant one in those regions.
Now were going to talk about how Ancient Roman jewelry was based a lot on Greek and Etruscan jewelry. But Roman jewelry used more colored gemstones like emeralds, rubies, and pearls. Roman jewelry was influenced by the lands that they conquered. This brought many different styles and types of the Roman citizens. Greek jewelry was most beautiful to me in the Hellenistic period.
Greeks made gold necklaces, earrings, pendants, pins, bracelets, armbands, and hair ornaments with valuable gems in them. Many designs were of plants and animals. They also used winged figures such as Eros, Nike, and the eagle of Zeus. Evidence has shown that as early as 50,000 years a...

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... designs though. Jewelry in the present day is a mix of the old and new.
Jewelry is as different as the person who wears it. Jewelry has a long tradition of different cultures and styles. As you have seen people all over the world have worn jewelry going all the way back to early people. I think that people wear jewelry to help them feel good about themselves. Because if you look good it will probably help you to feel good. When I wear jewelry sometimes I think of all the people before me that wore jewelry too. I think it is just a human thing to wear jewelry. Jewelry will continue to be a part of what a person wears in the future. I think it will change though. As technology gets better and better jewelry will get better. I think that jewelry will get more and more expensive as time goes on. Whatever the style in jewelry, it will continue to be part of being human.