Western European culture (France) Over the past 500 years‚ France has been a major power with strong cultural‚ economic‚ military and political influence in Europe and in the world. During the 19th and early 20th centuries‚ France built the second largest empire of the time‚ including large portions of North‚ West and Central Africa‚ Southeast Asia. After the storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789‚ the absolute monarchy was abolished and France became a constitutional monarchy. Through the
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1. What are the origins of the concepts of varna and jati‚ and why has the varna-jati system of social organization lasted so long? What social needs did they serve‚ and how are these social functions addressed in our culture? During the Vedic Age of Indian civilization‚ it is believed that after the collapse of the Indus Valley civilization some of the kinship groups and patriarchal families migrated into India. As some within the Aryas tribe (light-skinned) entered into the Ganges
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Mauritania‚ Niger‚ Nigeria‚ Senegal‚ Sierra Leone‚ Togo. -West Africa is a very diverse region. It has desert landscapes and tropical rain forests. 1 WEST AFRICA GEOGRAPHICAL BELT Coastal belt Forest belt Savanna belt Sahara belt 1. The coastal belt - Dominated by lowlands between 0-200 km. - It is true in some areas like Niger delta‚ there are few river inlets. - Temperature is high throughout the year (25 -300C) - High rainfall (between 1500 – 2000) throughout
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Chapter 7 Networks of Communication and Exchange: Focus Questions: 1. The factors that contributed to the growth of trade along the Silk Road is that it was located along the threshold of central Asia. All of the traders share customs with the steppe nomads farther to the East (202). The Chinese were eager to buy western products (203) which were another contributing factor for trade to be in one central area‚ because merchants would flock to that area. Cooperative relations between caravan traders
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the desert‚ befriends the little prince. They spend eight days together in the desert before the little prince returns to his home planet. * The Little Prince The Little Prince is a traveler from outer space whom the narrator encounters in the Sahara desert. The prince’s fear as he prepares to be sent back to his planet by snakebite shows that he is susceptible to the same emotions as the rest of us. Though the prince is sociable and meets a number of characters as he travels‚ he never stops loving
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it helps so farmers may irrigate their crops. Rivers are one vital source of freshwater‚ along with rainfall‚ and ground water. Rivers are a vital resource ot the Middle East. The Nile River forms a narrow‚ fertile‚ strip that runs through the Sahara Desert. This is important‚ because the desert is so hot and dry‚ the river provides a source of water. Rivers can also help farmers irrigate their crops‚ if there is inadequate rainfall. Neolithic farmers did have to irrrigate their crops due
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of veiling their faces with a blue cloth dyed with indigo. Early travelers’ accounts often referred to them as the "Blue Men" of the Sahara Desert‚ the region where many Tuareg live. It is believed that the Tuareg are descendants of the North African Berbers‚ and that they originated in the Fezzan region of Libya. They later expanded into regions bordering the Sahara‚ bringing local farming peoples into their own society. By the fourteenth century‚ trade routes to the wealthy salt‚ gold‚ ivory‚ and
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CHART #2: Thematic Organization COMPARISON THEMES (SCRIPTED):1. Politics 2. Social Structure 3. Economics/Interactions TIME PERIODS: 1. 400-600 CE 2. 600-1000 CE 3. 1000-1450 CE THESIS As the political and social structures of Sub-Saharan Africa developed during the years 400 - 1450 C.E.‚ hierarchy structures based on kinship were maintained‚ however self-contained city-states grew into large empires. BEGINNING TIME PERIOD
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Ancient Civilizations Essay: Understanding Geography and History Amanda Honors World History Period 2 Mrs. Ocasio October 15th‚ 2012 People. Mountains. People. Culture. People. Water. Ever wonder why history and geography very often studied together? Well it is because geography has a lot of influence on the worlds’ overall history and how it all connects together. Learning geography is also important in understanding history because people need to know where and how were the locations are
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luxury and leisure for whoever lays in. Estuaries divide the beach creating shallow pools‚ fresh water flows into the ocean. The crystal mirror breaks as we dive in. Bitter salt enters my mouth causing my throat dehydration; it felt like the entire Sahara desert had transferred into my oesophagus. We snorkel above naturally craved reefs and beautiful corals. Magnificent fish swim majestically beneath us. Lonely or in schools they swim happily and freely. Sharp seashells fissure under my sandals‚ some
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