Once upon a time there was no zero. Of course people knew if they had nothing‚ but there was no mathematical notation for it. Zero was independently invented only three times. The first recorded zero is attributed to the Babylonians in the 3rd century BC. A long period followed when no one else used a zero place holder. But then the Mayans‚ halfway around the world in Central America‚ independently invented zero in the fourth century CE. The final independent invention of zero in India was long
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enjoyed seeing the Three parts of the city as it used to be until 1995‚ The 1st Area was old Sana’a including the beautiful houses and the narrow lanes‚ great mosques‚ Green Gardens‚ Sperated markets‚ The 2nd Area was Bab Alsabah and Beer AlAzab‚ the 3rd Area was bab Alqaa. from that hell i could see the gates‚ no one knows how many gates was exactly‚ but the most known gates are " Sho’ob
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Background Sangam Literature was written in the ‘Sangam Age’‚ which is not a concrete time range. Some literature may have been written as long ago as 10‚000 BCE‚ but most was written from c. 400 BCE to c. 400 CE. of Between 350 BCE to 200 CE‚ South India (mostly Tamil Nadu) was ruled by the three Tamil dynasties of Chola‚ Pandya and Chera. The Cholas The heartland of the Cholas was the fertile valley of the Kaveri River‚ but they ruled a significantly larger area at the height of their power from
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All students enrolled meet Tuesday 2nd period in Milledoler 100. Sections meet at the following times and locations: Section 01 Matthew Mangold Thursday 1st period Campbell A1 Section 02 Lauren Fanelli Thursday 3rd period Campbell A1 Section 03 Mavis Tseng Friday 3rd period Murray 115 Section H1 Janet Walker Thursday 2nd period Education 025 A This course satisfies the SAS Liberal Arts Distribution Requirements under Part II Section C: Arts and Humanities and Global Awareness
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Thailand The earliest inhabitants of what is now Thailand were hunter-gatherers. However about 4‚000 BC they began farming. They grew rice. At first the farmers used stone tools but about 3‚000 BC bronze was discovered. From about 500 BC the people of what is now Thailand used iron. At first what is now Thailand was divided into small states called Meuang. By 100 AD they were practicing Theravada Buddhism. However the ancestors of modern Thais are believed to have come from southern China. They
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AP EUROPEAN HISTORY 1st SEMESTER EXAM CHAPTER 13: RENAISSANCE 1. Which Italian city-state dominated the renaissance until the 15th century? Florence 2. A major difference between Italian and Northern Renaissance was that the Italian renaissance was more secular. 3. The characteristics of Italian Renaissance art are curvilinear rhythms‚ rich color‚ and detail. 4. Upper class women during the Italian Renaissance declined in status. 5. A major difference between
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O’Dell Holliday Humanities Vol. 1 Ancient Chinese Contributions Ancient China provided a great many inventions and contributions to the world. I will attempt to narrow it down to eight or ten examples. Cast iron was invented between the late 4th century BC and the early 5th century BC (Zhou dynasty). The process was created by melting pig iron. The blast furnace was used for smelting iron ore and coke (a high carbon fuel)‚ charcoal or anthracite (a type of coal). Limestone
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“Naked Imperialism: The US Pursuit of Global Dominance.” Monthly Review Press‚ 1 May 2006. Paperback. 19 Nov. 2011. Headrick‚ Daniel R. “The Tools of Empire: Technology and European Imperialism in the Nineteenth Century.” Oxford University Press‚ USA; 3rd Printing edition‚ 26 Mar. 1981. Paperback. 17 Nov. 2011. Headrick‚ Daniel R. “Power over Peoples: Technology‚ Environments‚ and Western Imperialism‚ 1400 to the Present (Princeton Economic History of the Western World).” Princeton University Press‚
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that at least some of these shelters were inhabited by man for in excess of 100‚000 years. Some of the Stone Age rock paintings found among the Bhimbetka rock shelters are approximately 30‚000 years old. MAURYA and SHUNGA PERIOD (Central India‚ 3rd – 1st century BC) 1. Column of Heliodorus The Heliodorus pillar is a stone column that was erected around 110 BCE in central India in Vidisha near modern Besnagar‚ by Heliodorus‚ a Greek ambassador of the Indo-Greek king Antialcidas to the court of
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Part 1 -- The History of China Before we discuss individual technological developments‚ you should read the following three essays that will give you a historic context for these developments. Concise Political History of China‚ an online article by Paul Halsall compiled from Compton ’s Living Encyclopedia on America Online‚ http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/core9/phalsall/texts/chinhist.html Chinese Periodization in Light of Economic Developments by Paul Halsall‚ http://www.mastep
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