7 Ancient Wonders of the World 1. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon Located approximately 50km south of Baghdad‚ Iraq on the east bank of the Euphrates River. King Nebuchadnezzar II (604-562 BC)‚ grandson of the famous King Hammurabi‚ is credited to have commissioned the construction of the gardens. Although no tablets were found in Babylon referring to the Gardens‚ accountings from the ancient Greek historian‚ Strabo‚ state that the "The Garden is quadrangular‚ and each side is four plethra long
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were the mariners that were involved in the India Ocean Trade? a multilingual and multiethnic group 6. The Indian Ocean Maritime System forged economic and social tied between what countries? East Africa‚ Arabia‚ India‚ China‚ and Southeast Asia 7. The Indian Ocean Maritime System was better prepared for long- distance travel than the Greeks- why? What was one major difference between Indian and Mediterranean seafaring was what? they could take advantage of monsoon winds‚ Mediterranean
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Here is a list of the current (2011/2012) seven natural wonders of the world as chosen by the public from a vote. The votes are held by the New7Wonders initiative started in 2007. It was led by Canadian-Swiss Bernard Weber and is a Swiss-based foundation. The last vote was held at 11.11am in November 11th 2011. The results of this poll will be announced in the early months of 2012 after stringent counts‚ checks and rechecks. Below is a list of the current seven wonders before these changes come into
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Thought Book Review – The Myth of Continents In recent history‚ geographers have become concerned with matters of language‚ and the way in which they communicate and speak about the world. One of the most basic geographical building blocks that one learns is the concept of continents. Everyone learns that there are seven continents‚ which are simply large landmasses which are ‘separated’ from one another‚ ideally by oceans. Although this is what how continents are defined‚ we know this is not always
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[pic] International Affairs Book Review Name: Daniel Martín Carvajal Book: “The Shackled Continent” 1. What are the key themes of the book and what is the author’s opinion on them? The Shackled Continent is a lively‚ engaging and ultimately hopeful book about Saharan Africa written by Robert Guest. The author analyses the question why Africa still is so poor and reflects the problems in this region like poverty‚ disease‚ war‚ corruption... and it is enlivened by the stories and
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to cure themselves‚ which can lead to death. The know that the doctors who are supposed to take care of them are going to harm them. Others will reject a doctor’s treatment because they believe in supernatural causes. In the book “The Shackled Continent: Power. Corruption‚ and African Lives”‚ Robert Guest discusses this with a Tanzanian doctor. The book says “ Instead of trusting conventional medicine‚ they turn to traditional healers. Some traditional treatments may have healing properties‚ but
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Themes 1) The Indian immigrant’s struggle in a new country. “The pace of life in North America is different from Britain‚ as you will soon discover”‚ the guidebook informed me. “Everybody feels he must get to the top. Don’t expect an English cup of tea.” “Car horns‚ shrill and prolonged‚ blared one after another. Flashing sirens heralded endless emergencies‚ and a fleet of buses rambled past their doors opening and closing with a powerful hiss‚ throughout the night. The noise was constantly
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Australia Australia‚ the continent down under‚ filled with kangaroos‚ koala bears‚ and many more unique creatures. I always wanted to go to Australia‚ but never knew much about it‚ like the history behind it‚ and what there really is to do. So I decided to research it and talk to people that are familiar with it. I started my search off by looking in an encyclopedia called Encyclopedia International and looked up Australia. The encyclopedia was written back in 1970 but things have changed
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Africa: The Poorest Continent in the World By Haile Hamlett You have just been kidnapped and the war lord has gotten you so addicted to drugs you’ll do anything for him to get them. Or you can’t go to school because you have to stay home and take care of your siblings because you parents died of AIDS. This is just some of the things the citizens of the poorest continent in the world go through every day. Thirty six percentof people in Africa are living on less than a dollar a day. Sixty
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AFRICA AS THE SECOND LARGE CONTINENT WHEN FOCUSING ON TELECOMMUNICATION‚ IT‚ RETAIL‚ MANUFACTURING‚ EDUCATION AND HEALTH INTRODUCTION Since the beginning of the new millennium Africa’s economic growth has gained momentum and between 2000 and 2010‚ the continent was the third fastest growing region globally. Africa is entering a new era as the world starts to look at the continent’s markets and business for opportunities. Africa seek partnerships with international investors that will help their
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