Chapter 16 After the collapse of the Guptas in the 5th century‚ there is no reunification until the 16th century There is no central‚ imperial authority Politics and Kingdoms of North India Harsha (reigned 606-648)‚ a scholarly Buddhist emperor temporarily reunites northern Indian in the 7th century Umayyad forces capture Sind in NW India (711)‚ later Sing passes to Abbasid control Mahmud of Ghanzi from Afghanistan plunders North India 17 times from 1001-1024 -His plunders hastens decline
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become reality through magic; it takes sweat‚ determination and hard work" Colin Powell Americas first African America Secretary of State. "We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality‚ it takes an awful lot of determination‚ dedication‚ self-discipline‚ and effort." Jesse Owens Olympic gold medalist. These quotes and many more come from great people who achieved their own dreams. But these quotes show that you must not only dream but with sweat determination‚ dedication‚ self-discipline
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the preface of Paul Johnsons “A History of the American People” he shares with us his view on America and the study of it and its people. He tells us that his book is not his opinion but the facts about America as fully and honestly as he could deliver them. Growing up he learned little to almost none about America’s history and the people‚ he mostly learned Greek‚ Roman‚ and English history. One of his tutors A. J. P. Taylor said to him “You can study American history when you have graduated‚ if you
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Distributive Justice Robert Nozick From Anarchy‚ State‚ and Utopia‚ 149-182‚ with omissions. Copyright @ 1974 by Basic Books‚ Inc. Reprinted by permission of Basic Books‚ a subsidiary of Perseus Books Group‚ LLC. The minimal state is the most extensive state that can be justified. Any state more extensive violates people’s rights. Yet many persons have put forth reasons purporting to justify a more extensive state. It is impossible within the compass of this book to examine all the reasons that have
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DISCUSS SOME OF THE WAYS IN WHICH PEOPLE VALUES AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS ENGLISH ARE EXPRESSED IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD. My EMA investigates values and attitudes towards the persuasive power of rhetoric in the USA and values and attitudes to English language policy and education in China. I have chosen these because I thought I would be interesting to investigate two different contexts in which English language has a totally different significance. What values and attitudes to English are
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had previously been owned by peasants for personal production began to be rented out in parcels by some enclosure acts. Enclosures turned nearly25 percent of the land in Britain from public community property to private property for business men. People began to leave the countryside altogether and look for jobs in the industrialized cities. REVOLUTION IN TEXTILE MANUFACTURE: Cotton textiles were the first market to revolutionize the industry of textile manufacturing. They began to import Indian
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Chapter 3 Study Guide I.Key Terms Sudanic societies: agriculture took root in Sudan first. The region used to be grassy with lakes‚ rivers‚ and streams. They domesticated cattle and became nomadic herders. After 7500 B.C.E they established permanent settlements. Around 5000 B.C.E Sudanic people had formed small monarchies and developed religious beliefs. “Gifts of the Nile”: Herodotus said Egypt was “the gift of the Nile” because of Egypt’s advantages over the floods from the Nile. With the floods
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Chapter 21 A. The Toltec and the Mexica 1. Toltecs emerge in the ninth and tenth centuries after the collapse of Teotihuacan a. Established large state‚ powerful army mid-tenth to the mid-twelfth century b. Tula was the Toltec capital city and center of trade c. Maintained close relations with societies of the Gulf coast and the Maya 2. Toltec decline after twelfth century d. Civil strife at Tula‚ beginning in 1125
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Migration The movement of people. Voluntary- People move from their own free will migrant. Forced (Refugees)- Where people are forced to move. (Slavery‚ War-Ex. Syria‚ Persecution) Internal Migration- Within a country (ex. Urbanization. Everyone moving into country to city) External Migration- From one country to another. (Ex. One country to another. Work (OFWs)‚ Education) Permanent Migration- Don’t intend to go back. Temporary Migration- Limited period (Few years/months)
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a war that is occurring in a country‚ people would always find a certain way to escape the country. Those people are called “refugees.” A refugee doesn’t simply leave their home‚ they additionally need to leave their nation of origin and discover assurance in another. Refugees are protected under international law‚ rules that governed all countries. They are ensured under the global law‚ a regulation that administered all nations. Much the same as all people‚ they have the privilege to learn new
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