Western Europe countries‚ Middle East‚ Southwest Asia‚ China and Far East‚ that was key to domination of the larger Eurasian landmass (Petersen‚ 2011‚ p.27). In fact‚ he reworded Mackinder’s statement to ‘Who controls the Rimland‚ rules Eurasia; who rules Eurasia‚ controls the destinies of the world’ (Spykman‚ 1944‚ p.43). Rimland countries occupied the most fertile and populous part of the world and could secure access to the resources of the inland and set out upon the oceans to impress their will
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was one of the music genres that was greatly influenced by Latin music. The incorporation of Latin music‚ Latin american Jazz moves and the afro-Cuban beat also helped Modern dance emerge in the 20th century. 2. Machito and his Afro-Cubans were the original Mambo Kings in the 40’s. They laid down the foundation for Salsa-Jazz ensembles. They also redefined Afro-Cuban Jazz‚ and greatly contributed to the creation of Cubop and Salsa. 3. Drizzy made Chano Poza his drummer in the late 40’s and was introduced
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Baden Powell was a Brazilian guitarist and composer. He fused classical guitar technique with popular harmony and swing. He composed in many styles including Bossa Nova‚ Samba‚ Brasilian Jazz‚ Latin Jazz and Popular Brasileira. He was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1937 and started guitar lessons in the 1940s with famous choro guitarist Jayme Florence. By the age of fifteen he had developed into a virtuoso and started accompanying singers and bands in bars and clubs. Around 1955 Powell formed the Hotel
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played a military and socio-political part in the Spanish conquest; however‚ more significantly‚ Africans provided Spanish colonialism with a capable labor foundation and a safeguard between the Spanish minority and the natives. Although African and Afro-Latino roles did not always support Spanish aims or ideals‚ they were vital to the Spanish capacity to manage a populace much larger than their own and yield from
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the most dramatic changes due to expanding trade is the improvement of women status due to the spread of Islam and the further diffusion of technologies and ideas from there nodal points. However‚ China has always been the main producer of silk in Eurasia from 500-1500. Due to the spread of Islam through expanding trade networks from 500-1500 treatment of women’s property and female infanticide have changed for the better. Before Islam in Arabia‚ women were seen as property themselves to their man
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Guns‚ Germs and Steel Guns‚ Germs and Steel is a documentary based on Jared Diamond’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book about the 13‚000 years journey of man kind’s evolution and societal development. Diamond’s book has been praised by many however‚ it also created controversy among scientists around the world. According to many scientist believe his theory of the geography and the environment being the main caused of shaping of the world as we know it today should be criticized. Diamond takes upon the
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According to a paper published in Science‚ models of how animal and plant distributions are affected by climate change may also explain aspects of human evolution. The approach takes existing knowledge of the geographical spread of other species through the warming and cooling of the ice ages to provide a model that can be applied to human origins. "No one has applied this knowledge to humans before‚" said Dr John Stewart‚ lead author on the paper and researcher at Bournemouth University. "We
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Eurasia has accounted for the great majority of the human population for at least the last 3‚000 years‚ and pure chance would make it extremely likely that at any particular time the world ’s most powerful and advanced civilization would be somewhere in Eurasia."-"The spread of useful crops and animals was determined at least as much by human activities‚ notably trade and migration
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Republic of the Philippines SULTAN KUDARAT POLYTECHNIC STATE COLLEGE GLAN EXTENSION Glan‚ Sarangani Province COURSE SYLLABUS Course No: English 311 Course Title: Afro-Asian Literature Course Description: Introduction to Afro-Asian Literature Credit Unit: 3 Number of Hours: Pre-requisites: Colege Vision: The SKPSC endeavors to prepare and update itself in all instructional requisite in terms of the need to help totally transformation the vast resources not only the province of Sultan Kudarat
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a man of God and me come to do God’s work.” Bob Marley brought reggae to a broad audience and devoted his work to spread a message of peace‚ unity and love. Bob Marley made an attempt to make blacks recognized. He became an important figure for the Afro-race. In the song “Buffalo Soldier” the author calls its audience to see that there have been sacrifices of black men in America. Bob Marley began to work in the song in 1978‚ after reading about the black American soldiers decorated in the late
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