Pompeii & Herculaneum 1. Geographical context Physical environment: geographical setting‚ natural features and resources of Pompeii and Herculaneum Geographical setting Pompeii and Herculaneum were located in Campania‚ southwest Italy near Bay of Naples. Herculaneum was a waterfront town situated on the coast of Bay of Naples 7km west of Mt Vesuvius‚ while Pompeii was slightly inland on the Sarno river‚ 9km southeast of Mt Vesuvius. Both towns were linked to Rome through sea
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Imagine traveling back to 776 BCE‚ where the first of all Olympic games started at Olympia‚ Ancient Greece. Of many things in the city-state of Olympia‚ Ancient Greece‚ the Ancient Olympics were most famous and known. Through 776 BCE to 393 AD‚ the Ancient Olympics took place in Olympia‚ Ancient Greece. The Ancient Olympics show Ancient Greek religion‚ daily life‚ and is important for people to understand why we have the modern Olympics to celebrate good health and strength. Before the Games
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and rivers leading into the Gulf of Guinea. One such river is the Bandama Blanc. The people of France found lots of ivory in the country‚ which is how it got its name‚ which literally translates to “the coast of ivory” in French. Positioned west of Ghana and east of Liberia‚ Côte d’Ivoire is in West Africa. To put that into perspective‚ the country is south of Algeria and west of Nigeria.
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The Role of Horses in Ancient Greece by: Sarah Kline Horses have been an important‚ if not vital‚ part of most great societies. This fact was no less true in Ancient Greek society where horses were held on a level just below the gods. According to I. Menegatos‚ a lecturer from the Agricultural University of Athens‚ there were eight different breeds of Greek horses. All eight breeds were valued equally as "majestic or awe-inspiring beasts." This was especially true in scenes of battle. In
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Close to half of the worlds chocolate is made from the highly prized top-quality cocoa beans that are grown on farms in the Ivory Coast and Ghana‚ a small nation on the western side of Africa. The farmers of these poor nations are notorious‚ however‚ for sometimes relying on slaves to harvest their beans‚ The slaves are boys between 12 and 16 sometimes as young as 9 ~ who are kidnapped from villages in surrounding nations and sold to the cocoa farmers‚ who use whippings‚ beatings‚ and starvation
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Ancient Babylon Public Works and Writing One Public Work in Ancient Babylon is The Royal Road. The Royal road was an ancient highway rebuilt by Persian King Darius the great. The course of the road was reconstructed from the writings of Herodotus. The path traveled through what is now the middle northern section of turkey. The path is believed to be split into two paths‚ one traveling northern east and the other continuing east. The road did not follow the shortest nor the easiest between the two important cities
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Democracy in Ancient Greece Eddie Witten The Greeks were very advanced for their time. They realized that they need a new form of government and they were able to invent the first democratic government in the world. The democracy that the Greeks came up with was based on two important factors. The first one was the population growth in Athens grew at a very fast rate. The second was the advocating of political‚ economic‚ and legal equality for all which some male citizens remembered from the
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The Blacks By Peter Abrahams Peter Henry Abrahams (born 3 March 1919) is a South African novelist‚ journalist and political commentator. His father was from Ethiopia and his mother was classified by South Africa as a mixed race person‚ a "Kleurling" or Coloured. He was born in Vrededorp‚ near Johannesburg‚ but left South Africa in 1939. He worked first as a sailor‚ and then as a journalist in London. Hoping to make his way as a writer‚ he faced considerable challenges as a South African‚ as
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questions. Which laws govern‚ and to what extent are geographic restrictions applicable? Should you be bound by international law? Is the relationship between parties worth keeping? Ultimately‚ is it worth your risk? Liberia‚ Nigeria‚ Benin‚ Togo‚ Ghana‚ Cote D’Ivoire‚ Sierra Leone‚ guinea‚ guinea Bissau‚ the Gambia‚ and Senegal are 12 of the 15 countries in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) bordering the western coast of Africa. Take into account African political realities and
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CURRICULUMN VITAE Lawrence Amanama Tsibuah P.O. Box ks 7251 Adum-Kumasi Ghana Tel: +233 24261974 Email: amanamaboa@yahoo.com Personal Statement An experienced and fully qualified registered nurse who is efficient‚ thorough and passionate about delivering the best levels of care to patients. I possesses extensive healthcare experience in a wide range of key nursing fields and has the required physical‚ mental and emotional strength to stand up to the rigours of this demanding profession
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