Chapter 4—Eurasian Empires‚ 500 B.C.E.–500 C.E. The Big Picture: After the First Civilizations: What Changed and What Didn’t? Chapter Learning Objectives To consider the nature of imperial systems in the classical era To explore why empires developed in some regions but not in others To show the important similarities and differences between imperial systems and the reasons behind them To reflect on the significance that classical empires have for us today KEY TERMS Ahura Mazda: In Zoroastrianism
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Major Players in the Hotel Industry The Indian Hotels Company The Indian Hotels Company and its subsidiaries are collectively known as Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces‚ recognised as one of Asia’s largest and finest hotel company. Incorporated by the founder of the Tata Group‚ Jamsetji N Tata‚ the company opened its first property‚ The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel‚ Bombay‚ in 1903. The Taj‚ a symbol of Indian hospitality‚ completed its centenary year in 2003. Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces comprises 59
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Buddhism separates itself from the Jain tradition by teaching an alternative to "extreme asceticism". Buddhist scriptures record that during Prince Siddhartha’s ascetic life (before the great enlightenment) he undertook many fasts‚ penances and austerities‚ the descriptions of which are elsewhere found only in the Jain tradition (for example‚ the penance by five fires‚ plucking of hair‚ and the consumption of food using only one’s cupped hands). Ultimately‚ the Buddha abandoned reliance upon these
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VAN MAHOTSAV Van Mahotsav is an annual pan-Indian tree planting festival‚ occupying a week in the month of July. During this event millions of trees are planted. It was initiated in 1950 by K. M. Munshi‚ the then Union Minister for Agriculture and Food to create an enthusiasm in the mind of the populace for the conservation of forests and planting of trees. The main objectives of the planting of trees during Van Mahotsav are to: Provide fuel and thus release cow dung for use as manure
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STUDY GUIDE: AP WORLD SEMESTER 1 52 points- 2 points apiece for summarizing each of the following: (Complete sentences NOT required.) 1. Definition of Civilization Some scholars prefer to define civilizations only as societies with enough economic surpluses to create division of labor and a social hierarchy. The chief difference between civilizations and other societies involves the emergence of formal political organizations‚ or states. Another trait that makes a society a civilization is when
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If there be a paradise on the Earth‚ it is this‚ it is this‚ it is this… reads one of the verses coined by Firdaus‚ a poet in Mughal emperor Shahjahan’’s court‚ which praises the Kashmir Valley for its incomparable beauty. Kashmir’’s beauty is particularly enhanced during the spring season. The enchanting scenario is attributed to the thousands of almond trees that blossom and present a surreal blanket of white and pink in the majestic mountainous landscape. For locals‚ these flowers indicate the
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CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH IN INDIA (ISSN 2231-2137): VOL. 2: ISSUE: 3 20 JAYANTA MAHAPATRA’S POETRY: A CRITICAL STUDY T. M. Bhaskar‚ Department of English‚ Andhra Pradesh Residential College‚ Vijayapuri South‚ Andhra Pradesh Tradition‚ a mythic consciousness and the Orissa landscape play a large part in Mahapatra’s poetry....The local touches form an essential part of a wider and more complex poetic fabric. --- K. N. Daruwalla Now Indian poetry in English has established itself to such
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rutal-murder-of-eight-ebola-workers-may-hint-at-more-violence-to-come%2F>. "Ebola Virus Disease." Media Centre. World Health Organization‚ Sept. 2014. Web. 9 Nov. 2014. <http%3A%2F%2Fwww.who.int%2Fmediacentre%2Ffactsheets%2Ffs103%2Fen%2F>. Mukpo‚ Ashoka. "The Biggest Concern of the Ebola Outbreak Is Political‚ Not Medical." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC‚ 12 Aug. 2014. Web. 9 Nov. 2014. <http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/outbreaks/2014-west-africa/index.html>.
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The history of India begins with evidence of human activity of Homo sapiens as long as 75‚000 years ago‚ or with earlier hominids including Homo erectusfrom about 500‚000 years ago. The Indus Valley Civilisation‚ which spread and flourished in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent from c. 3300 to 1300 BCE in present-day Pakistan and northwest India‚ was the first major civilisation in South Asia. A sophisticated and technologically advanced urban culture developed in the Mature Harappan period
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Kalaripayattu-Mother of all Martial Arts The Malayalam word "Kalari" implies gymnasium while the term "Payattu" means practice in weaponry. Kalaripayattu is the oldest martial art and is known to be the mother of all hand to hand fighting. It is the most established existing martial art‚ dating back more than 2000 years and said to be the herald of famously known Chinese hand to hand fighting‚ as the Buddhist monk Bodhidharma took this learning from India to China. Kalaripayattu started in Kerala
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