enough question‚ and most of us who grew up in the United States during the second half of the twentieth century come prepared with a pat answer to which we give little thought: “There are seven continents: North America‚ South America‚ Europe‚ Asia‚ Africa‚ Australia‚ and Antarctica. Next question‚ please.” The official flag of the Olympic games‚ however‚ displays a famous symbol of interlocking rings‚ each ring intended to represent one of the five continents of the world‚ the two Americas
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a rich city‚ of which was popular for trade. Document 5 describes trade in Tabriz‚ and the expensive materials that were traded. Document 8 is a map that shows numerous Muslim trade routes across North Africa‚ Southern Europe‚ and several parts of Asia. Muslim traded in many parts of the
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Spices were extremely valuable before the official spice trade took place. That’s because the labor it took to bring Spices from the mysterious lands of the East Indies was long and strenuous. Muslim traders bought the spices from the East Indies‚ sailed across the Indian Ocean‚ and sell the spices to Arabian merchants. The merchants then traveled far distances to the mediteranian sea. There‚ large ships transported the spices all the way to Europe. The trouble it took to transport spices made The
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various attempts and had failed. They decided to move on and look into the European‚ resource rich colonies in Southeast Asia. The Japanese had been using a secret code and the American Military discovered in 1940. After they cracked the code the united states knew what the Japanese plan was in southeast Asia. They couldn’t allow the
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now known as Africa‚ Europe‚ and Asia. People in the Old World had no idea about any other continents outside this “Old World.” However‚ some Europeans who were travelling found a new continent. Amerigo Vespucci then named it as the New World‚ which now is known as America. It makes a little bit clear why the Old World and the New World were separated for so long. First‚ it is because people in the Old World had no idea if there was something else outside Europe‚ Asia‚ and Africa. Second‚ in the New
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located in the same continent both of them produce many export goods. But China’s export is mainly in workforce and Japan’s export is mainly their goods that they invented themselves‚ such as Cars and electric. China and Japan is located in Asia. China is the most populous country in the world with number of people crossing 1.298 billion in 2004 and Japan have 27.7 billion. China is ranked very low in Human Development index having a rank of 94 in 177 countries of the world‚ but Japan is developed
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Over the course of a couple hundred years‚ many things can change‚ and surprisingly‚ some will stay constant. Take East Asia for example‚ between 1200 CE and 1400 CE the region was under the rule of three different dynasties (Song‚ Yuan‚ and Ming). Between 1492 and 1750‚ culture was spread through the Atlantic World (Western Europe‚ Western Africa‚ and the Eastern Americas) through trade and socialization. These interactions caused socio economic transformation due to the introduction of new crops
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2050‚ it will be the 14th largest economy in the world; Goldman Sachs also included the Philippines in its list of the Next Eleven economies. HSBC projects the Philippine economy to become the 16th largest economy in the world‚ 5th largest economy in Asia and the largest economy in the South East Asian region by 2050. Echoing softly across the 7‚100 islands that form the Philippines archipelago‚ the lilting strains of the country’s national anthem seem to be a reminder of a volatile past
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by cross subsidization between countries; and reputation of having cross over customers that recognition brand and reputation. Would you recommend that Shimano develop additional functions in North America (besides sales and service) as it has in Asia and in Europe? Why or Why not? No. With the bulk of the market close to home and with the resources it needs easily available‚ my recommendation is to keep it to the central established location. One consideration that is not discussed in the article
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Janelle Mae C. Margallo III-Sodium Asia There are 27 countries in Asia; Asia stretches from former "stans" of the USSR to the Pacific Ocean. Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China India Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Kyrgyzstan Laos Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Philippines Singapore Sri Lanka Taiwan Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Vietnam Middle East‚ North Africa‚ and Greater Arabia The 23 countries of the Middle East
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