I was just browsing TED Talks and saw a video tilted “The best stats you’ve ever seen” by Hans Rosling and it just caught my attention. It became clear very quickly that this was a fantastic speech. I knew absolutely nothing before clicking on the video. I was just looking for something that would be interesting. The late Hans Rosling was born in Uppsala Sweden‚ on 27 July 1948 and dies on 7 February 2017 at the age of 68. He studied statistics‚ medicine and public health. He investigated an outbreak
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Greeks defeated them and at that point‚ the era of classical Greece began. The Delian league‚ which was created to unite all states and protect them from intruders‚ had turned into an empire. This empire was governed by Athens. As peace and harmony was restored in Greece‚ the city of Athens was about to experience it’s greatest epoch. A time filled with power and great social and political wealth. All of which was the product of a great man’s work. His name was Pericles. Pericles was born in the year 495
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development of traditions and institutions in any TWO of the following major civilizations. Han China and the Mediterranean World The development of traditions and institutions in Mediterranean World and the Han period of Chinese history were momentous in the development of each society’s culture and identity. The Han‚ Romans‚ and Greeks all had strict family structures and gender rules and the Han and Romans both had a unique system of assimilating the peoples they conquered into their society
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Christian Europe was full of many different Empires all differing from each other‚ yet they were all similar. The two main Dynasties in china included‚ Tang and Song. Comparing overall Christian Europe to the Tang and Song dynasties will shockingly reveal many similarities‚ and obviously many‚ many differences. Both‚ Christian Europe and the Tang and Song Dynasties shared many similarities. Both were geographically similar in many ways. Europe is connected to Asia (that is why it was previously
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“Han and Roman Views on Technology” The Hans and Romans understood the importance of technology‚ but unlike the Hans‚ the Romans viewed anyone who worked with tools or with their hands to be a person of lowly status. The Romans only showed appreciation for technologies that could hold some benefit for the upper-class. The upper-class Romans thought that craftsmen‚ people who made a living out of making tools‚ was hardly an occupation that deserved any respect. The Hans appreciated the use of tools
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Political structure Social and Economic Changes within the Sui‚ Tang and Song Dynasties China flourished as one of the world’s most cosmopolitan societies under the Sui‚ Tang and Song Dynasties. Officials governed effectively‚ economic development grew and farmers fed people‚ merchants and manufacturers prospered. Confucianism and Daoism was the government foundation‚ social structure and culture. Agriculture remained the foundation for the economy. Strong central government continued
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ABSTRACT Political Dynasty in the Philippines especially in Makati City is evident since the reigning time of Cory Aquino when she assigned the Binay family in that area. The study of Political Dynasty in an area is beneficial to Filipinos because the knowledge and evidence of this topic could enlighten them. In Makati City‚ it is evident that political dynasty is present because of the positive and negative effects of political dynasty that were agreed by the respondents. Results show that the residence
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at the following systems monarchy‚ aristocracy‚ tyranny‚ oligarchy‚ and democracy‚ there were some others but these will be our focus. Interestingly enough while we think of ancient Athens as being a democracy it wasn’t always so‚ it eventually evolved into a democratic nation‚ but between the 8th to 6th century‚ Athens was ruled by aristocracy and according to The Athenian Aristocracy (n.d)‚ the constitution read as follows “Appointment to the supreme offices of state went by birth and wealth; and
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Roman Empire‚ however‚ in terms of government structure‚ the city-state Athens was more successful in establishing a more stable government structure‚ whereas in terms of social classes‚ the Roman Republic was more successful in creating equality for both classes;
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Han and Roman Technology DBQ There were a lot of different attitudes towards technology between the Han and Roman Empire‚ even different opinions within the empires themselves. During the Han Empire‚ some believed that technology was a very important part of an empire and requires government intervention‚ while others thought it was just a gift from enlightened leadership. During the Roman Empire‚ some believed that technology was necessary‚ but not necessarily enlightening‚ while others saw it
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