luxury in the Shang society was their elaborate jade and bronze items. Although many of these items were used only in ceremonies‚ the wealthiest nobles also had amounts of bronze and jade items‚ which were often buried with them in enormous tombs. These also an example of Shang luxury‚ as they were built down into the ground‚ with a central chamber where the person would rest‚ along with their most valuable possessions‚ especially the bronze and jade items that were so difficult to craft. Above that
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Should the state of Washington allow Icicle Seafoods to establish a net-pen salmon aquaculture operation in the Straits of Juan de Fuca‚ just off the coast near Port Angeles? Decision makers should be mindful and have all the information when deciding on whether to allow the Icicle seafoods to establish a net pen salmon aquaculture operations. I am going to give you some background information regarding the Salmon population in Puget sound/ Strait of Juan de Fuca and net pens‚ to help you make
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across geographic boundaries into other developing countries and across product boundaries to other adjacent products. Between 1993 and 1995‚ the business grew from a single-country operation into multiple origins‚ first within West Africa (including Benin‚ Togo‚ Ghana‚ Côte
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HISTORY UNIT 1 CHAPTER 1 SECTION 1 Assessment (page 15) 1. TERMS & NAMES: For each term or name‚ write a sentence explaining its significance. -nomadic -Pueblo -Kongo -Reformation -Aztec -Iroquois -Islam -Renaissance -Anasazi -Benin -Christianity 2. MAIN IDEA: In two or three sentences describe how America before Columbus was affected by trade and commerce. 3. CRITICAL THINKING: Why DO YOU THINK other European nations lagged behind Portugal in overseas exploration? Support
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In the book A Long Way Gone I found three myths that related to cultural. One myth was on page 181 where Ishmael’s aunt served him some chicken as to welcome him‚ and chicken is not simply chicken to the Sierra Leone people‚ they represent honor and special. On pages 12‚ 172 and 157‚ it tells how the cultural in Sierra Leone does not allow men to cry. Men represent strong and are the whole in the family. If the men are weak‚ then the whole family wills collapse. Cheng 3 Lastly‚ on page 16‚
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broadcasting‚ computers‚ televisions‚ videos‚ home appliances‚ refrigerators‚ musicals‚ video games to generators‚ satellite systems‚ general goods etc are available in this market‚ buyers throng this market from as far as Ghana‚ Niger‚ Chad‚ Togo‚ Benin Republic‚ East Africa etc. to make their purchases. In Nigeria‚ resellers from almost all major cities come to Alaba International Market (Electronics) for their supply of electronics and allied products Other ancillary products and/or services to
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reliance on their lords‚ slaves were viewed as the perfect people to be near men in power. In a couple cases‚ female slaves accepted power and impact too. For instance‚ in the nineteenth century in the West African Kingdom of Dahomey (now southern Benin)‚ ladies served in the imperial royal residence and framed the kingdom’s warrior first
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West African Monetary Zone. (WAMZ) The WAMZ is made up of five countries namely Gambia‚ Ghana‚ Guinea‚ Nigeria and Sierra Leone. The main aim of the WAMZ is to plan to introduce a common currency‚ the Eco by the year 2015. Already‚ eight states (Benin‚ Burkina Faso‚ Côte d’Ivoire‚ Mali‚ Niger‚ Senegal‚ and Togo) under the West African Economic and Monetary Union or UEMOA share a common currency‚ the CFA Franc‚ with the exception of Guinea Bissau which joined the group on UEMOA on May 2‚ 1997 and
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world ’s biggest producer of cocoa beans with over a million cocoa farms and plantations. A British TV documentary‚ "Slavery‚" claims 90 percent of Ivory Coast cocoa plantations use slave labour. Most are young men and boys from impoverished areas in Benin‚ Togo and Mali are enticed by traffickers who promise them paid work‚ housing and an education. Instead‚ they are sold to Ivory Coast cocoa plantation owners who beat them into submission and offer no pay for grueling‚ 18-hour days. What does the
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Each city-state had a different style of war. In Athens‚ they had the largest navy in Greece and fought battles on water. Sparta dedicated all their men to military and were all soldiers. The Greek civilization began around 2800 BC and started in the bronze age. The Greek military was the most important part of Greek Civilization because it protected Greece against others‚ with good strategies‚ had great armor for protection‚ and honor brought through victories The Greek military was strong and protected
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