TS_history1 15/9/05 12:35 pm Page 12 TIMESAVER BRITISH HISTORY HIGHLIGHTS Kings and queens Crazy* kings 1 King Henry VIII had six wives. Do you know their names? Read the text to find out. Henry VIII (1491-1547‚ King from 1509) c a d f b e Henry and his six wives When Henry VIII became king he was 18. He danced and sang well. Everyone loved him. But he needed a son. His first wife - Catherine of Aragon - was Spanish. Catherine and Henry had a daughter‚
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This paper is a sociology paper about Africa and how it economy works. It list great detail about the type of economy that Africa is ran by. It is for Sociology of Developing countries and talks about West Africa. There is a lot of resourceful and good information that is included in this paper and it is easy to understand and it is written in APA format‚ there is also the proper amount of citations in the correct form. I think that it would be useful for any student that is taking a sociology
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concubine‚ and create equality between men and women. He wound up capturing Nanjing‚ but it was put down by the British and the French. 2. During the Second Opium War in 1860‚ the allegiance of European imperialist occupied the Chinese capital of Peking (Beijing). The Old Summer Palace‚ the Qing Chinese equivalent of a national museum‚ was looted and subsequently burnt down. 3. British started selling Opium to the Chinese to make a profit and eventually try to gain power over them by getting the
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As a result of the British motives of spreading Christianity‚ most Igbo people lost their faith in their native religion and the African traditional society eventually fell apart. To accomplish their purpose of altering the beliefs of the natives of Mbanta‚ several white missionaries tried to influence the villagers by claiming that “[They] have been sent by this great God to ask you to leave your wicked ways and false gods and turn to Him so that you may be saved when you die” (Achebe 145). The
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. South Africa Alicia Hudson SOC 315 Professor Norsworthy May 6‚ 2013 South Africa South Africa‚ a country on the southern tip of Africa‚ has an area of 471‚442sq mi and a population of 44‚188‚000. It is predominately a black ethnicity with 76% of the population. Although South Africa is Africa ’s most developed country‚ most of the black people - rural and urban - are poor‚ with low standards of living. South Africa has vital natural resources such as diamonds and gold and is rich in
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Ebola disease is a devastating illness‚ with at least 6 random outbreaks in the past decade in Africa‚ killing not only people but also a large number of gorillas‚ which threatens the species into extinction. The mystery surrounding Ebola has grown because the disease often fails to appear for years‚ sometimes even decades‚ and then suddenly breaks out in seemingly aimless areas(“Ebola threatens Apes in Africa” http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Ebola_Threatens_Apes_In_Africa.html). Ebola disease is caused
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Imperialism is the domination of a weaker country by a stronger country. For instance Britain dominated India and China in the mid 1880s to the beginning of the 20th century. Imperialism has had both a positive and negative effects on the countries involved. Britain was imperialistic for many reasons‚ it could dominate because it had the technology and power to do so. They also needed land to acquire raw materials for growing markets. One country that had imperialism was India. By the mid-1880s
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AFRICA - At the dawn of a new millennium‚ the continent that some say witnessed the birth of the first human civilizations -- may be dying. As widespread drought‚ starvation and the unchecked spread of deadly diseases continue -- the numbers of people dying on a daily basis throughout Africa is staggering. Causes of poverty in Africa In many parts of Africa‚ the production of food depends upon the intense manual labor of every family. When large areas of Africa are dislocated by war‚ or adults
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countries‚ Africa‚ with its underdeveloped growth and poverty in many regions‚ is considered the most corrupt. The two thirds of countries‚ that are measured most corrupt in the world‚ are located in sub-Saharan Africa. Millions of Africans today live below the poverty line because of the disease of corruption. The African continent will not be able to find a solution to corruption on condition that both government officials in the private and public sectors are dishonest. Due to the fact that Africa is
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water. Good water is needed for people to stay healthy and clean. So in this way‚ water pollution affects Africa. Also the unequal distribution affects these things‚ because when people have no water they can’t trade or irrigate. So‚ because of unequal distribution of water there is not enough drinking water in every area. 2. How do poor soil and deforestation distress Sub-Saharan Africa? Deforestation causes erosion which in turn causes poor soil farmers can’t use. When farmers have land with
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