Whenever we have to travel long distances within the country we can travel by train or by air in an aeroplane. I remember my first train journey which I performed when I was just about four years old. After that journey so long back‚ I have made several journeys by train but‚ that first journey still lingers in my mind and thoughts. We had to go to Madras‚ where my father had to attend a Conference. Since we had not then seen Madras and our winter vacations were falling during the dates of the
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Established by multilingual‚ multiethnic seafarers. Between Indian Ocean and South China Sea. Didn’t play a part in the rise or fall of kingdoms. They are able to figure out the wind and monsoon patterns. Mediterranean sailors use square sails‚ long banks of oars‚ ships are nailed together. Indian Ocean sailors use triangular sails‚ no oars‚ and tied ships. Impact: Africa provides exotic animals‚ wood‚ and ivory. Somalia and Southern Arabia provide frankincense and myrrh. Less valuable than Mediterranean
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Tamara Sevilla AP World History Essay Continuity and change: The Post Classical Period spread of Islam The Sassanid Empire served as the revival of the Persian Empire from 244-651 C.E.‚ Persian traditions had endured during this time period and kinships as well as Zoroastrian religion were part of their everyday life. Bedouin or nomadic societies inhabited the Arabian Peninsula as well‚ with a culture based on goat and camel herding. However‚ life styles and interactions changed with the introduction
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dramatic change in America from 1850 to 1900. Before there were Progressives there were Populists. The Populist tried to bring to light the issues facing our country. They attempted to do this by gaining control of the governing body and have a President elected. The Progressives would succeed where they had not. Progressives were not the people of big business‚ they were the common people. Urban‚ Northeastern‚ educated‚ middle-class men and women that come together under an ideal of change the direction
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Sociologist basically states in No Long Term: New Work and the Corrosion of Character" that even though Rico has been prepared by a good disciplined background and solid education‚ the unstable economy and modern work arena in which he exists‚ has uprooted him four times (Sennett 152)‚ causing him serious problems in raising his family‚ establishing long term relationships‚ and in existing as an upstanding‚ trustworthy individual. I agree with Sennett: Migration is the equivalent of this‚ which took
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Amanda Wilson WHAP-B 11 February 2015 Changes and Continuities Over Time in Europe from 1450-1900 The region of Western Europe has undergone many shifts in their political‚ economic‚ and social structures throughout the centuries. Through centuries of searching for their identity‚ Western Europe emerged as a world power with their unique cultural and economical identity. From the 1450s to the 1900s‚ the economic structures shifted from once based purely on bullion to an industrialized economy while
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Changes in the European Economy Due to the voyages of exploration and the colonization in the Americas and all over the world‚ the European economy changed drastically from 1450 to 1700. In Spain inflation lead to economic problems‚ while in the Netherlands‚ the Dutch East India Company flourished their economy‚ and in all of Europe‚ the merchant class grew due to mercantilism. The increase of business and hauls of gold and silver lead to inflation in Spain. Inflation is the decline in the
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Getting to know your friends in this day in age is quite different than it was ten years ago‚ ten years ago you got to know your friends face-to-face and you actually knew them. Whereas in today’s time‚ with Facebook‚ Twitter‚ and Instagram people are becoming friends with people they do not know. According to Gertrude Stein in his essay‚ “Friending‚ Ancient or Otherwise” he states‚ “Then there is the question of who really counts as a “friend.” In tribal societies‚ people develop bonds through
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others from the early Golden Ages to the late 1900s. China has experienced a series of cultural and political transformations‚ shaping the lives of many Chinese citizens. Culturally‚ the country’s art and literature hardly changed for almost eight hundred years. Along with their culture‚ China remained politically the same from the beginning of the Golden Ages all the way until the 1800s. On the other hand‚ China’s government and society were restructured after new leaders took over. From a monarch
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AP World History Islam in the 600 C.E to 1450 The period from 600 C.E to 1450 is often referred to as the Post Classical period. There were many developments and reforms that occurred during this period however one of the most important events that happened was the establishment and the spread of Islam. Islam is a very prominent religion in the world for its profound values and principles. During the Post Classical Era‚ Islam from the Middle East was considered a persistent religion but it
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