The Northwest Coastal Indians‚ Kwakiutl‚ lived in what is now Alaska along the Pacific Ocean down the coast to Northern California. The environment was very diverse and often extreme which included a rugged strip of land with small islands‚ deep inlets‚ inland rivers and lakes‚ deep fjords‚ and wide and narrow beaches. Mountains rise to the shore in many places. Spruce‚ cedar‚ and fir forests dominated the area supplying endless amounts of wood. All the people lived near the water and relied heavily
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Anonymous Unit 4 During the period of 600- 1450‚ the eastern hemisphere was connected through many trading routes. Although both the IOT and SR resulted in immense wealth being created‚ the IOT promoted islam through its ocean voyages and the SR supported Christianity through the overland routes‚ and it had more drastic effects on society. The SR and IOT were profiting in immense wealth due to being exclusive traders. When the Crusaders or the Christian knights from Western Europe came
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Cultural changes that occurred during the time period of 600-1450 C.E. along the Indian Ocean trade route was that Islam was introduced and Buddhism was founded and spread along the route. As for cultural continuities‚ the caste system during this time period‚ and the use of the language Sanskrit remained the same during this era. One change along the Indian Ocean trade route was that there was the introduction of Islam in Southeast Asia‚ the Swahili city states‚ and of course‚ India. Islam had
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Keeping oceans young and productive: - Upwelling and Downwelling Oceans cover two thirds of our planet thus they can be regarded as one of the major factors in shaping this blue marble in space. But oceans just don’t result in varying gradient of humidity that gives rise to different vegetations and ultimately widely different biomes when coupled with other factors such as differential exposure to solar radiation‚ and inherent soil type. Oceans are living systems that themselves support numerous
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INDIAN CIVILIZATION Also called Indus Valley Civilization; the earliest in South Asia Contemporary with Bronze Age civilizations in pre-dynastic Egypt‚ Mesopotamia Compared to the other Bronze Age civilizations‚ Indus Valley Civilization was unspectacular Early civilizations of the Indian sub-continent were centred on two major river valleys: The Indus River and its tributaries‚ especially the Saraswati River Valley (2600-1500BCE) – associated with Dravidians. Called Harappan Culture The Ganges
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in South Asia. India is bounded by the Indian ocean on the south‚ Arabian sea in the south-west and bay of Bengal in the south-east. It shares borders with Pakistan in the west‚ china‚ Nepal and Bhutan in the north-east and with Burma and Bangladesh in the east. India’s Andaman Nicobar islands share a maritime borders with Thailand and Indonesia. Home to the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation and a region of historic trade routes and vast empires‚ the Indian subcontinent was identified with its commercial
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The current beliefs of how North America was first settled‚ and the different ways of how the country changed over time‚ can be explained with discussing the following three time periods: the Paleo-Indian Era‚ the Archaic Era‚ and the Pre-Columbian Era. The Paleo-Indians The Paleo-Indians‚ which were believed to have inhabited North America some 15‚000-10‚000 years ago (Schultz‚ 2010)‚ were thought by archaeologists to be the first people to reside in the region of what is now known as the United
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capsizes. The higher the demand for those products‚ the higher the daily hire rates could be charged. As the demand for capsizes is influenced by the distance between the supplier and demander‚ another factor influencing the daily hire rates is the change in trade patterns. The last factor influencing the daily hire rate is the age of the vessels because the newer the ships are‚ the more efficient and less costly they will be. 3. How would you characterise the long-term prospects of the
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Not the First to Sail the Ocean Blue In 1492‚ Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Although most students are taught this phrase‚ little else is taught or learned about Columbus. The history and background on Columbus and his voyage is typically unverifiable and often controversial. His need for wealth and power is not deserving of a national holiday. Students should know Columbus sailed the ocean blue on the Nina‚ Pinta‚ and Santa Maria‚ in 1492‚ but there is much more unknown and untold about his story
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Indians made a huge contribution to our modern culture and life‚ including economic‚ social‚ political‚ and environmental fields. Jack Weatherford in his book Indian Givers stated‚ that Indians who lived on the lands of Americas were very wise men‚ and they have taught the people from all over the world many useful things in many fields like industry and agriculture‚ food and culinary‚ economy and medicine. It is very important for people who live now to understand this and to be grateful for everything
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