The Silk road was a major trade route that brought cultural diffusion throughout Asia and Europe. Merchants and traders would travel the dangerous route for miles and miles. The route had a big impact on many societies. Objects such as silk and silver were traded on this route. The silk road brought the east and west together. It started at China’s capital Xian and stretched to Antioch in Damascus (“The Silk Road Bridges” 1). It also lead to many parts around the Middle East. It was about 4‚000
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ICO2: Causes and spread of infection 1.1 Bactetria are: Bacteria are organisms made up of just one cell. They are capable of multiplying by themselves‚ as they have the power to divide into different shapes. Their shapes vary‚ and that’s how they are used to separate them into groups. Usually a few micrometres in length. Bacteria are present in most surroundings on the planet‚ growing in soil‚ acidic hot springs‚ radioactive waste‚ water‚ and deep in the Earth’s crust‚ as well as in organic
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Since Hong Kong became a colony and ruled by the British Empire for 99 years before handover to China‚ the official language has been changed to English. English became the normal language in Hong Kong‚ its uses in a wide range in public infrastructure‚ including the mass media‚ the civil service and the entertainment career. A data showed that the number of people who speak a reasonable command of English rose from 6.6 percent in 1983 to around 33.7 percent in 1993(Bacon-Shone and Bolton‚ 1998)
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T Unit 4 Medieval Europe This file will help you find the different events that shaped the economics of Europe during the Middle Ages. Also‚ you will have a chance to select one of those events and provide further explanation about its importance. Please note that this assignment is about events that changed the economies of their times. You will not be mentioning examples such as Joan of Arc‚ the Doomsday book‚ or feudalism as these are people‚ items‚ or economic systems. They are not events
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Sydney Dodds Origins of Ancient Civilizations Professor Hepp February 6‚ 2013 Drawbacks of Complex Societies Today we are convinced that modern‚ complex societies excel and surpass earlier civilizations. We believe that we live in a period of all around progress‚ a state that has a positive connotation to most people. During the transition to complex societies‚ having first arisen in southern Mesopotamia‚ humans’ relations to the environment and to other people greatly transformed. Although
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Throughout history‚ civilizations have hassled with access to water sources. The locations of the earliest settled communities were directly influenced by the availability of water. An ample water supply and the adequate management of waste-water removal factors considerably into the development of civilizations throughout history. Expansion of technologies‚ in response to problems associated with the distribution and maintenance of a clean water supply‚ to settlements and cities‚ directly correlates
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My teaching experiences have been quite varied. I began my career as a high school business education teacher in a small rural Midwestern school. Because there were only two teachers in the department‚ I taught a wide variety of courses. The small setting enabled me to get to know several of the students and faculty quite well and working with students at this age level helped me develop skills in organization and motivation. I found that it was important to have enough material for the entire
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In the 1600’s‚ the Dutch Republic was one of the world’s strongest and prosperous nations founded upon their superior navy. Making the most of their convenient geographical location‚ the Netherlands had control of many important trade routes‚ particularly in the North Sea. However‚ this period of peace and economic prosperity who come to and end and the Netherlands would start to decline. The security‚ unity‚ and prosperity of the Dutch Republic was challenged by hostile foreign nations‚ economic
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TMA04 - Whirlpool Europe Harvard Business School Case Study 9-202-017 The introduction of an Enterprise Resource System (ERP) [pic] ANSWER TO QUESTION 1: The Enterprise Resource Planning System is a cross-functional information system that represents an important development for Whirlpool and an important area of activity for the information management function. Instead of focusing on the information processing requirements of business functions‚ ERP software focuses on supporting
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1. How did Buddhism‚ Christianity and Islam spread across the world‚ and why are they practiced so far away from their origins? With many differences between all three of these religions‚ they all had one major thing in common; missionaries. The use of missionaries promoted the rapid spread of Buddhism‚ Christianity and Islam all across the world. Also these three religions are known as religions in motion. This implies that the religions are constantly evolving. The religions are able to adapt
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