observation‚ explanation‚ and prediction of real world phenomena by experiment. Given the dual status of science as objective knowledge and as a human construct‚ good historiography of science draws on the historical methods of both intellectual history and social history. Tracing the exact origins of modern science is possible through the many important texts which have survived from the classical world. However‚ the word scientist is relatively recent—first coined by William Whewell in the 19th century
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Name: AP World History Document-Based Question (DBQ) DIRECTIONS: The following question is based on the accompanying Documents 1-9. The documents have been edited for the purpose of this exercise. This question is designed to test your ability to work with and understand historical documents. Write an essay that has a relevant thesis and supports that thesis with evidence from the documents uses all of the documents analyzes the documents by grouping them in as many ways
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In Nicole Krauss’s novel The History of Love she takes the life of a lonely man with a large appetite for attention and tells his story of lost love and an unknown family whom he watches from a far. The main character a man named Leo Gursky‚ in his late 80’s‚ lacks a family or the friends to support him. He manages to survive from the company of one man Bruno and the knowledge that his dream of being a writer is being fulfilled by his son‚ who doesn’t know Gursky even exists. Gursky found love early
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History of silk Silk‚ one of the oldest fibers known to man‚ originated in China. The history of silk is both enchanting and illustrious. Following sections cover the various facets of silk history. [For general silk information‚ please visit the All About Silk section‚ which covers various related subjects‚ such as Advantages of Silk‚ Cleaning Silk‚ How Silk is Made‚ Silk Info Dictionary‚ and Interesting Facts about Silk.] The Legend The Silk Road A Well-Kept Secret Sericulture
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History of India [pic] The History of India can be traced in fragments to as far back as 700‚000 years ago. The Indus Valley Civilization‚ one of the oldest in the world‚ dates back at least 5‚000 years. According to the Indo-Aryan migration hypothesis‚ the Aryans‚ a nomadic people‚ possibly from Central Asia or northern Iran migrated into the north-west regions of the Indian subcontinent between 2000 BCE and 1500 BCE. Their inter-mingling with the earlier Dravidian cultures apparently resulted
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understand the history we can explain how it got its name. The name marimba derives from Bantu. In this group of African languages rimba means a flattish object striking out‚ and the ma prefix means many keys. In Guatemala the name marimba means the wood that sings. The first marimba that we know of consisted of a leg comprised of one‚ two‚ or three slabs of disconnected wood. African gourds were placed as resonators. A musician from Chiapas
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"Strategic locations are places important to those with the power to make or break you. It thus follows that external trends‚ not local efforts‚ will always decide which locations thrive." Does the rise of regional hubs from Palembang to Melaka confirm or refute this theory? The Malay world first acquired high strategic value because improvements in shipping technology made seaborne trade more efficient than shorter land-based routes. Combined with the increase in demand for goods traded over long
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Cited: Invisible Ink Company. “The History of Tattoos.” Web. 7 July 2010 Krcmarik‚ Katherine L. “The History of Tattooing.” Web. 7 July 2010
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Summary: Unhistorical Data There are some narratives that have been previously accepted in Philippine History as facts but later were found out to be historical errors. Maragtas It is the story about ten Malay datu from Borneo who settled into the Philippine Islands. According to the Maragtas at around 1250 A.D.‚ ten Bornean Datu left their kingdom in search of new homes across the sea to escape the merciless rule of Sultan Makatunaw. Led by Datu Puti‚ the Borneans landed in the island of Panay and
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Alexander The Great: Hollywood Vs. History Emma Watson Filmed historical movies have become a prime source of knowledge about the past. Historians can not deny that‚ but they can find glitches and certain details or events that Hollywood has tweaked that give viewers a different perception sometimes. Watching ‘Alexander’ and researching true facts about Alexander the Great has given me a clearer view on how history portrayed though Hollywood films can sometimes be misleading with
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