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    According to Chinese tradition‚ the first cup of tea was brewed by the emperor Shen Nung. He was the second emperor of China and is known to have invented agriculture‚ the plow‚ and discovery of medicinal herbs. Tea was accidently discovered when Shen Nung was carrying wild tea brush to use as firewood when a gust of wind blew some tea leaves into his pot of boiling water. He found the mixture a delicate and refreshing drink. Tea evolved into an everyday drink in China. The Chinese used tea to heal

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    then U.S.A. give the aids to republic of China. “In Europe‚ Stalin ignored the Yalta Agreement and installed or secured communists government in several places. In a speech in 1946. Stalin declared communism and capitalism could not exist in the same world”. This was the origin of the Cold War. By 1949‚ both the U.S.A. and Soviets had reduced most of their troops from Korea. The Soviets bet the U.S. would not defend South Korea. “So they supplied North Korea with tanks‚ airplanes‚ and money in an

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    Hinduism and Christianity are two of the thriving religions in the world today. Both religions help make up vast amount of worshiper all over the world. While both religions agree in some aspects‚ they differ in others‚ both impacting people around the globe in a unique way. Hinduism and Christianity are similar‚ in that loving god is one’s first responsibility in life. The two religions differ‚ in the number of gods or spirits they worship‚ and the founders of the religion. In both religions loving

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    World War 1 began in 1914 and ended in 1918. The war had significant impacts and consequences upon the people and the lands. Women were one of those who were majorly impacted by the consequences of the war‚ however this was not clearly seen at the time‚ as people only took recognition to the men’s hard work and it was not recognised enough that women were the forgotten heroes of World War 1. Women faced the demands and difficulties of being a nurse which were challenging. While the men were away

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    welcoming spirit and the general culture of the country reflected in myself and my family.” Hannah Harvey People move around the world for different reasons and they vary from love to war. These motive are put in three categories social political and economical and this movement can change the world in a big way. As one may know the African slaves came over to the New World forced and unpaid‚ But they did get the new world’s economy jump started‚ and when the Jewish people were released from the camps

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    skills were made possible by the large brain and intelligence that goes with it. Question 3: After nearly 2 million years of physical and cultural development‚ how did human communities in different parts of the world learn to manipulate nature? Answer 3: Humans all over the world had been nomadic hunters for almost 2 million years. During this time physical and cultural developments allowed humans to form communities. In these communities people gradually learned to manipulate nature in favor

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    Buddhism began by Buddha himself preaching his enlightenment message on his view on the world and how humans should‚ and the best way to‚ succeed in the world. However in the 6th century BCE the government had fallen and there was period of instability until the Sui Dynasty took over‚ during this period was when Buddhism began to majorly spread. After the fall of the Han dynasty‚ there were many responses to the spread of Buddhism throughout China between the 6th century BCE and 570 CE. Buddhism

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    deprivation‚ and death. During World War II over 290‚000 American servicemen were killed in action. It cost the U.S. over $350 billion. One of the first major impacts felt was with the labor shortages when the men went off to war. Many jobs that men originally had were left up to the women to handle when wartime came. More and more women entered the workforce taking up jobs that were reserved for men in the industry. Women changed a lot in this time. I definitely believe that the women were the group affected

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    Women’s Roles in World War One In June 1914 Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was assassinated by a Bosnian Serb nationalist. After months of tension in Europe‚ this event finally lead to an outbreak of war. This war‚ which was thought to be "the war to end all wars‚" is commonly known as World War One. When people talk about WW1 they think of the soldiers‚ weapons‚ and violence involved. But another major factor was women’s war efforts. Before World War One‚ women’s role in society was basically

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    The Native Americans created many inventions that helped them such as the calendar and corn that was bigger than a strawberry. The Olmecs started off pretty low but as time passed they advanced to be equal to some of the other empires around the world. 7. African civilizations rose greatly with the find of gold and other resources. People moved new the deposits of gold to try and get them for themselves. 8. Many of the civilization stressed some sort of a religious belief and principles that

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