In Greece the inflation growth rate remained fairly steady until the recession during 2008 in which the growth rate experienced a dramatic decline from 4.15% growth in 2008 to 1.21% growth in 2009. After 2009 it experienced a positive recovery in which the growth rate rose to 4.71% in 2010 only to fall again to 3.33% in 2009. Core inflation was not as volatile when the recession hit in 2008-09‚ however core inflation did experience a similar decline from 2010 to 2011 falling from 3.34% to 1.24% growth
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Kristy Hansen 05/01/11 His 126 The West and the World Mr. Hall The Women of Ancient Greece Cheris Kramarae once said‚ “Feminism is the radical notion that women are people”. In today’s society marriage is a romanticized idea of living a life with the person you love‚ while in ancient Greece this was the last thing women were thinking about. In ancient vc cGreece women endured extremely difficult situation in many aspects of their lives. From marriage‚ to inheritance‚ to
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Many people knew of the tomb underneath the Imperial capital of the Han province. It was the reason why such a prosperous city was born in such a desolate place. It was said that a divine treasure lies beyond the door to the tomb. Treasures beyond imagination‚ a crown to rule the world. No one knows where such rumors came about‚ but people put aside their curiosities and yearned for what lies beyond. The number of travelers‚ experts and even merchants who crowded the doors of the tomb grew to
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Before Philip of Macedon stepped in to unify Greece‚ Greece was broken up into territories and provinces. Also‚ before King Philip II came into power‚ Macedonia was unstable and was full of rural clans‚ which were all loosely tied under a hereditary empire. Philip inherited the unstable kingdom‚ from his brother‚ on the verge of a fall‚ and made it the most power state of its time. His military innovations revolutionized warfare‚ which was passed onto his son Alexander the Great who created the army
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Greece and Persia Persia and Greece were beautiful and prosperous empires‚ the most influential of their time. Over the years the two empires have had many conflicts and rivalry dating back to before the Christ era. However at the same time‚ each city had great influence on one another in some way. Greece and Persia have many similarities in their political and economic organization along with differences. Before Persia became known as the largest empire in the world in its time period they were
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occupational structure of Greece has changed in the 20th century because of increased industrialization and urbanization. Since the 1960s‚ the number of rural workers has dropped considerably. Overall‚ the employment numbers reflect various sectors ’ contribution to the GDP‚ with most Greeks employed in the service sector (59.2 percent) and lesser numbers in industry (21 percent) and agriculture (19.8 percent)‚ according to 1998 estimates in the 2000 CIA World Factbook . Greece ’s total labor force numbered
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The Han Dynasty is one of‚ if not the most successful‚ dynasties in all of China’s history. The Hans ruled for just over four centuries‚ one of the longest of the Chinese dynasties. The Hans were preceded by China’s first dynasty‚ the Qin. The Hans came to power after Emperor Gaozu‚ Liu Bang‚ a peasant‚ defeated the last rebellion against him. As far as power and prestige goes‚ the Han Dynasty rivaled the Roman Empire. The Han Dynasty ruled in what is thought to be the golden age‚ which many dynasties
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Born: September 30‚ 1882 Neustadt an-der-Haardt‚ Germany Died: September 24‚ 1945 Potsdam‚ Germany German experimental physicist Hans Geiger was a German nuclear physicist (a person who studies the inner core of the atom) best known for his invention of the Geiger counter‚ a device used for detecting and counting atomic particles‚ and for his work in nuclear physics with Ernest Rutherford (1871–1937). Early life Johannes Wilhelm Geiger was born in Neustadt an-der-Haardt (now Neustadt ander-Weinstrasse)
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Ancient Greece The Greeks become one people Greek myths Pandora’s Box In ancient Greece they had myths about gods in one of them Zeus asked Hephaestus to make him a daughter. They made her out of clay. Hephaestus made a beautiful woman named Pandora. Zeus sent Pandora to earth so she could marry Epimetheus. Zeus wanted Pandora to marry Epimetheus so he could get even. One of the brothers‚ Prometheus gave people fire without asking Zeus for permission. Zeus sent Pandora to earth with a box. The
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The Han Dynasty was one of the greatest dynasties throughout the history of Ancient China. It was founded by Liu Bang who was known as Emperor Gaozu of Han. The Han Dynasty lasted for over 400 years‚ from 206 BC to 220 AD. It was the second Imperial dynasty after the Qin Dynasty. There were great achievements in politics‚ economy‚ technology‚ and culture. In terms of politics‚ Chinese society was highly structured under the Han Dynasty. At the top was the emperor‚ who was believed to
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