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    mài – to sell zhao – look for ‚ give change (money) song – to give as a gift youming – famous 4. shang ren – business man ke shi‚ bu guo - but shui xing – wake up yi jing – already xiao xin – be careful te di – especially‚ on purpose yi qian – before cai – just (complain) jiu – just (appreciate) ban tian – do something for a long time deng – wait

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    The picture that is being depicted on the paper given is the Nile Rive It is founded in the north of Africa‚ it is the longest river in Africa and possible the world. This river creates a fertile land which is great for farming and from this fertile land it allowed ancient Egyptians to have a large amount of food for both there friends‚ families‚ and for trade. From this the Nile river became one of the oldest civilizations in the world to began. The fertile soil allowed the ancient Egyptian to use

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    In book II of the Aeneid‚ Virgil depicts the fall of Troy as Aeneas tells his tale. Aeneas begins his story as the Greeks have constructed a giant horse. This was clearly an indication for the end of the war as there were no sign of the Greeks. However‚ this was a malicious trick by the Greeks as soldiers were in the hollow belly of the horse. At night‚ when the Trojans had fallen asleep‚ the Greek soldiers hidden in the horse came out‚ opened the gates‚ and gave the signal to the main army. Consequently

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    The Golden Age of Greece The Golden Age of Greece began after the victory of the Persian Wars. The civilization of Ancient Greece shifted into prosperous and peaceful times from around 500 to 400 B.C. E. This period is called the Golden Age because of all the achievements. The Ancient Greeks made many contributions to the traditions of Western civilization with their literature and ideas about science‚ mathematics‚ art‚ and architecture. A great deal of this came about because of what the Greeks

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    Chemistry ISU Report In the car (Internal Combustion Engine) Name: Chia Wei Qian ID: 1101C12664 Period 4 Date: 14 May 2012 Lecturer: Mr. Jaroslaw Cebrowski Introduction Car engine is amazing machine that convert the heat energy to mechanical energy to let the car move. As we know the modern car engine is works in the internal combustion so it is call internal combustion engines. But for the older technology‚ they used External Combustion Engines. It is far lower efficiency

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    Review for Test 1 – Chapters 1 through 4 Chapter 1 – Beginnings of Civilization 1. What is the name of the place where the oldest paintings known to mankind are found? The neanderthal’s 2. What happened in the Neolithic period that allowed for communities and villages to develop?Agriculture 3. What two things (according to the book) happen together when civilization begins to develop?Hunting and gathering. 4. What is the name of the area where Sumerians settled? Fertile crescent

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    Explain the importance of trade‚ taxation and tribute in the Persian Empire. The Persian people called Darius a ‘merchant’ as an acknowledgement for his ability to renovate the administration and economy of the empire. The introduction of a number of schemes to promote the economy has led to an unprecedented prosperity in all parts of the empire which lasted for half a century. Darius introduced coinage and a uniform system of weights and measures to create a simple trade system. He also fixed

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    Woodard 2 The key factor that made Cyrus’ rule much more successful than previous and future leaders was the way he treated the conquered parts of his empire. He was known has a great leader even according to Herodotus‚ who compared him quite favorably to other Persian rulers. Herodotus said "it is because of this fixing of tribute [by Darius] and other similar ordinances that the Persians called

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    has never left the minds of historians‚ however the absolute absence of archeological evidence that would point to his existence seems staggering. Had he really existed and constructed a metropolis at least closely resembling the descriptions of Herodotus‚ Berossus‚ or even the Bible‚ then the ruins of his palaces should certainly be visible in the vicinity of modern day Baghdad – the site of ancient Babylon. Yet‚ the only thing visible there was an immense desert with a large dusty mound that the

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    Ruiting Qian WR 122 Draft one 01/21/12 Gun Ban in America In 2012‚ the most serious topics that people always talking about is Gun ban. Most of people voted for ban guns after the Connecticut’s shooting incident. There are lots of children died in the elementary school‚ and Americans realized the bad effects about selling guns legally in many states. There are at least four shooting incidents each year. People may think it is the time to ban America’s guns now‚ but in fact it is not the

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