3500 BC The Phoenicians develop an alphabet. to 2900 BC The Sumerians develop cuneiform writing - pictographs of accounts written on clay tablets. The Egyptians develop hieroglyphic writing. 1775 BC Greeks use a phonetic alphabet written from left to right. 1400 BC Oldest record of writing in China on bones. 1270 BC The first encyclopedia is written in Syria. 900 BC The very first postal service - for government use in China. 776 BC First recorded use of homing pigeons used to send message
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1. Write a short history of the Delhi Sultanate in India from its founding to the end of the Khalji domination. The foundation of Arab power in India proper were laid by the ruler of Ghazni in Central Asia‚ Sultan Mahmud (997 CE)‚ who invaded and conquered the Punjab between 1001 and 1014. The empire of Ghazni began to fall to pieces under the later successors of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni. Muhammed of Ghur‚ who became the governor of the province of Ghazni in 1173. Muhammed began his Indian campaign
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Art History Critical Summary - The Book from the Sky Exhibit Created in 1990‚ The Book from the Sky designed by Xu Bing is located at the Blanton Museum. Xu Bing’s main purpose for the creation of the piece was to show his opinion on the concept of freedom of speech in Communist China. The Book from the Sky is a collection of calligraphies on individual sheets and scrolls that to an illiterate in Chinese calligraphy would believe to be authentic text. However‚ The Book from the Sky is instead a
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Columbian Exchange How you ever wondered what the Columbian Exchange was and how it affected our world today? The Columbian Exchange was coined by Alfred Crosby. The Columbian Exchange is defined as the transatlantic flow of goods and people. Columbus believed the earth was round. He was right but he underestimated the size of the world. Many people believed the world was flat as well as people would literally fall off the end of the world. Columbus was funded by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
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Modern history From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search "Modern Age" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Modern Age (disambiguation). Human history ↑ Prehistory Recorded History Ancient history Earliest records Near East Africa Mediterranean region East Asia South Asia Early Americas Postclassical Era Europe Middle East Africa South/Southeast Asia East Asia Central Asia Americas Modern history
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Hale County‚ Alabama: From Slavery to Freedom in a Black Belt Community. The Politics of Reconstruction The Civil War was bloodiest war in American history (600‚000 soldiers died). It began as way to preserve Union but evolved into a struggle for African American freedom‚ resulting in the death of slavery in the United States and the unification of the states under a stronger central government. The Defeated South South destroyed after defeat: towns ruined‚ slavery (means of labor in cotton fields)
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methane‚ paint‚ ammonia‚ carbon monoxide and stearic acid‚ however its main ingredient is tobacco. Tobacco is a well known plant grown natively in North and South America. This addictive plant was first discovered by Columbus in 1492 when it was offered as a gift from the Native Americans. Cigarettes were originally used in early America by the Mayan ’s and Aztec ’s. They would crush tobacco leaves and wrap the tobacco in a corn husk to smoke. Smoking gradually spread across the world and in
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Robert Clive/Battle of Plassey 1757- British wanted to bring India into their empire. Incredible ambitious. Begin career as clerk for East Indian Company. He tried to commit suicide twice. Desperately unhappy and wanted to do something with his life. Siraj Ud- Dula was beginning to resist the East Indian Company. Clive said I know how to defeat this man the Indians had more people than the East Indian Company. He went around and begins to buy loyalty of generals to rebel against the prince. The Battle
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Religion played a big role in shaping the values‚ attitudes‚ and conduct of the Spanish during the Age of Discovery and Conquest (1492-1579). The colonial church provided control and a standard of conduct and living for the new world. In fact‚ the colonial church had even more power in Spanish America then it did in Spain. Why this is important though‚ is because it limited the possibility of rebellion and opposition. As long as the church was in place‚ there was Spanish order‚ and as long as there
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History of the Philippines From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Part of a series on the Culture of Philippines History Languages Traditions Mythology and folklore[show] Cuisine Festivals Religion Literature Music and performing arts[show] Media[show] Sport[show] Monuments[show] Symbols[show] Philippines portal v t e Part of a series on the History of the Philippines Prehistory (pre-900)[show] Classical Period (900–1521)[show] Spanish Period (1521–1898)[show] American Period (1898–1946)[show]
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