Inca Communication Like the ancient West African civilizations‚ the Inca did not develop a written language. They did‚ however have knowledge of advanced mathematics. They used knotted string called quipu to keep track of population‚ taxes‚ amount of food in storehouses‚ etc. The quipu worked like an abacus in that different knots at various places on the string represented different places on the number line. The Inca were South American Indian people who ruled one of the largest and richest empires
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World War I broke out in 1914. It would claim the lives of 37 million people and destroy 4 empires‚ the Austro-Hungarian‚ German‚ Ottoman and the Russian. Two major alliances dominated Europe prior the outbreak of war‚ Britain‚ France and Russia formed the Triple Entente whilst Germany‚ Austro-Hungary and Italy the Triple Alliance. When war came about in 1914 America‚ Romania‚ Japan and later on Italy all sided with the Entente‚ whilst Turkey and Bulgaria sided with the Alliance‚ each country had
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fledgling colony between 1622 and 1656. He enjoyed remarkable discretionary powers as chief magistrate‚ acting as high judge and treasurer as well as presiding over the deliberations of the General Court‚ the legislature of the community. In 1636 he helped draft the colony’s legal code. Under his guidance Plymouth never became a Bible commonwealth like its larger and more influential neighbor‚ the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Relatively tolerant of dissent‚ the Plymouth settlers did not restrict the
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Kazakhstan into farming land. Yet‚ there were 3 main reasons why this project failed. Khrushchev had discouraged the use of the highly popular and efficient crop cycle and fallow land techniques. Furthermore‚ he did not provide these farms with the basic tools and materials to grow crops. He did not even provide them with fertilizer. This caused much of the farmland to be ruined and in 1960 half of all the farmland designated for this new
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Crusade did not turn out very well however‚ because nearly all of the crusaders were killed by Turkish soldiers. 3. European lords have reportedly organized a proper military force which consisted of four armies. The first army‚ led by the
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Electrolux Major Appliances is a nationwide appliance company that was established through its sister company Frigidaire. The company has been in business for over 50 years. Electrolux’s corporate office was located in Augusta‚ GA and it was relocated to Charlotte‚ NC in 2011. The company is known for its world class stainless steel appliances. Which include ranges‚ over the range microwaves‚ single and double wall ovens‚ cooktops‚ and refrigerators‚ stand alone ice makers‚ counter top microwaves
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There is a great deal of evidence to support that evolution did indeed happen. Evolution is the changes in a population over time‚ it’s explained through descent with modification and natural selection. The findings from earlier thinkers all back this evidence up. Charles Darwin used evidence he found from research and studying the work of other scientists who studied fossils to support his claim that modern organisms are the descendants of ancestral species that were different from those of today
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Nazi Propaganda was when the Nazi’s controlled what people saw and heard to be sure that they would never see or hear anything that disagrees with the Nazi views. Nazi Propaganda was mainly led by Paul Josef Goebbels. He once said‚ "Propaganda has absolutely nothing to do with truth." First‚ all Germans had to be educated by Nazis. Around 97% of the teachers in Germany were Nazis. All textbooks were changed so they would teach Nazism. Math problems would make children think like Nazis.
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Blank Canvas Who would have thought a yawn captured at the breaking point could become such a universally well known image. Photographer Noam Galai thought he was taking a simple picture but what he did not know is how the world was going to react to it. In the story “Who Is This Man‚ and Why Is He Screaming?‚” Rachel Kadish discusses how an art can be used universally for anyone to take it for what they feel it is. Images that are ambiguous can be interpreted by anyone however they want. An image
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made Rome the most looked upon and most noteworthy empire started to diminish. Rome in its prime of power which was after 117 C.E when the empire attained their greatest territorial extent under the emperor Trajan. Upon this great feat Rome was ranked as elite and the thought that this powerhouse could collapse was inconceivable. The empire of Rome was not constructed in a quick or hasty way by its emperors- so it clearly could not of died out in a span of a mere 24 hours. The well structured empire
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