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    Homework Packet Periodic Table (70 pts) Historical Background of the Periodic Table (pp. 113-116) 1. What did John Newlands contribute to the Periodic Table? 2. List three ideas Mendeleev used to design the modern Periodic Table. (3) a. b. c. 3. How did Moseley modify the Periodic Table? Characteristics of the Periodic Table (pp. 117-122) 4. Do the periods of the table go horizontal or vertical across the table? 5. Do the groups of the table go horizontal or vertical across the table? Class

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    The Ottoman Empire was one of the most powerful‚ longest lasting empires of all time. It was formed by a sultan named Osman in 1299 A.D. He started to expand the empire and make it one of the most feared. Janissaries protected the sultans and fought for them‚ for they were a major part of expanding the empire. The empire grew and grew eventually becoming it’s most powerful under Suleiman “The Magnificent.” After Suleiman’s rule of the Ottoman Empire in 1566‚ a rumor arose that the ottoman that he

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    Mongols were the descendants of the famed Empire Builder Ghengis Khan. They have played a more prominent role in world history than any other people of North or Middle Asia. They were able to create a world empire‚ with the help of Ghengis Kahn. Ghengis Kahn had a huge role making the Mongols a world empire. He was a Mongol chieftain who rose to power as kahn. Ghengis Kahn was able to unify and organize the scattered Mongols and other nomadic tribes into a superior fighting

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    The Fall of the Western Roman Empire The Roman Empire was known as one of the greatest empires in history. As Rome grew‚ they started to fall apart and eventually would fall completely. Rome’s political‚ economical‚ disease‚ and foreign invader problems took great parts in the fall of the Western Roman Empire. These four issues were best known to cause Rome’s demise. There were many reasons for the Roman Empire fall. Political problems were one of the reasons. Some of the political problems were

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    In the old days‚ the Roman empire was the greatest empire in the whole Eurasia. It was strong both economically and politically; however‚ it fell like many empires that existed before. In my opinion‚ the causes of the fall of the Roman empire appeared as early as the third century. The first cause was the threat of the barbarians‚ afterwards the maintenance of the court‚ then the administration which led to the increase of the expenses of the Roman Empire. The civil wars‚ and anarchy‚ made the

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    Rome was an empire built as if it was destined to last until the end of existence. Its borders spanned across mountains to deserts and even engulfed the Mediterranean Sea at one point. The Romans had strong armies‚ cultural influence‚ and great leaders skilled in military and political tactics. However‚ as Rome increased in size‚ it started to become more unstable. Rome eventually fell as an empire for many reasons which include religion‚ war‚ political and economic problems. The success

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    The British Empire was also involved in wars throughout the world and at one stage they basically became bankrupt and tried to seek help from other different countries such as the United States of America. World War1‚ the Cold War and World War Two had greatly impacted on the decolonization of the British Empire. These wars hit Britain like a tonne of bricks. Economic difficulty was one of the worst things that affected the British Empire. They just could not afford to pay for different expenses

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    engineering industries in the next few months. My first impression is that the country is quite destroyed because of the war not long time ago so housing was a huge problem for everybody‚ who lived in the UK. There was plenty of work for me and the other servicemen‚ but first we clashed with the natives over the issue of accommodation. But alongside the conflicts and the discrimination‚ another process was taking place. Excluded from much of the social and economic life around us‚ we began to adjust

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    published Empire of Cotton‚ written by Harvard University Professor Sven Beckert‚ in 2014. And is vivid and penetrating nonfiction in which the author creates a definitive history of how cotton came to shape the contemporary world‚ global capitalism and political economies. The history of cotton dates back 5‚000 years and was crucial to economies of many ancient civilizations. However‚ Beckert focuses the majority of his attention to our last 250 years. Crossing six continents he depicts how the greed

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    Beliefs are what a person believes to be true to them. Ethics and Beliefs are different. It is like saying one is a fact and the other is an opinion. I feel dissection is mindless‚ disgusting‚ and torcher to animals of all kinds. It makes me feel light headed just hearing about it or thinking about it. All of the small animals such as frogs‚ insects‚ gerbils and other small animals being dissected are helpless. Just because we are the dominant species does not mean we can kill minor animals just

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