S Spuzic and C Madden “Logics of Manufacture” CHAPTER 2 History of Manufacture The co-authors in this section: C Stevens and J O’Brien 2.1. Before the Industrial revolution Preamble The beginnings (distant past down to 5 millennia before present) The urban societies (~5000 years ago to ~2500 years ago) Greece and Rome (~2500 years ago to ~1500 years ago) Medieval period (~1500 to ~ 500 years ago) Impact of western civilisations (~500 to ~250 years ago) Preamble The contemporary state
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Dominance In society humans use stratification to organize groups of people. In doing so they are creating what is known as a social hierarchy. Social hierarchies show one of the ways humans achieve asserting dominance over others. Wanting to assert dominance over others and be “above them” is human nature‚ whether it is asserting dominance over the opposite sex or one society over another. In history the human nature of asserting dominance over the opposite sex happens quite often. In
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biotechnology------------------------------------------------- Before the Common Era[edit] * 7000 BCE – Chinese discover fermentation through beer making. * 6000 BCE – Yogurt and cheese made with lactic acid-producing bacteria by various cultures. * 4000 BCE – Egyptians bake leavened bread using yeast. [1] * 500 BCE – Moldy soybean curds used as an antibiotic. * 250 BCE – The Greeks practice crop rotation for maximum soil fertility. [2] * 100 BCE – Chinese use chrysanthemum as
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Caribbean History Identured Labour Portuguese (Madeirans and Maltese) Group Members: Robinette Hemely Tehri-ann Brown Chamoya Cameron Joenel Bent Kimberly Graham Latifa Poorman Tamara Gooden Tamoy Gayle Teacher: Mrs.Wolfe Form: 5m Destination Where they came? Most Madeirans came to the the British Guyana to work on a plantation in Demarara. Madeirans in Guyana * In 1834 the fisrt 40 Madeirans came
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Battle of Gettysburg "Battle of Gettysburg." History.com. A&E Television Networks‚ 2013. Web. 25 Sept.2013.http:// www.history.com/topics/battle-of-gettysburg This article contains information on the three day bloody battle of Gettysburg‚ where Robert E. Lee’s overconfident Confederate Army strived to take down the Unions’. “In May 1863‚ Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia had scored a smashing victory over the Army of the Potomac at Chancellorsville” (History.com). However
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titled “Got Culture” and the issues addressed in this article are that our closest relatives who are the Chimpanzees share a culture just as us humans do. But many people in the world do not believe in such theories they believe that culture is specific to humans only and that there is no way that a Chimp can hold such “symbolic relationships” as us humans do everyday (Stanford‚ 2002.) Throughout the article Stanford points out many claims that oppose and support his theory. For instance he states
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In early Meiji reformation‚ the nation turned their attention mostly to “shokusan kogyo” (encouragement of industries). For years‚ the government put their effort to support and encourage industrialization. However‚ many Japanese failed to keep their business running because the lack of experiences and acknowledgements. Fortunately‚ there were still some entrepreneurs who made a great influence in the industry‚ such as Shibuzawa Eiichi (1840-1931) - president of many companies‚ Iwasaki Yataro (1834-85)
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The main reason for the League’s failure was the attitude of the members. How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. One reason for the failure of the League of Nations was the attitude of the members. The Britain only cared about protecting their empire and building their trade. The French were worried about another attack from Germany only. Britain and France saw the League as a great tool to practice their own wants‚ and their biased foreign policy‚ however‚ that was totally
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History Task: How does tobacco link British Empire and American development from 1600 onward? The trade of tobacco was advantageous to both American development and the British Empire in the 17th and 18th century. Tobacco was first introduced to Europeans in 1492 when Columbus landed in the Americas. Columbus wrote in his diary‚ on October 15th‚ 1492‚ that he observed an Indian sailing in a canoe with water‚ food‚ and tobacco leaves. Salves- New world America Briatin had much respect from
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unfaith with slaves. He talked that all of slaves and he were also human‚ so they had to live like a human. Government did not pay well attention to slaves lives. A slave said that he would like the president could care about their lives; all of them might depend on Jefferson’s decision. Furthermore‚ it was James Forten’s idea. He wanted that the government could care more about slave life. Giving slaves freedom zone and living like human. They
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