- No solid political system - While China rose to power they did not believe in a certain god while India believed in many gods. - Male dominated society‚ women had virtually no rights Mauryan/Gupta India Political – Caste System‚ Regionalism + diversity‚ Ashoka (grandson of Chandra Gupta‚ led military‚ converted to Buddhism and the promoted peace throughout India‚ wrote on rocks all through India encouraging peace and unification throughout India) Economics – traded + merchants (lots
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“The World Bank has undergone significant change in its purpose and membership since its inception in 1944” (world bank‚ 2003). As a result‚ there are many people criticize regarding its current governance and accountability. They are discussed that bank’s governance system is undemocratic‚ largely because borrowing countries that are impacted the most by bank projects have minimal voice in bank’s decisions about loan and projects and the selection of the bank president is unilateral. The World Bank
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ranking 1 and 2 according to Forbes Magazine) Students come from all over the world to gain the knowledge‚ networking and accolades that are offered at our prestigious universities. TRADING ABILITIES The United States has a First World trade profile (massive exports of consumer and technology goods and imports of natural resources). Working through the World Trade Organization (WTO)‚ the United States is a world leader in securing the reduction of trade barriers in order to expand global
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What is The Atlantic World? In order to truly understand what the Atlantic World is‚ one must first be informed of its history. Throughout the course of the time period between the 1500’s and the 1800’s‚ the Atlantic Ocean was used in ways that completely shaped its past. It was no longer to be simply seen as a large body of water‚ but instead as a passageway that connected various groups of people. From European Vikings to fishermen‚ the Ocean was covered with countless clusters of nations whom
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eno :aeS anihC tsaE eht ni aixopyH Accepted Manuscript Author manuscript‚ published in "Marine Environmental Research 64‚ 4 (2007) 399" DOI : 10.1016/j.marenvres.2007.01.007 ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT Hypoxia in the East China Sea: one of the largest coastal low-oxygen areas in the world Chung-Chi Chen1‚ *‚ Gwo-Ching Gong2 ‚ Fuh-Kwo Shiah2‚ 3 Deparment of Life Science National Taiwan Normal University 88‚ Sec. 4‚ Ting-Chou Road Taipei 11677‚ Taiwan. 2 1 peer-00562971‚ version 1 - 4 Feb 2011 Institute
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New world exploration a. exploration origins of european expansion exploration b. consequences encounter a. conquistadors had superior weapons/guns & horses b. native american populations quickly shrank c. death due to diseases brought by europeans spanish empire a. financed by gold and silver from americas b. natives: died from diseases brought by the spanish some converted to christianity some resisted by the spanish control colonies spanish empire -appointed viceroys
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Convergence” I. Summary/Synopsis Thomas L.Friedman‚ The World is Flat: a brief history of the twenty-first century. Published by Farrar‚ Straus and Giroux‚ 2007. Friedman discusses the "triple convergence." The convergence of the ten flatteners had created a whole new platform. It is a global‚ Web-enabled platform for multiple forms of collaboration. This platform enables individuals‚ groups‚ companies‚ and universities anywhere in the world to collaborate - for the purposes of innovation‚ production
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The World of Collecting You are going to read a magazine article about people who collect things. For questions 16 – 30‚ choose from the people (A – D). The people may be chosen more than once. A. Ron Barton shares his home with about 200 sewing machines. His passion began when he was searching for bits of second-hand furniture and kept seeing ‘beautiful old sewing machines that were next to nothing to buy’. He couldn’t resist them. Then a friend had a machine that wouldn’t work‚ so she asked
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hunger‚ as the word is used by food and health experts can be defined as the continuing deprivation in a person of the food needed to support a healthy life. The more technical term is under nutrition. Over time‚ hunger slows physical and mental development in children and leaves them more vulnerable to illness and disease. For example‚ respiratory and diarrhea infections are common in undernourished children‚ and even diseases of vitamin A deficiency‚ which can cause blindness‚ anemia‚ caused by iron
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LION * Lions are the second largest big cat species in the world (behind tigers). * The average male lion weighs around 180 kg (400 lb) while the average female lion weighs around 130 kg (290 lb). * The roar of a lion can be heard from 8 kilometers (5.0 miles) away. * Most lions found in the wild live in southern and eastern parts of Africa. * Lions are very social compared to other cat species‚ often living in prides that feature females‚ offspring and a few adult males.
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