Post office From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The General Post Office Building in Shanghai‚ China. For national postal networks‚ sometimes called "the Post Office"‚ see mail. For other uses‚ see Post Office (disambiguation). A post office is a customer service facility forming part of a national postal system.[1] Post offices offer mail-related services such as acceptance of letters and parcels; provision of post office boxes; and sale of postage stamps‚ packaging‚ and stationery. In
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HIS220 September 12th 2013 - Medieval: o A period in between classical antiquity and modernity. o Seen as a nasty period. o Those living in that era saw themselves as living in the Middle Ages. • Between Heaven and Hell‚ a “Middle Earth”. - History o When/Where/Why did things take place? - Middle Ages + Romans divided Day into 2 12 hour periods. o Day and night o Equinox: Means periods are almost the same. o In January‚ the further north you are‚ the longer the nights. o Prime –
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Sanitation is the hygienic means of promoting health through prevention of human contact with the hazards of wastes as well as the treatment and proper disposal of sewage wastewater. Hazards can be either physical‚ microbiological‚ biological or chemical agents of disease. The World Health Organization states that: "Sanitation generally refers to the provision of facilities and services for the safe disposal of human urine
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civil law system; the United States‚ along with England and other countries once part of the British Empire‚ belong to the common law system. The civil law system has its roots in ancient Roman law‚ updated in the 6th century A.D. by the Emperor Justinian and adapted in later times by French and German jurists. The common law system began developing in England almost a millennium ago. By the time England’s Parliament was established‚ its royal judges had already begun basing their decisions on law
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IN WHAT WAYS WERE THE ROMANS HEIRS TO GREEK AND HELLENISTIC CIVILIZATION? The Hellenistic civilization marked an important time in Greek culture. This was the period between 323 and 31 BC‚ at one point the Greek society changed from being withdrawn and localized to an aggressive multinational‚ unprotected‚ and eager culture that infused together southwest Asia and eastern Mediterranean. The Hellenistic world involved many different people but the Greeks’ thinking and way of life influenced
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thinkquest.org/26907/food.htm (accessed November 1‚ 2007). Rome.Info. Fall of the Roman Empire. http://www.rome.info/history/empire/fall/ (accessed October 27‚ 2007). Smith‚ Christine A. Plague in the Ancient World: A Study From Thucydides to Justinian. http://www.loyno.edu/~history/journal/1996-7/Smith.html (accessed October 27‚ 2007). Tarr‚ Judith‚ and Harry Turtledove. Household Gods. New York: Tom Doherty Associates L.L.C.‚ 1999. New York: Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company‚ 1995. Wilford
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European society in the Middle Ages was predominately rural. The great urban centres of the Roman Empire had either decayed or remained as administrative and religious centres. The societal wealth and power rested within the countryside. The countryside began to experience economic growth in the 11th century. This economic growth would trigger a series of changes to the European societal order in the 12th century. While the majority of the population remained in the countryside‚ an influx of people
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Punishment Punishment (also known as discipline or penalty) is the authoritative imposition of something undesirable or unpleasant on‚ or the removal of something desirable or pleasant from‚ a person‚ animal‚ organization or entity in response to behavior deemed unacceptable by an individual‚ group or other entity.[1][2][3][4][5] The authority may be either a group or a single person‚ and punishment may be carried out formally under a system of law or informally in other kinds of social settings
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1. Questions of periodization 1. Nature and causes of changes in the world history framework leading up to 600 C.E. – 1450 as a period During the postclassical era‚ we’re dealing with the rise of Islam‚ developments in Europe and the Byzantine Empire‚ developments in Asia‚ the rise and fall of the Mongols‚ developments in Africa‚ and the developments in the Americas. Technologies and innovations in this era include warfare and ship building. The role of women also changes‚ the wealthier
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SIGNALLING WORDS Examples 1. Time/order At first At first the freemen of both town and country had an organization and a type of property which still retained something of the communal as well as something of the private‚ but in the town a radical transformation was taking place. Eventually Eventually the group did manage to buy some land in a village not far from London‚ but the project had to be abandoned when the villagers zoned their land against agricultural use. Finally Finally‚ there have
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