humidity‚ and abundant rainfall. April and May are the hottest months‚ with the wetter monsoon season from November to January. Singapore is an outpost of the Sumatran Srivijaya empire‚ named Temasek‚ which means ‘sea town’. It was part of the Sultanate of Johor. In 1613‚ Portuguese raiders burnt down the settlement and the island sank into obscurity for the next two centuries. Singapore became the capital of the Straits Settlements in 1836. During World War II‚ the Imperial Japanese Army invaded Malaya and
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students will feel at home with the array of clubs and things to do. There are also a variety of programmes to ensure new students to transition into UBD through The International Student Service Unit of Student Affairs Section. Brunei is a peaceful sultanate‚ rich with culture and heritage. There is plenty of opportunity to experience its vibrant culture‚ to explore the natural wonders of Brunei land‚ and Brunei rivers and seas while
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http://archive.arabnews.com/?page=9&section=0&article=125949&d=31&m=8&y=2009 Malaysia Independence Day Supplement: History of independence — 52 years ago Arab News The struggle to search for independence began in 1511 and took more than 446 years. It ended with the declaration of national independence on Aug. 31‚ 1957. The termination of the Malayan Union in 1948 made the British to commit themselves to prepare the way for the federation’s independence. Under the twin
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Chapter 11 Mongol armies besieged the Genoese trading on Black Sea in 1346 Damaged trading links between East Asia and Mediterranean bubonic plague Geneose merchants and soldiers withdrew‚ taking germs with them reached Messina‚ Sicily‚ half were dead and rest dying went port to port‚ spreading the germs killed one third of European population land and sea trailes of human voyagers became accidental conduits for deadly microbes devastated societies more than Mongol warfare “murderous
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independence. Corruption can be seen everywhere. Corruption is not a new phenomenon in India. It has been prevalent in the society since ancient times. History reveals it was present even in the Mauryan period. It was practiced even in Mughal and Sultanate period. When the East India Company took control of the country‚ corruption reached new height. Corruption in India has become so common that people are not aware of a public life without it. Corruption has deeply infected every segment of the
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Sabah Spratly’s Island Calayan Group of Islands I. Historical Background Under a treaty entered into with the sultans of Sulu and Maguindanao in 1640‚ the Spaniards recognized the independence of the two sultanates. Thus‚ the Sulu sultan later became the sovereign ruler of Sabah. The Spratly Islands consist of more than 100 small islands or reefs. They are surrounded by rich fishing grounds and potentially by gas and oil deposits. They are claimed in their entirety by China‚ Taiwan‚ and Vietnam
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Abstract * Historians take national states as focus (since mid-19th century) * Realize importance of large-scale historical process * Sea/ocean basins as framework for analysis * Not well for absolute/definitive category * Contour/characteristics change dramatically over time * Useful to bring focus to exchange * For > century European/Euro-American treat history almost exclusively to national states * Leopold focus on institution‚ constitution
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water. Pre Colonial Period Basketry Cordilleras- rich in basket *Pasking/backpack- structured to support the human frame Woodcarving Anito(Cordillera groups)- which they called it bulol‚ signify the value of fertility. Okir-a-datu (Maranao&Tausog Mindanao)- ornate curvilinear designs and motifs applied to wood carving. *Sarimanok -painted in many colors‚ holding a fish in its beak. *Naga- form of an elaborate mythical serpent *Pako rabong- stylized growing fern with a broad base
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1. HISTORY -The word ’history’ is derived from the Greek noun ’historia’ meaning ’inquiry or research‚ knowledge acquired by investigation. -Learning by inquiry about the past of mankind was later developed into a discipline by the Greek historians Thucydides and Heredeotus (who is popularly known as ’Father of History’. PHILIPPINE HISTORY Philippine history‚ many argue‚ did not begin with the coming of the Portuguese explorer‚ Ferdinand Magellan in 1521. Rather‚ it began in the 13th century
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II. The Coming of Islam to South Asia Political Divisions and the First Muslim Invasions Indian influences on Islamic Civilization- Indian learning was transmitted to the Muslim heartlands in the Middle East. From Booty to Empire: The Second Wave of Muslim Invasions- Mahmud of Ghazni‚ led a series of expeditions that began nearly two of Muslim raiding and conquest in northern India. Patterns of Conversion- Interaction with the indigenous people soon came to be dominated by accommodation and peaceful
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