reforms that altered the political‚ social‚ legal‚ economic‚ and cultural spheres of the new republic. His goal: to raise Turkey to the level of modern civilization. 6 groups of major reforms: 1. political reforms November 1922‚ abolishment of sultanate October 1923‚ proclamation of republic March 3‚ 1924‚ abolishment of caliphate 2. social reforms 1926-1934 recognition of equal rights for men and women ex.: 1926‚ new civil code abolished polygamy and gave women equal rights in divorce‚
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AN OVERVIEW OF PHILIPPINE CULTURE Introduction Before the coming of the Spaniards the Filipinos had a civilization of their own. The various aspects of this civilization doubtless came partly from the Malays who settled in the country and partly from a response to the new environment. The customs and traditions‚ the government and mode of living have‚ to a great extent‚ come down to the present and may be found in remote rural areas which have so far succeeded in resisting the impact
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Professional Networking Plan at the Conference Introduction I plan to attend the American Association of Petroleum Geologist/Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationist (AAPG/NAPE) Conference which comes up in November of this year in Lagos‚ Nigeria. The conference brings together professionals in oil and gas field‚ professors and faculties from the universities‚ students of various geosciences disciplines as well as other stakeholders servicing the oil industry in one capacity or the other
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MALAYSIA The flag of Malaysia‚ also known as the Jalur Gemilang (Malay for "Stripes of Glory")‚[1] comprises a field of 14 alternating red and white stripes along the fly and a blue canton bearing a crescent and a 14-point star known as the Bintang Persekutuan (Federal Star). The 14 stripes‚ of equal width‚ represent the equal status in the federation of the 13 member states and the federal government‚ while the 14 points of the star represent the unity between these entities.[2] The crescent represents
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When discussing the age of exploration‚ imperialism and expansions the Ottomans are not often mentioned as members at the forefront of the race. In fact‚ very rarely are any Muslim countries associated with the idea of explorers of “new worlds”. In the piece by Giancarlo Casale titled the Ottomans Age of Exploration he discusses the role this great power played in the era of exploration and their struggle‚ primarily with the Portuguese‚ in the Indian Ocean. His work makes an attempt to argue the
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MACRO AND MICRO FACTORS AFFECTING THE STEEL INDUSTRY (TATA STEEL) The world GDP‚ as reported by International Monetary Fund‚ was on an upturn‚ growing by 5% in 2010 as compared to a negative growth of 0.5% in 2009. While the growth in the advanced economies was 3.0% in 2010‚in contrast to -3.4% in 2009‚ the emerging and developing economies grew by 7.3% in 2010 when compared to the growth of 2.7% in 2009. The growth in the developing and emerging economies slowed down during the end of 2010
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The Parmar dynasty was an early medieval Indian royal house that ruled over the Malwa region in central India.The belongs to rajput clan. The most significant ruler was Bhoja I. The seat of the Parmar kingdom was Dhārānagara‚ the present day Dhar city in Madhya Pradesh. The main sources for the history of the Parmar dynasty are the Nava-saha-sanka-charita of Padmagupta and a series inscriptions‚ most notably the Udayapur Praśasti‚ found at Udaypur in Vidisha district‚ Madhya Pradesh. The Rulers
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1. Commercial cities that served as meeting points between distant cultures are called: a. way stations. b. warehouses. c. entrepôts. d. shipping centers. e. nodes. 2. Cairo and Alexandria in Egypt: a. did not need to provide protection for merchants as most trade came by land rather than by sea. b. established a commercial law apart from religion so that all people could participate in trade. c. had Muslim and Jewish trading firms that worked as close partners in
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coastline and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates‚ after Abu Dhabi. Dubai is surrounded by Saudi Arabia on its southern and western borders while northern and eastern borders are shared with the Sultanate of Oman. The neighbouring cities of Dubai are Abu Dhabi‚ Ajman‚ Sharjah and Umma al-Quwain. Advantages of tourism in Dubai Dubai is a well known country for their tourism and their oil. Their oil ran out a long time ago and now they are relying
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hunting and fishing. They had a dialect consisted of 18 syllables. Later the Indonesians followed and brought with them Buddhism and Hinduism. Because of Palawan’s proximity to Borneo‚ the southern portion of the island came under the rule of the Sultanate of Brunei. Trade flourished and intermarriages among the natives‚ Chinese‚ Japanese‚ Arab‚ Hindu. The result is the breed of Palaweños‚ both in physical and features. Palawan was named‚ “Land of Promise” by Antonio Pigafetta‚ Magellan’s chronicler
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