Fortune at the bottom of the Pyramid: An insight FOR THE MNCs in Bangladesh OBJECTIVE Multinational corporations or MNCs are a major player in the market of Business world. Most of these set their target market from the elite people holding 20 of world’s population grasping 80 percent of its property. According to World Bank estimates‚ three billion of the world’s population of six billion people lives on no more than $2 a day‚ barely meeting their most fundamental needs. The figure grows to
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Great Pyramids of Giza * Built in c.2560 B.C * Took 20 years to construct * One pyramid contains the tomb of Pharaoh Khufu * Temples dedicated to Khufu * One of the oldest man made seven wonders of the world Cairo Museum * Contains 120‚000 ancient Egyptian artifacts * For example: treasures of King Tutankhamun‚such as his solild gold mask * The Museum contains 9 mummies * For example: the mummy of Queen Hatshepsut Memphis ‚ Ancient Egypt * The location
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society was a big part of their culture. The Mayan culture is a complex‚ largely interconnected whole that consists of the knowledge‚ belief‚ art‚ law‚ morals‚ customs‚ skills‚ and habits learned from parents and others in society. Long before Europeans thought to sail across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas‚ Mayan people conquered the rugged highlands of Guatemala‚ the dense jungles of the Yucatan‚ and the tropical lowlands of the Pacific Coast. Here‚ Mayan people built vast cities‚ cities that rivaled
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Ancient Egypt Egypt is protected by deserts on either side of its main support of life‚ the Nile. The people had a strong government that brought the country together to create an empire. Egypt also had a rich culture including the belief in many gods and having royal blood that was god like. Agriculture was a key element in allowing Egypt to become the kingdom it came to be. The use of the Nile was a key part in uniting Upper and Lower Egypt; but to unite these rivals they would need
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THE MAYANS The Mayans lived in what is today Mexico‚ North America‚ and lived in both the highlands and lowlands of Mesoamerica. It was a very mountainous region‚ with many minerals in the soil‚ and a dry‚ cool‚ climate. The villages that were located in the highlands are where southern Guatemala is today‚ and the villages that were located in the lowlands are where northern Guatemala‚ Belize‚ and the Yucatán Peninsula are today. It was very hot and dry in the lowlands. The Mayans began their civilization
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The Mayan had millions of people within in their civilization. They are one of the oldest societies ever documented. The Mayan culture was very advanced and smart with their technology. They were very artistic and had an eye for crafting and sculpting. They were also very talented in the athletic ability. The Mayan culture is one of the most interesting civilizations in all of history. The Mayans had formed eight major cities including‚ the capital Tikal‚ and other cities‚ Uaxactún‚ Copán‚ Bonampak
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THE MAYAN REALM The Mayans created a great civilisation in parts of what are now Mexico and Honduras and in Guatamala. The ancestors of the Mayans were hunters but about 2‚500 BC they adopted farming as a way of life. In the years from 300 BC to 250 AD organised Mayan kingdoms emerged. Then from 250 AD to 600 AD an advanced civilisation emerged. The Mayans invented writing and they made great advances in astronomy and mathematics. MAYAN LIFE Mayan Society In the centre of each Mayan city was
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Deciphering the Mayan hieroglyphs has been a difficult and long process. Much of the Mayan history and knowledge was burnt away by Spanish inquisition in the sixteenth century. The Spanish believed the Mayans practiced devil worship‚ and there writing system was a tool for the devil. Many Mayans were tortured and jailed for crimes of devil worship‚ and forced to convert religions. The Spanish then burnt up thousands of the Mayan books‚ and people were tortured or burned at the stake if they were
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Maya style of art was realistic‚ displaying acts of contemporary life in murals. The temple pyramid complex itself was said to be dedicated to Quetzelcoatl‚ a god at Teotihuacan and later with the Toltecs and Aztecs. This period was a glorious period of development of crafts and trades‚ a complex religion‚ intensive agriculture and many amazing cultural achievements. Many artifacts suggest that the Mayan society had a hierarchy. Many sculptures and murals left behind represented their rulers
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Mayan Temple During the time of the Mayan Temple one thing that was very important was sacrifice. They did sacrifice by cutting themselves sometimes and they used by killing other people. Also human sacrifice was a central Mayan religion. It was believed to encourage fertility‚ demonstrate piety‚ and propitiate the gods. The Mayan gods were thought to be nourished by human blood‚ and ritual bloodletting was seen as the only means of making contact with them. The Maya believed that if they neglected
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