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    Since the sixteenth century‚ corsairs from Muslim countries in North Africa has mastered the Mediterranean Sea lanes with violence. At that time the United States won its independence‚ the state of the Barbary Coast such as Tripoli‚ Algiers‚ Morocco‚ and Tunisia have undermined the world merchant ships for three hundred years. The crew was detained in captivity until their home countries agree to pay a ransom for their release. If no ransom was forthcoming‚ the crew is sold as a slave. Over time

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    Persian Empire

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    Chapter Four Persian Empire Persians first to achieve a complex political organization during the end of the second millennium. Medes played a major role in the destruction of the Assyrians Empire Persians now call themselves Achaemenids because they were ancestors of Achamenes. Cyrus(Kurush) son of a Persian chieftain and median princess‚ united Persian tribes and over threw the median monarch around. Cyrus Redrew the map of the west 550 b.c.e Like most Indo-European people the early inhabitants

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    VEGETARIAN DIET

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    participants‚ researchers determined that vegetarians had a 12% lower risk of death compared with nonvegetarians. The effect held true for other specific vegetarian diets‚ according to the study‚ which is published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine. For instance‚ vegans also had a lower risk of death compared to nonvegetarians. Vegetarian diets have been linked in prior research to a lower likelihood of developing chronic diseases like heart disease or diabetes Red meat has been fingered as a potential

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    Aztec World Views

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    Hi do u have any ideas for things i can add?? My thing may not be long enough !! Thesis: Greek and Aztec world views were both greatly influenced by their unique geography. Geography. Greeks. Aztecs. Is there a connection between them? The correct answer is yes‚ and the following essay will take you on a journey that explores and proves thatis statement: Greek and Aztec world views were greatly influenced by their unique geographies. Excellent examples of how Greek and Aztec world views were

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    Fitness and Diet

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    Fitness and Diet Have you noticed that in society today‚ people being mindful of their fitness and diet seems to be non existance. With the technology field booming and junk food being soo easily accessible‚ our society has now been plunged into a new type of life where we have obese kids glued to their tablets and laptops with not even the thought of getting up to kick a ball. My brother seems to be the perfect example of how fitness and diet doesn’t play a major role in his life. Lounging around

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    interior. For example‚ Ankara‚ which is capital of Turkey‚ has an average high temperature of 28C and January average low of -6C. Moreover‚ Egypt and Turkey have many differences in geographical. Egypt located in north-east of Africa‚ bordering the Mediterranean Sea. And it lies between Libya and the red sea north of Sudan. The bustling‚ frantic streets of Turkey and Egypt’s towns and cities are home to hundreds of street hawkers who excel in delivering mouth-watering dishes of their national cuisines

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    first colonies and as the seaport of ancient Rome. “Ostia” in Latin means‚ “mouth”‚ and Ostia Antica was originally located at the mouth of the Tiber River on the Mediterranean Coast. It served as a prime location for trade and communication with the outside culture and world through its accessibility of the Tiber and the Mediterranean. Initially constructed for military purposes of defense‚ it quickly transformed into a commercial center with a dense domestic population. Ostia responded to this

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    Cyprus‚ an island in the Eastern Mediterranean‚ at the cross-roads of three continents - Europe‚ Asia and Africa - has one of the oldest histories of the world‚ dating back 9000 years.<br><br>Its strategic position‚ its wealth in forests and mineral deposits‚ as well as its skilled craftsmen‚ made it the prized possession of the powers of the day. Cultural influences came from all directions - all major regional civilisations left their mark on the island‚ contributing to the development of a very

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    This chapter discusses the affect of the Silk Road and the exchange networks that occurred between 300 BCE until 1100 CE. The routes were brought up in this chapter‚ which were the Silk Road‚ the Indian Ocean‚ and the trans-Saharan trade route. These routes were used to transport goods‚ livestock‚ ideas‚ and shape new cultures. The Silk Road connected China to the Middle East across Central Asia and Iran. This route was necessitated by the Chinese demand for western products such as horses and

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    Suez Canal

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    The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt‚ connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Opened in November 1869 after 10 years of construction work‚ it allows transportation by water between Europe and Asia without navigation around Africa. The northern terminus is Port Said and the southern terminus is Port Tawfiq at the city of Suez. Ismailia lies on its west bank‚ 3 km (1.9 mi) from the half-way point. When first built‚ the canal was 164 km (102 mi) long and 8 m (26 ft)

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