1. The unification of India came about when the Persian emperor Darius crossed the Hindu Kush Mountains and conquered portions of northwestern India; there he established the kingdom of Gandhara in present-day Punjab. Achaemenid authority in India shed light on Persian techniques of administration to local rulers. A few centuries later‚ Alexander of Macedon crossed the Indus River and destroyed the states he found. Although his campaign had an effect on politics and history in India‚ he created a
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I. Islamic and Hindu kingdoms A. The quest for centralized imperial rule 1. North India a. Tension among regional kingdoms b. Nomadic Turks became absorbed into Indian society 2. Harsha (reigned 606-648 C.E.) temporarily restored unified rule in north India B. Introduction of Islam to northern India 1. The Sind were conquered by Arab Muslims and passed to Abbasids 2. Muslim merchants formed small communities in all major cities of coastal India 3. Turkish migrants and Islam: Turks convert to Islam
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History Textbook Notes Chapter 1.1: The Beginnings of Civilization (10‚000-1150 B.C.) Spring 2014 Objective: What is the link between food-producing revolution of the Neolithic era and the emergence of civilization? (The shift from hunting and gathering to farming and herding because it changed the way humans organized society.) Neolithic Age: The New Stone Age (10‚000-3‚000 B.C.)‚ characterized by the development of agriculture and the use of stone tools. How do shifts in food production
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Conflict is an inevitable part of human existence. Whenever two or more people interact with each other‚ there exists a potential for conflict. Conflict arises from a clash of ideas‚ power- hungry people and individual differences. Struggle for power occurs everywhere‚ ranging from a school yard to a war ground. The outcomes of struggle however depend on the coping skills‚ personal qualities and the values and beliefs of the individual. In a situation of extreme conflict‚ the individual is put to
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individuals encounter challenges” Journeys are the movement from one place to another‚ however this movement may not be physical and the location need not be tangible. Journeys often involve challenges such as obstacles or adversities; these challenges require individuals to make a choice‚ these choices may not always be as obvious Examples of journeys from the novel “The Color Purple” and the song “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” portray the protagonists making certain choices when they encounter hardships
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What problems would the minister of finance encounter in the process of budget formulation and implementation in Zambia? The national annual budget is a document containing various government activities or work programmes expressed in monetary form. Thus‚ the budget is an important economic policy tool for macroeconomic management and resource allocation. It provides a comprehensive statement of the nation’s economic priorities. Accordingly‚ the budget formulation process has four major dimensions
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WHAT CHALLENGES DOES THE TRADITIONAL PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ENCOUNTER IN A CHANGING PUBLIC SECTOR ENVIRONMENT The traditional model of public administration (TPA) remains the longest standing and most successful theory of management in the public sector which pre-dominated for most of the 20th century. The TPA can be characterized as an administration under the formal control of the political leadership which was based on a strictly hierarchical model of bureaucracy‚ staffed by permanent‚ neutral
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1. State the challenges that an EFL learner would encounter when learning receptive skills. How could he/she overcome such challenges? Receptive skills for EFL are those concerning receiving information and can be identified as listening and reading. Students must process a text (either in written or audio format) and the way in which they do this and the usefulness of the process depends of course upon the teaching methodology employed during the activity. . Receptive skills pose challenges
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to grow more food. I hope to learn how to survive on Mars. 2. Identify any challenging conditions that you may encounter on your mission; this may include near-vacuum conditions‚ extreme temperatures‚ cosmic radiation‚ and microgravity. Explain how you will overcome these challenges with the design of your spacecraft. (5 points) Some challenging conditions that I may encounter on my mission will be the lack of atmospheric
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Examine the representation of the encounter between white settler-invaders and Indigenous peoples in Jeannette Amstrong’s “History Lesson” and Roughing It in the Bush. The Representation of the encounter between white settlers-invaders and indigenous peoples in Jeannette Armstrong’s “History Lesson” and Susanna Moodie’s Roughing it in the Bush differ greatly in a number of ways. Writing at different times‚ for conflicting purposes‚ from opposing points of view as well as utilizing different literary
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