Similarly‚ their military expansion lead to commercial success and had divisions of clans. However‚ Mali had more power in the territories they took over than Ghana. 6. Compare the Byzantine empire and Medieval Western Europe politically and socially. The Byzantine and Medieval Western Europe were similar and different politically and socially. Similarly‚ they were both considered “Roman‚” and both were organized by a hierarchy. However‚ the
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10. Great Central Terminal The excellence of this celebrated Art building is not to be missed‚ whether you land by rail or not. Assembled somewhere around 1903 and 1931‚ Grand Central Terminal is dazzling. Take the express over to a former time. Fabulous Central Terminal — don’t call it Grand Central Station — is a living‚ clamoring sanctuary to New York’s famous past. Look at the heavenly roof wall painting over the boundless fundamental concourse. Advice a mystery to your companion in the Whispering
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Indian Monuments India is among one of the rare and unique countries in the world which stands for its ancient cultures and traditions‚ which range through a span of centuries. It is clearly evident from the remains of the ancient monuments and traces in the different parts of India. The Indian monuments are the living examples which take us back to thousands of years and helps in exploring the history of India. These monuments in India offer a great help to study and know more about the ancient
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The story of Sohrab and Rustum is told in Sir John Malcolm’s History of Persia‚ as follows: — "The young Sohrab was the fruit of one of Rustum’s early amours. He had left his mother‚ and sought fame under the banners of Afrasiab‚ whose armies he commanded‚ and soon obtained a renown beyond that of all contemporary heroes but his father. He had carried death and dismay into the ranks of the Persians‚ and had terrified the boldest warriors of that country‚ before Rustum encountered him‚ which at
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Khanh Luong & Derek Luong Chapter 10 Asia in the Early Modern Era The Early European Colonization of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is magnet for Europeans. Southeast Asia is kaleidoscope of states and cultures. Island Southeast Asia’s political fragmentation and desirable products made the region easy prey for European domination. The Malay Peninsula is the place for trading between East and South Asia. The Philippines is the place where Chinese sailing junks had been trading. The Portuguese‚ the
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Tobacco cultivation in Pakistan Tobacco belongs to family Solonaceae and genus Nicotiana. It has four species but only two of them are cultivated around the globe. These include Nicotiana tabacum and Nicotiana rustica. Cultivated species of tobacco contains 36 or 48 chromosomes while 24 chromosomes are found in wilds species. It has terminal raceme inflorescence which may contain 150 flowers. Its seed is very small 2000-5000 seeds per 2-valved capsule. It is an annual plant with tap root system
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The 2008 Mumbai attacks (often referred to as November 26 or 26/11) were more than 10 coordinated shooting and bombing attacks across Mumbai‚ India’s largest city‚ by terrorists[5][6] who invaded from Pakistani seawaters.[7] The attacks‚ which drew widespread global condemnation‚ began on 26 November 2008 and lasted until 29 November‚ killing 164 people and wounding at least 308.[2][8] Eight of the attacks occurred in South Mumbai: at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus‚ the Oberoi Trident‚[9] the Taj
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Movie Review The Reluctant Fundamentalist It is not easy to do justice to a book just quite as dynamic as Mohsin Hamid’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist‚ yet Mira Nair has done a spectacular job of bringing to film what Hamid did to literature. The movie features extra ordinary talent from the East and the West. The esteemed Om Puri who plays a virtuoso poet along with Shabana Azmi grace the screen with their presence playing parents to a spoilt Changez Khan (Riz Ahmed)‚ whilst Pakistani singer/actress
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Ghiyas-ud-din Balban (1200-1287) was born in the Ilbari tribe of Turkey. At an young age‚ he was captured by the Mongols and sold to Khwajah Jamal-ud-din Basri of Baghdad. Later he was purchased by Iltutmish and brought to Delhi. From the beginning‚ he was in the good books of his master. He became one of the Chalgan‚ a group of the forty most important nobles of the court. He was most powerful amongst them‚ during the rule of the Nasir-ud-din Mahmud. He became the Sultan of Delhi‚ after the death
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Assess the causes of the Indian Mutiny Throughout the Indian mutiny there were numerous factors‚ mainly due to British imperialism‚ that caused and had significant impact on the Indian nation. Through the course of the Indian mutiny economic‚ Cultural‚ Armies and the Enfield rifle incident caused the Indian Mutiny. These factors bundled together and impacted together which contributed to widespread uprising and the India Mutiny. British Imperialism caused economic and political strain on the
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