Guided Reading Chapter 13 Terms: 1. Tropics- Areas with high humidity and temperatures 2. Monsoons- an overflow of water from rivers 3. Ecosystems- communities of living things within a certain climare 4. Bilad al-sudan- West African Jewish communities who were connected to known Jewish communities from the Middle East‚ North Africa‚ or Spain and Portugal. 5. Dhow - any of various types of sailing vessels used by Arabs on the east African‚ Arabian‚ and Indian coasts‚ generally
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Kingdom : Division: Class: Sub-class: Order : Family : Subfamily : Tribe : Genus : Species : Plantae Angiosperms Eudicots Rosids Sapindales Rutaceae Aurantioideae Clauseneae Aegle A. marmelos Bael (Aegle marmelos)‚ also known as Bengal quince‚ golden apple‚ stone apple‚ wood apple‚ bili‚ is a species of tree native to India. It is present throughout Southeast Asia as a naturalized species. The tree is considered to be sacred by Hindus. Its fruits are used in traditional
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The Father Of Chemestry Abu Musa Jaber Ibn Hayyayn. (721-803AD) Abu Musa Jaber Ibn Hayyayn generally known as “The Father Of The Chemestry” and also known as Al Chemist “Geber” of the middle ages of an ”attar” (druggist). The date of the birth is not known but it is established that he practised medicine and alchemy in kufa (now known as Iraq) around 776A.D. In his Early age he practised medicine and was under the patronage of Barkemy Vazeer during the Abbasith caliphate of Haroon al Rashid. He
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Looking back in history‚ countries around the world go through tremendous changes that influence the future. Change is inevitable and countries have the ability to transform in order to stay competitive. Countries have the power to change for their own self benefit‚ and on the other hand‚ countries can change due to other dominating regions. Africa is a country that has fallen victim to both instances. Early on‚ Africa was a country that had new technology for farming and overall viewed as a powerful
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Islamic people who traveled to this city spread the wealth of Timbuktu and inspired Arabs to visit the city. Mansa Musa was the first emperor of Mali in 1300 and was also a very influential person in Timbuktu. He attracted merchants and scholars from Northern Africa to Timbuktu. He also contributed to the prominence of Timbuktu becoming the center of Muslim education (Fritze). Mansa Musa was great help to Timbuktu’s wealth and popularity. He was one of the only emperors who helped change Timbuktu as
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to over $400 billion today‚ he is far and away the richest person to ever live. Not only was this tycoon immensely wealthy‚ he was also quite generous with his wealth‚ as described in document 4. One reason for his generosity was his religion. Mansa Musa was a muslim‚ and was therefore obligated to give away a portion of his wealth each year to charity. He more than came through on this‚ according to the Egyptian official in document 4‚ “there was no person‚ officer of the court‚ or holder of any office
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balsamina) Leaves Extract A Comparison with Miconazole Nitrate 4 Antibacterial Activity of Janitor (Hypostomus plecostomus) Fish Oil Extract Against Escherica Coli and Staphylococcus Aureus 2013 5 Baby Wipes Mosquito Repellent 2013 6 Banana Peduncles (Musa paradisiaca) as a Potential Source of Packaging papers 7 Biosorption of Barium from Assimilated Water by means of Live Hydrilla verticillata and Nymphaea (water Lily) A Comparative Study 2004 8 Biosorption of Zinc in Contaminated Soil from Zambales
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Money and politics The monetisation of politics remains a widespread phenomenon in Malaysia. Corruption in Malaysia took deep roots after political parties went aggressively into business during the rule of Mahathir Mohamad. It has seriously impacted democracy and the rights of voters to free and fair elections. Money contributes to the cancer of corruption. "Money can disrupt the democratic principle of fair competition in elections and undermine proper political representation‚" read a 2011
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About five million out-of-school children across the nation are forced into child labour‚ getting into adulthood earlier than their time due to early exposure to the hard world of breadwinners. Yet‚ poverty is widespread. A UNICEF study accessed November 2008 shows that nine out of 10 Nigerians live on less than $2 a day (that’s about N300). At about 5: 15 pm‚ in the busy Zuba Junction‚ along Abuja-Kaduna Road‚ Asabe (not real name)‚ a seven year-old girl runs endlessly after buses amidst careless
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the Almoravid Era (929-1031)‚ and finally the Decline (1031-1492). The history of the Muslim Spain is a very controversial one‚ but the story with the most evidence is as follows. In the year 711 a Christian chief‚ Julian‚ was seeking help from Musa Ibn Nusair‚ who
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