The famine caused around 650‚000 Irish emigrants to come to America in huge waves. 52‚000 arrived in New York City in 1847 alone. (Irish Potato Famine‚ 2000) The California Gold Rush began in January 1848‚ when gold was discovered in the American River near present day Sacramento by James Marshall. News of this discovery traveled to New York City. In August 1848 the New York Herald announced the discovery‚ kicking off the migration west with dreams of striking in rich in California. By December 1949
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1. How strong are the competitive forces confronting Blue Nile and other online jewelers? Which one of the five competitive forces is the strongest? Do five-forces analysis to support your answer. * Threat of new competition: Barrier to entry is moderate due to high capital requirements for technology and software application needs to ensure a customer/user friendly online purchasing experience. But I believe this will be offset by the industry profitability attractiveness to new competitors
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Egypt is located near the Nile River. Egypt is right under the Mediterranean Sea and directly west of the Red Sea. It is located at the top of Africa. They chose this location because it is near an abundance of water. Egypt’s main water source is the Nile River. They often traded with Nubia (also known as Kush) due to them being conveniently close to Egypt. Egypt’s government was focused on heredity rule. Heredity rule is a form of government where the power is passed from father to son and
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Ancient China was a country that was impacted by its geographic features. Ancient China was a very large country. China’s physical features were very greatly impacted by the contact of other cultures. Some of ancient China’s physical features that prevented them from having contact with other cultures were its large mountains and deserts. This had a good and a bad side to it. The good side was that China was well protected from intruders. However‚ the bad side to this was that it was it more
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to show the similarities and differences between Ancient China and Ancient Egypt through advanced technology. Although Egypt and China are located in very different parts of the world‚ they both developed similarly. With China and Egypt both being river valley civilizations‚ it allowed them to advance in technology such as agriculture‚ metallurgy and astronomy because it allowed them to gain food surplus leading to population growth and allowing many different people to learn and create different
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The Mesopotamia lies between two rivers the Euphrates and the Tigris‚ which was known for flooding and making it great for land to stay fertile which meant the crops were ideal for growing. (Survey of World History‚ Early Civilizations‚ pg.17) Egypt was located on the Nile River‚which consisted of an upper and lower part. The Nile was a calm and predictable river which meant is was perfect for certain crops like wheat‚ dates‚ grapes and even onions. (Survey of World History‚ Early Civilizations
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San Joaquin River Restoration Project: Irrigating the Valley The San Joaquin River is the backbone of the San Joaquin Valley. The valley is not only the nation’s most agricultural area but it is also one of the entire worlds. Millions depend on the crops that come form this luscious valley. The river has gone through many drastic changes over its illustrious lifetime. Once it was a magnificent 350 miles long it is now one of the nation’s ten most endangered rivers. The river once flowed with
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and Commerce.”(Hollett 236) Through his daring explorations into the unknown‚ he discovered and documented many new landmarks inside the dark continent‚ and at times became obsessed with his determination to find a single source of the Nile. He had a major impact on later expeditions into central Africa. . Livingstone was born to a poor Scottish family in 1813. Starting at age ten‚ Livingstone worked in a cotton mill while pursuing his studies at night. He was an avid reader
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Ancient Egypt civilization is one of the 6 civilizations located in Northeastern which is in the lower reaches of the Nile river and it is now called the modern country. The Nile river is a north flowing river located in Northeast‚ Africa AKA the longest river in the world 6‚853 km long and 4‚258 mi long. The Nile river is in the mouth of the Mediterranean sea. The ways the Nile River improved the life in Ancient Egypt is by giving water‚ food‚ and transportation. But in order for the Egyptians to know
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well established and structured society. Proof of this is clearly depicted in king Narmer’s Palette. This Palette shows historians the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt‚ which signified the beginnings of a civilized era centred around the Nile. The unification of Egypt occurred around 3100 B.C.‚ under the First Dynasty of Menes(3100-2850 B.C.). This age is commonly know as the Protodynastic era‚ which is known for the establishment of a firm political structure of the land which
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