The Ptolemaic‚ Seleucid‚ and Antigonid kingdoms Alexander‚ son of king Philip II and Olympias was born in 356 B.C.E‚ and at age 19‚ became king of Macedon. With a great army at his disposal and his brilliant military mind‚ he started his conquest. From 337-323 B.C.E Alexander conquered Greece‚ Egypt‚ Mesopotamia‚ and a large part of Asia. Alexander ruled from Macedonia to the northern part of India. He defeated the Persians numerous times with his incredible military strategies‚ even when his
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2016 New Kingdom The 2nd intermediate period lasted over 100 years. This was when the pharoahs lost power and the Hyksos gained control over them. After defeating the Hyksos invaders‚ successive Pharaohs expanded and maintained their Empire through both force and diplomacy. In the process‚ they won Egypt vast amounts of gold‚ influence and respect. As a result the New Kingdom had began. The New Kingdom was during the time period of 1550-1070 BCE. It
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It all begins in the minds of two 12 year olds wanting to fit in and be loved‚ “Moonrise Kingdom” a story about misfortune and love. Directed by Wes Anderson‚ “Moonrise Kingdom” displays the developing love between Sam‚ who is played by Jared Gilman‚ and Suzy‚ who is played by Kara Hayward‚ who run away together in hope of escaping their harsh worlds. Sam is an orphaned Khaki scout that has wilderness skills to get him anywhere he needs. Suzy acts like a typical pre-teen with an attitude and a strong
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United Kingdom (commonly referred to as the British monarchy) is the constitutional monarchy of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories. The present monarch‚ Elizabeth II‚ has reigned since 6 February 1952. She and her immediate family undertake various official‚ ceremonial and representational duties. As a constitutional monarch‚ the Queen is limited to non-partisan functions such as bestowing honours. Though the ultimate executive authority over the government of the United Kingdom is still
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1. What is the name of the first inhabitants of the British Isles? The Iberians or Megalithic men arrived from the region of the Mediterranean and inhabited the island between 3000 and 2000 BC 2. What part of Europe Off the north-west coast of continental Europe 3. When was the battle at Hastings? 14 October 1066 4. What is the current UK population? More than 62 millions. 5. Longest river in the UK Severn (220 miles). Flows to the South. 6. Name the longest river in the British
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The Kingdom of Thailand has many social and economic problems. This is despite the King’s massive efforts so far to instill his principles of the Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy at all levels of His nation. This paper serves to explore this matter and draws a comparison between the world’s ‘happiest’ country‚ Denmark and Thailand‚ specifically looking at government intervention. This includes budget allocations‚ State policies and alleged corruption. The paper concludes that with more government
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Spain (Listeni/ˈspeɪn/; Spanish: España [esˈpaɲa] ( listen))‚ officially the Kingdom of Spain (Spanish: Reino de España)‚[c][7] is a sovereign state and a member state of the European Union. It is located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. Its mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with Gibraltar; to the north and north east by France‚ Andorra‚ and the Bay of Biscay; and to the west and northwest by Portugal and the Atlantic
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Biodiversity of the Animal Kingdom Avis Wilson Axia College of University of Phoenix The two mammals I picked to research are the Blue Whale and the Skunk. I will describe what characteristics they share‚ and some of their differences. I will also list a couple more animals considered to be mammals. Three things all mammals have in common are: the ear contains three middle ear bones‚ at some point in life they all have hair‚ and they all have mammary glands. As I will state below they have
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Members of the Kingdom Plantae share both similarities and differences with members of the Kingdom Animalia. These differences can largely be categorized under the titles cell biology‚ cell growth‚ physiology‚ and development. Regarding cell biology‚ it is important to understand that both categorize their cells as eukaryotic. The Encyclopedia Britannica defines eukaryotes as “any cell or organism that possesses a clearly defined nucleus”. While both cells have a nucleus‚ cytoplasm‚ ribosomes‚ mitochondria
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Mrs. Merrill “The Princess and All the Kingdom” “The Princess and All the Kingdom” shows how responsibility causes people to grow up and mature very quickly. The prince in the story starts out very selfish and impulsive. He goes out and fights his way across the kingdom in order to marry the princess. The princess is the love of his life but she does not know who he is. The prince achieves his goal and
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