This is an extract from: Byzantine Garden Culture edited by Antony Littlewood‚ Henry Maguire‚ and Joachim Wolschke-Bulmahn published by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection Washington‚ D.C. © 2002 Dumbarton Oaks Trustees for Harvard University Washington‚ D.C. Printed in the United States of America www.doaks.org/etexts.html The Vienna Dioskorides and Anicia Juliana Leslie Brubaker Dioskorides of Anazarbos‚ a physician and pharmacologist‚ wrote the Materia medica
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The Tang dynasty ruled for two hundred and eighty nine years‚ from 618 to 907 C.E. The empire extended into the west to parts of Tibet‚ the Red River Valley to the south‚ and Manchuria to the north. The second emperor‚ Tai-tsung‚ forced his father to abdicate the throne to him after murdering his brothers in 626 C.E. He made the government smaller‚ which saved money in case of famine and to provide farmers economic relief in case of droughts or floods. Civil service exams were established once again
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McDonald’s 1 McDonald’s Empire Kay Kolalowski‚ Tyler Laudette and Annette Compo University of Phoenix Management 330 Professor Dr. John Seinrukos February 24‚ 2008 McDonald’s 2 Abstract Ray Kroc once said he did not know what his company would be selling in 2000 but he knew it would be selling more of it than anyone else. (Kroc‚ 1978). McDonald’s is the predominant leader in the fast food industry and the corporation continues to grow each day globally. This expansion
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Bound to Africa: the Mandinka Legacy in the New World Schaffer‚ Matt. History in Africa‚ Volume 32‚ 2005‚ pp. 321-369 (Article) Published by African Studies Association DOI: 10.1353/hia.2005.0021 For additional information about this article http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/hia/summary/v032/32.1schaffer.html Access Provided by your local institution at 03/10/13 1:43PM GMT BOUND TO AFRICA: THE MANDINKA LEGACY IN THE NEW WORLD MATT SCHAFFER I I offer here a theory of “cultural convergence
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of the Celestial Empire 1.1. Overview The history of China is vast. Its empire stretching across 2 millennia‚ while its culture stretches a further 5 millenia. Without a doubt‚ it is safe to say that China is one of the longest living civilisation-states in all of human history. Most of us‚ however‚ are living in shades of ignorance as we continue to ignore the unprecedented accomplishments made by China‚ shadowed by stereotypes and prejudices. Many might think that China is “rising” to superpower
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The People of the Roman and Chinese Empires There were many positive and negative factors that played a role in the status of both the Roman and Chinese Empires. Various factors allowed these empires to sustain a way of life‚ but also led to their demise. Throughout an empire‚ a governmental system developed relationships between the people of the empires and their leaders. Therefore the largest factor affecting the rise and fall of Rome and China’s empires was the relationship of the people
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When discussing the age of exploration‚ imperialism and expansions the Ottomans are not often mentioned as members at the forefront of the race. In fact‚ very rarely are any Muslim countries associated with the idea of explorers of “new worlds”. In the piece by Giancarlo Casale titled the Ottomans Age of Exploration he discusses the role this great power played in the era of exploration and their struggle‚ primarily with the Portuguese‚ in the Indian Ocean. His work makes an attempt to argue the
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AP World History Summer Reading Assignment - Day OF Empire Amy Chua believes that for a country to become a world dominant force‚ the country must be tolerant. A country that is tolerant isn’t promised a path to world dominance‚ but tolerance is a required characteristic for a world dominant force. Tolerance does not mean that all races are treated equally but that the races can coexist together and work to make their nation better. Intolerant acts such as ethnic cleansing prohibit a country to
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Persian Empire may refer to: * Achaemenid Empire (558–330 BC)‚ also called "First Persian Empire" * Parthian Empire (247 BC–224 AD)‚ adopted both Hellenistic and Iranian customs * Sassanid Empire (224–651 AD)‚ also called "Neo-Persian Empire" and "Second Persian Empire" * Persia (1501-1979) under Safavid dynasty‚ Afsharid dynasty‚ Zand dynasty‚ Qajar dynasty and Pahlavi dynasty The Achaemenid Persian Empire (c. 550–330 BCE)‚ sometimes known as First Persian Empire‚ was an Iranian empire
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Fair Trade Fair trade is defined in several ways. One simple definition is that it is encouraging development of local communities by advocating the payment of a higher price to exporters. The exporters are mainly advanced countries such as U.S‚ Europe‚ and so on. Simply‚ the fair trade movement improves the lives of people in the developing world. However‚ some people point out a problem of limited point of sale. Moreover‚ there seem to have few more problems about negative aspect of fair
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