chapter Six businesses and Their Costs ANSWERS TO END-OF-CHAPTER QUESTIONS 6-1 Distinguish clearly between a plant‚ a firm‚ and an industry. Contrast a vertically integrated firm‚ a horizontally integrated firm‚ and a conglomerate. Cite an example of a horizontally integrated firm from which you have recently made a purchase. A plant is an operating unit where production takes place. This production can be manufacturing‚ farming‚ mining‚ retailing‚ wholesaling‚ warehousing—anything
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The Indus Valley Civilization About Indus Valley Civilization The earliest traces of civilization in the Indian subcontinent are to be found in places along‚ or close‚ to the Indus River. Excavations first conducted in 1921-22‚ in the ancient cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro‚ both now in Pakistan‚ pointed to a highly complex civilization that first developed some 4‚500-5‚000 years ago‚ and subsequent archaeological and historical research has now furnished us with a more detailed picture
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was one of many that came in contact with the Corps of Discovery‚ and met Lewis and Clark. The Mandan Tribe was very good at building art‚ handcrafts‚ weapons‚ and tools. They built many arts and handcrafts including willow baskets‚ unpainted clay pottery‚ and embroidered
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agricultural workers 3 The economy – palace economy – importance of agriculture – role of towns: Gournia and Zakros – trade and economic exchange: Mediterranean and Aegean region – the issue of thalassocracy (maritime empire) – crafts and industry: pottery‚ stone‚ ivory‚ metal‚ jewellery‚ seal stones‚ purple dye – technology: building materials‚ techniques and construction (ashlar masonry)‚ drainage and water supply 4 Religion‚ death and burial – nature and identity of deities – religious symbols:
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The Agricultural Revolution Ashley soderstrom Have you ever stopped to think about what life was thousands of years ago? The Agricultural Revolution was a stage in our history that brought us from nomads to farmers. Water‚ food‚ shelter‚ fire‚ tools‚ and society were the six most important elements that made up to the agricultural revolution. I will explain to you about all six of these things. Water was arguably the most important element of these six. It was used for many things such
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Sorzal Distributors‚ Inc. Sorzal Distributors‚ Inc. is an importer and distributor of a wide variety of South American and African artifacts. It is also a major source of authentic jewelry and pottery made by Native American tribes of the southwestern United States-especially‚ Hopi an I d Navajo. The firm’s headquarters is located in Phoenix Arizona‚ with branch offices in Los Angeles‚ Miami‚ and Boston. Sorzal (named after the national bird of Honduras) originated as a trading post operation
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Hopi and Navajo authentic jewelry and pottery. Although the firm’s headquarters is located in Phoenix‚ Arizona‚ there are currently branch offices in Los Angeles‚ Miami‚ and Boston. Quetzal (named after the national bird of Guatemala) originated as a trading post operation near Tucson‚ Arizona‚ in the early 1900s. Though a series of judicious decisions‚ the firm established itself as one of the more reputable dealers in authentic southwestern jewelry and pottery. Over the years‚ Quetzal gradually
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DESIGN – RESEARCH TASK “The Bauhaus was one of the first colleges of design. It came into being from the merger of the Weimar Academy of Arts and the Weimar School of Arts and Crafts” (Unknown author‚ www.google web page source withheld) The word ‘Bauhaus’ literally means ‘house of construction’ in German. The Bauhaus School was founded by Walter Gropius. Its original building was in Weimar‚ Germany where it started in 1919. He is the main reason for all its influences and the great impact
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3. SHANG DYNASTY The Chinese had settled in the Huang He‚ or Yellow River‚ valley of northern China by 3000 BC. By then they had pottery‚ wheels‚ farms‚ and silk‚ but they had not yet discovered writing or the uses of metals. The Shang Dynasty (1766-1122 BC) is the first documented era of ancient China. The highly developed hierarchy consisted of a king‚ nobles‚ commoners‚ and slaves. The capital city was Anyang‚ in north Henan Province. Some scholars have suggested that travelers from Mesopotamia
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most common ceramics are crystalline‚ the definition of ceramic is often restricted to inorganic crystalline materials‚ as opposed to the non-crystalline glasses. The word ceramic comes from the Greek word "κεραμικός" (keramikos)‚ "of pottery" or "for pottery"‚ from "κέραμος" (keramos) – meaning ‘to burn’. Hence‚ the word Keramos was to infer ‘burned substance’ or ‘burned earth’. Ceramics are things made from clay‚ the basic material for all ceramic creations. The clay is created as a result
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