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    Sejarah Ice Cream The earliest documented usage of an ice cream type of product is from China around 1000BC. For centuries people from the China and Middle East have enjoyed a delicacy we know as dessert. Marco Polo is believed to have brought the idea back to Italy‚ but it wasn’t until 1533 that our European ancestors sampled the sensation of "frozen cream". The concept was taken up by inventive French chefs and developed from essentially a frozen fruit ice to dairy based ices‚ which were akin

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    6. Paper and Printing Press: Europeans learned the technique printing from the Arabs. Around 1450‚ John Gutenburg invented a typing machine‚ which can be called as the forerunner of the modern press. Printing presses were used in Rome in 1466. Caxton setup a printing press in Britain in 1477. The printing press brought revolutionary changes in the growth of intellectual sphere. The invention of paper and printing device brought about revolutionary changes. The books were made available in large quantities

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    They Incas vs. the Spanish was a local event between nations from two different hemispheres. The Incas were from the eastern hemisphere and the Spanish were from the western hemisphere. The two hemispheres were very different. The eastern hemisphere has landed gong from north to south unlike the western hemisphere where land goes from west to east. Land going west to east was okay because the day was the same all the way along and the terrain was similar throughout the land‚ but for the eastern hemisphere

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    Song China The Song Dynasty existed between 960 AD and 1279AD. There were two different stages of the Song Dynasty between those dates‚ the Northern Song (960-1127 AD) and the Southern Song (1127-1279 AD). During the time of the Song Dynasty‚ China was the most advanced place in the world. China was rich in so many ways‚ such as agriculture‚ iron working‚ and printing to name a few. The Song Dynasty was a time when China was advanced economically and scientifically‚ so much that scholars still

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    The Rajputs of India

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    THE RAJPUTS OF INDIA "Rajput" identifies numerous ksatriya or warrior castes in northern and western India. The term "Rajput" comes from rajaputra‚ which means "son of kings." Rajputs are famed for their fighting abilities and once ruled numerous Indian princely states. The British grouped many of these states into the Rajputana Province. Today‚ it is the Indian state of Rajasthan. Most believe Rajputs come from tribes in central Asia such as the Parthians‚ Kushans‚ Shakas‚ and Huns. These groups

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    Earth was flat and at the edge of Earth‚ everything will fall down. This is the reason why people in Europe could not dare to sail farther than Asia. However when Christopher Columbus became a cartographer‚ he believed that Earth was round. Also Marco Polo who had traveled to China and India and brought the spices to Europe and inspired him. He wanted to find a shortcut to reach India more quickly. Christopher Columbus wanted to prove that he is right and wanted to set sail as fast as he can. He asked

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    Fireworks History

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    Shopping List Shopping Cart FIREWORKS UNIVERSITY : HISTORY OF FIREWORKS Fireworks originated in China some 2‚000 years ago. The most prevalent legend has it that fireworks were discovered or invented by accident by a Chinese cook working in a field kitchen who happened to mix charcoal‚ sulphur and saltpeter (all commonly found in the kitchen in those days). The mixture burned and when compressed in an enclosure (a bamboo tube)‚ the mixture exploded. Some sources say that the discovery

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    CM8002 Drugs Saferstein Chapter 8 Drugs Natural Used since ancient times‚ mostly by “medicine men” Semi-synthetic Modified natural compounds Synthetic Misuse of pharmaceutical results Abuse of solvents Physical and Psychological addiction www.cnb.gov.sg www.dea.gov Drugs “The fly agarics are dried and eaten in large pieces. After about half an hour‚ the person becomes completely intoxicated and experiences extraordinary visions. CO2H O Those who cannot afford the

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    still lingers in my memories‚ we were together first thing in the morning as we‚ with the whole class‚ were waiting for our teacher to arrive to class. As usual kids‚ we played games with the others on the school grounds: patintero‚ agawan base‚ marco polo‚ jackstone‚ 21.

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    Montaigne and Augustine

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    Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy December 12‚ 2005 Take-Home Final In regards to Montaigne ’s statement on page 23 in Apology for Raymond Sebond‚ I would deduce that he was using the metaphor of nature and natural tendencies in opposition to man ’s vain‚ self-seeking façade that displaces God the creator. Montaigne ’s statement appears to (on the surface at least) value mans naturalistic tendencies and graces in a much better light than our own vain-striving presumptions that claim that

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