The period 11th -12th centuries saw the Normans spread out hither and thither to many parts of the world‚ different lands and countries. Not like the conquest of England or other invasions‚ the Normans’ conquest of southern Italy and Sicily shows more ‘Norman Achievements’ compared with other conquests that time. Southern Italy and Sicily were divided land for complex political and religious groups. However‚ under the rule of Normans‚ the cultural syncretic of Southern Italy and Sicily was never
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The Swahili coast had advantages over the Hanseatic league because of their merchants and their location on the planet. Although the Hanseatic league dominated commercial activity in northern Europe‚ the Swahili coast had a geographical advantage and firm trading alliances. The Swahili coast was able to take advantage of Nile river and used it to trade and for agriculture. The Swahili coast traded with the Arabs who had already established vast trading networks whereas the Hanseatic league had to
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as well as also considered as a state religion in several countries. It is categorized into three major groups: Catholics‚ Protestants and orthodox. Here’s a brief description of each. Orthodox also known as Eastern Orthodox originated from the Byzantium in a Greek form‚ it is hierarchical‚ meaning no Pope‚ consists of married clergy‚ sacramental‚ no status and views Mary as theotokos (mother of God). Catholic originated from Rome in a Latin sense‚ it is hierarchical meaning it has a Pope‚ consists
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Executive Summary Blue Moons‚ Pty Ltd was a business specialising in the creation and production of sailing boats. Their traditional strategy was to offer clients with low cost products with reasonable short production time. However‚ due to incurring problems in relation to clients preferring products from competitors and the decline in profits and market share‚ Rob Inglis the owner of the business decided to implement a new strategy. The purpose of this report was to identify whether it is beneficial
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Chapter 11 How George once woke up early in the morning accidentally George‚ who is known for sleeping till late‚ cites an incident of waking up early one morning by chance. Once‚ his watch went out of order and the time it showed was quarter-past eight. Mistakenly‚ he woke up at three and rushed to get ready for work. Only when a policeman told him that it was just three o’clock in the morning‚ he realized his watch was showing the wrong time. George‚ Harris and Montmorency keep off the cold water
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Lowell’s poems are very reflective and confessional‚ often expressing his mental illness and his living arrangements in a mental institute for some time‚ especially in his poem‚ Sailing Home from Rapollo. This poem contains a great use of similes throughout that add strength to Lowell’s feelings of the subject‚ "fir trunks as smooth as masts wrapped like panetone"‚ as does Plath in her poem‚ Balloons. Orwell discusses the death
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Migration Theory – Henry Otley Beyer (American Anthropology) According to social scientist Henry Otley Beyer believes that Filipinos descended from different groups that came from Southeast Asia in successive waves of migration. Each group had a distinct culture‚ with its own customs and traditions. • The first migrants were what Beyer caked the “Dawnmen” (or “cavemen” because they lived in caves.). The Dawnmen resembled Java Man‚ Peking Man‚ and other Asian Home sapiens who existed about
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1. The Earth is really a water planet; what percentage of Earth’s surface is covered by water? a.71% 2. Who is considered to be the "father of physical oceanography" because of publication of information from ship’s logs in the book "The Physical Geography of the Seas"? b.Matthew Maury 3. Scientists know that the outer core of the Earth is liquid because S waves have not survived travel through the Earth’s interior. True 4. The Pacific Ring of Fire refers to the: a. circle of violent
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At its height‚ the Roman Empire was the most powerful domain in the world. It was at its largest in the second century AD and it spread across three continents. This Empire had diverse languages and cultures. Nevertheless by the 3rd century A.D‚ Romans were on swift decline. This fast decline was caused by extreme changes in their civilization. The changes consisted of new leaders controlling the region‚ Rome becoming spilt up into two sections‚ and Christianity gaining all of religious control.
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The Byzantine Empire was one of the leading civilizations in the world. In 324‚ Constantine‚ the first Christian emperor‚ became the single ruler of the Roman Empire. He set up his Eastern headquarters at the ancient Greek colony of Byzantium in 330. This city‚ later renamed Constantinople‚ was also known as "new Rome." It became the capital of the Byzantines after the Roman Empire was divided. The empire made a significant impact on several civilizations with its use of the Greek language and education
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