Sumerian Culture and Contributions The Sumerians were a people who lived in the southern portion of Mesopotamia from around 3500 B.C. to 1800 B.C.. The Sumerian people lived in twelve city states‚ famous among which ar Sumer and Ur. They shared a common language‚ Sumerian. Sumerian has no modern day descendants‚ it seems to have disappeared from human history as a spoken language‚ but lived on in written language. The Sumerians were an agricultural people‚ and they raised crops in three areas
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Alejandra Fraguada Ancient & Medieval Western Civilization Contributions of Egyptian Civilization Ancient Egyptians were the first to use and invent linen‚ glass‚ ink and paper. They were the one who invented the alphabet‚ Geometry‚ clock and the calendar. They were the first to contribute to the refinement of dress and ornament. They introduced to us to the furniture‚ dwellings and to build magnificent buildings. Egypt contributed to that of human knowledge‚ invention‚ and scientific discoveries
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Learning 1.Nature lends a helping hand by providing animals with a set of built in inherited skills that functions at birth or shortly thereafter. * These skills are called reflexes. Some reflexes like sucking provide necessary biological supports. Other reflexes are ready made‚ swift and simple reactions to stimuli that pose a potential threat. * An example of a fixed action pattern would be salmon swimming up stream to spawn or birds seasonal migration. 2.Learning is a way that a
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Tourism’s Contribution in the Country "When we think of tourism‚ we think primarily of people who are visiting a particular place for sight seeing‚ visiting friends and relatives‚ taking a vacation and having a good time. They may spend their leisure time engaging in various sports‚ sun bathing‚ talking‚ singing‚ taking rides‚ touring‚ reading or simply enjoying the environment"(Goeldner and Ritchi‚ 2009). Tourism is one of the major sources of money in the country. It contributes many things
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does it mean to be a native rights crusader? Georges Erasmus made a lifelong contribution to the welfare of the Aboriginal peoples of Canada. As the president of the Dene nation‚ Erasmus pushed for self-government of the First Nations Peoples in Canada. During this time‚ Georges Erasmus rose through the political structure of the Assembly of First Nations. In his service to the AFN‚ Erasmus has made important contributions to the assembly; in particular‚ he gained the support of powerful allies with
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Government schemes regarding the environment‚ heritage and federal legislation on human rights. He had created himself a legacy which lived on throughout the late years of his life and‚ although he passed away October 2014‚ his contributions will be imprinted
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In the realm of the color barrier‚ this African American gaining so much attention years after his contributions were made allows others to disclose that “To me‚ what he did meant I have a chance.” Therefore‚ he progressed the color barrier as he taught by example that achievements are a possibility and there isn’t a limit for blacks anymore. He taught them to keep pursuing their dreams and this proves evident now with the constantly increasing population of African Americans in all sports. These
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NATHANIEL JOSEPH D. GOBRES GRADE 4 – St. Catherine FOREIGN SCIENTISTS AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS Aristotle Student of Plato and a tutor to Alexander the Great‚ Aristotle was a genius Greek philosopher and scientist of the ancient age. Born on 384 BC‚ Aristotle was a biologist‚ a zoologist‚ ethicist‚ a political scientist and the master of rhetoric and logic. He also gave theories in physics and meta physics. Aristotle gained knowledge in different fields with his expansive mind and prodigious writings
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different areas to different parts of the world. These immigrants also provided important support services such as workers in the dockyards‚ plantations‚ factories and some even provided daily necessities for traders all over the world. All these contributions of the immigrants helped to maintain Singapore as an attractive trading centre and kept it competitive. Without them‚ Singapore would not have grown so fast from a backwater island to a bustling island of trade and other commercial activities.
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have accrued from the contributions of engineers. Answer: Introduction In the eyes of public‚ an engineer is a professional man who is of sufficient training‚ expertise‚ and integrity as to be able to act with independence and impartiality in his professional judgments to ensure trust and confidence of public. Since ancient era to recent technological age‚ participation and contribution of engineers have been seen in all ways of life. Involvement and contributions of engineers are tremendous
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