Reading Guide #2 Question 1: Prior to the founding of the Roman Empire‚ Rome was a republic. Roman citizens elected officials in order to represent the common interest of the people. It had a powerful legislative body called the Senate‚ and “it advised on policy within the republic and members held virtually all executive offices in the Roman state”. (Stearns‚ Adas‚ Schwartz‚ and Gilbert 90) However‚ the highest elected position in the empire was the consul. Only two consuls were elected by an assembly
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List of Top 10 Endangered Animal Species in Asia Ten Endangered Species in Asia As the largest‚ most populated and fastest growing continent on Earth‚ Asia may be the region of the world where the most animal species face extinction due to conflicts with humans. The rapid development of land for use by humans all over Asia poses a serious threat to many animal species‚ and many Asian governments do too little too late to protect their own environments. There are some areas of improved awareness
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Fauna of Asia is all the animals living in Asia and its surrounding seas and islands. Since there is no natural biogeographic boundary in the west between Europe and Asia‚ the term "fauna of Asia" is somewhat elusive. Asia is the eastern part of the Palearctic ecozone (which in turn is part of the Holarctic)‚ and its South-Eastern part belongs to the Indomalaya ecozone (previously called the Oriental region). Asia shows a notable diversity of habitats‚ with significant variations in rainfall‚ altitude
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Chapter 10 The Sui and Tang Empires‚ 581-755 * After the fall of the Han China was fragmented for several centuries. * China was reunified with the Sui dynasty‚ father and son rulers who held power from 581 until Turks from Inner Asia defeated the son * Small kingdoms of northern China and Inner Asia that had come and gone structured themselves around a variety of political ideas and institution. * People preferred having an emperor‚ a bureaucracy using the Chinese language‚ and
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“Zoos have a huge role to play in education and protection of our vulnerable wildlife” – Professor Tim Flannery‚ prominent environmentalist and Zoos SA Ambassador. In recent years the importance of zoos has been recognised. They are a valuable asset to our society because of the role they play in education and awareness for animals and the breeding programs that have been formed to fight possible extinction. Due to the high standards of animal care in well managed zoos‚ it can now be a satisfactory
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province) on the bank of the Batang Hari River before taking refuge in the island of Bintan‚ after the kingdom of Singhasari (1222 - 1292) in east Java (a predecessor to the Majapahit Empire) sacked Palembang on the bank of the Musi River in southern Sumatra.
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brands of coffee that I drink acquired their beans from because coffee is not normally produced in the United States. When I looked at Java City Coffee‚ instantly‚ I found out that they acquire their coffee beans from the Aceh Province of Northern Sumatra‚ Indonesia. Also‚ I found out they are Fair Trade Certified‚ which means that there is fair compensation for farmers and workers. On the other hand‚ Folgers required further research because the website did not have a direct location of where they
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is fragmented‚ and certain parts degraded‚ and extends from India in the west to China and Southeast Asia in the east.[16] The northern limit is close to the Amur River in south eastern Siberia. The only large island inhabited by tigers today is Sumatra. Tigers vanished from Java and Bali during the 20th century. In
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currently enter the MAC segment each year‚ and by 2020‚ this group will reach a total of 141 million people‚ or 53 percent of the population. At that point‚ the island of Java alone will have more MACs than the entire population of Thailand‚ and Sumatra will have more than the populations of Malaysia and Singapore combined. In addition‚ Indonesia’s demographics are attractive. More than 60 percent of its residents are currently aged 20 to 65—the principal working years. In fact‚ its working-age
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Japan was hit by an enormous earthquake on March 11‚ 2011‚ that triggered a deadly 23-foot tsunami in the country’s north. The giant waves deluged cities and rural areas alike‚ sweeping away cars‚ homes‚ buildings‚ a train‚ and boats‚ leaving a path of death and devastation in its wake. Video footage showed cars racing away from surging waves. The United States Geological Survey reported the earthquake and on Monday revised its magnitude from 8.9 to 9.0‚ which is the largest in Japan’s history. The
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