Impact of geography on Ancient Egypt The geography of Northeast Africa and the Nile Valley had a profound influence on the ancient Egyptian civilization and culture as is evidenced by their hieroglyphs‚ art and monoliths of the period. Ancient Egyptian civilization was initially settled along the banks of the Nile River with two major urban settlements‚ one along the upper Nile and the other along the banks of the lower Nile (civilization.ca). These areas became known as the “double lands” or
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Watson was driven by a desire to be wealthy and powerful. "He was attracted to wealth like a moth to a flame‚" and "He knew from the very beginning that he wanted to be an entrepreneur" says James Cameron‚ who is currently writing a book on CyberNet and its late chief executive. The FBI first investigated Watson in 1986 as the subject of a fraud probe. In 1987‚ Watson pled guilty to mail fraud after investigators determined he had swindled the unnamed investor as well as others and used the money
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last fifty years. The shock of discovery was worldwide. All the rock-cut caves had paintings on verandahs‚ inner walls and ceilings‚ these revealed some of the most beautiful masterpieces of world art. In the grottos were also symbolic Buddhist mounds called Stupas‚ and cells for monks called viharas. There were giant sculptures of Buddha’s‚ Bodhisattvas (potential Buddha’s)‚ or Taras (female Buddhist divinities)‚ as also dwarapalas (doorkeepers). Later‚ an inscription was found of King Harisena
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Chapter 1: New World Beginnings Vocabulary 1. Marco Polo: Marco Polo was an Italian explorer who spent several years in China. When he returned in 1295‚ there became a sudden interest in finding a quicker route to Asia. Polo‚ along with father Niccolo and his uncle Maffeo‚ was among the first westerners to travel the Silk Road. 2. Francisco Pizarro: Francisco Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador and explorer who conquered the Incas located in Peru‚ in 1532. He claimed land from Panama to Peru for
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Glacier: a Flowing Stream of Ice Mountain Continental (Greenland‚ Antarctica) Snowfall vs Melting & Evaporation (Ablation) Zone of Accumulation Snowfall Exceeds Melting & Evaporation Excess Snow Turns to Ice & Flows Out Zone of Melting or Ablation Melting & Evaporation Exceeds Snowfall Melting Excess Made up by Ice Flowing in Terminus of Glacier Snowfall & Inflow = Melting & Evaporation (Ablation) Results of Glaciation Abrasion Polish Striations Chatter Marks
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The meeting of cultures • North America first discovered when nomads crossed the Bering Strait(into alaska) • Migrations began 14000-16000 years ago‚ possibly earlier • Resulted from tools‚ spears‚ hunting supplies that made it easier to hunt large animals‚ that crossed between the two continents‚ drawing people into unsettled territories • Mongolian descent (present day Siberia) • Southern Tip of South America discovered around 8000 BC • By 1500 (Europeans coming)‚ there were more people in the
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of course‚ was that skiing was easy enough that a four-year-old could do it. This was a mistake. When we got outside‚ we started on a hill that could not have been more than 5 feet tall‚ and was not very steep. It wasn’t even a hill‚ really just a mound. It was near the
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The Hoard-Guardian Beowulf is an epic poem written by an anonymous Anglo-Saxon. In Beowulf the dragon is a very powerful character because he can represent both good and evil. It depends on the perspective you look at him in. He ’s either standing for his culture and his dead race‚ or terrifying all the Geat people. The dragon represents protection‚ fierce‚ anger‚ fire‚ and past culture. Whenever the dragon appears in Beowulf‚ it stands for terror‚ anger‚ fear‚ and culture of his people. In
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A full understanding of a society’s current condition only occurs if a thorough comprehension of the society’s past is recognized. Alice Walker‚ in her novel Meridian‚ specifically utilizes references to Native American history to help depict African American life in the South during the civil rights movement. The text makes reference to the Native American past to effectively present its relationship to the position of African Americans during this time period and to better understand that position
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YR 12 ENGLISH – THE WHITE TIGER Close Textual Analysis The following questions will be completed for homework over the course of the next two weeks. You are to provide detailed answers to each of the questions‚ using full sentences and quotes where possible. Passage one – Due The First Night: pp. 16–18 This passage describes the death and funeral of Balram’s mother. It is one of the most dramatic moments in the novel and is described in a language that captures its terror and lasting significance
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