This snapshot is a depiction of a powerful dynasty that ruled Egypt 5‚000 years ago. The snapshot is a portrayal of the Egyptian civilization and its wonders. Just as many civilizations before it‚ the Egyptian civilization arose from the banks of a river; the Nile. The mighty river which flowed north from Africa to the Mediterranean Sea sparked the fire that started the powerful empire. Because Egypt was full of deserts. Many Egyptians was forced to live by the banks of the Nile. The Nile provided
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Forts in ancient India Three major methods were used for the construction of ancient Indian forts. The first consisted of earthen ramparts. Often they were constructed of the sand which was dug out of the ditch surrounding the fort. The second of rubble with earth on the outside which was more sturdy. The third type of construction was with stone and masonry work. The last was the strongest. Often materials from demolished forts were reused in the building of new forts.[2] By 4 BCE‚ fortified cities
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WORLD HISTORY – S10 SECOND LONG PAPER The 1876-1879 and 1896-1902 famines in India and China were some of the worst famines the world had ever seen up until that point in time (Rouse Lecture). In China and India from 1876-1882‚ the estimated mortality was between 31 and 61 million (Davis 2001: 7). If the British and the Chinese governments had made simple changes in their policies regarding India and China‚ the results of the famine would not have been so catastrophic. In this paper I will
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more than 5000 years‚ at the beginning of the nineteenth century‚ it was still a impossible to understand and unknown place to Europeans. One reason was that Egypt was Muslim and Europe was Christian‚ and the poison produce by the Crusades and subsequent wars hindered open communication. Another reason was that most information of ancient Egyptian society had been lost some time before the Greeks settled the coast‚ so even though many people had seen the pyramids‚ temples‚ no one knew their origin
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Factsheet Women in India and China INDIA TODAY: - women participate fully in areas such as education‚ sports‚ politics‚ media‚ art and culture. - However‚ women still need to face atrocities such as rape‚ acid throwing‚ etc. - fourth most dangerous country for women (and most dangerous one among G20 countries) EDUCATION: - Female literacy rate still lower than male one - Urban India: girls and boys have almost same education‚ in rural India girls are still less-educated than
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In 1980‚ the economies of China and India were almost the same in terms of gross domestic product (GDP). India’s GDP per capita was‚ in fact‚ slightly higher than that China. Then‚ the Chinese economy grew at an average rate of 10 per cent between 1980 and 2010‚ leaving India behind. In fact‚ Chinese manufacturing sector is presently eight times the size of India’s. Points against China / for India: Better Labour Workforce: According to a leading human resource consultancy giant Manpower Group
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Sam Schneider Student number: s2919337 Question being answered: Does the rise of china and India pose a threat to the American power Tutor name: Daniel Ringuet Since the early stages of the 1940 America has risen to power and stayed in power. To date America is considered the only true world super power. In the past the Roman Empire‚ Greek and Egyptian were all very dominating but even then there were challenging dynasty so they can’t be called a ‘super power’. In today’s society the world
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Britain dominated India and China in the mid 1880s to the beginning of the 20th century. Imperialism has had both a positive and negative effects on the countries involved. Britain was imperialistic for many reasons‚ it could dominate because it had the technology and power to do so. They also needed land to acquire raw materials for growing markets. One country that had imperialism was India. By the mid-1880s‚ the British East India Company controlled three fifths of India. The cause of British
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China/India Compare and Contrast Essay China and India’s populations have both started to become a serious problem. China’s population is now up to an astounding 1.35 billion as of 2013 and India’s is catching up with China with 1.27 billion. The governments of both China and India were forced to do something about this issue. India has taken a couple different measures to fix overpopulation including forced vasectomies‚ providing contraceptives‚ and creating different incentives for women and
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by fear and eventual humiliation as its army was vanquished by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army in a bitter and cold battle in the Northeast. Forty years later‚ India has repaired its relationship with the Chinese to some extent‚ but those wounds have not been forgotten. Excuses have been thrown up for the military debacle. India was ill prepared; it believed in non-violence; it trusted the Chinese and in ’Hindi-Chini bhai bhai’. Fingers have been pointed‚ most famously at then prime minister
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