The Impact of the Silk Road • The Silk Road at first caused many pastoral groups to form. Eventually‚ rich families did settleand build large establishments. • The Silk Road allowed the spread of religions ( see chart above ) such as Nestorian Christianity‚Manichaeism‚ Zoroastrianism‚ and Buddhism. • The stirrup spread though out the Silk Road. It allowed riders to be much more stable and thuscaused military innovation. i.e. the superiority of the Tang calvary in China. The Indian Ocean
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Introduction to Hominid Evolution Hominid evolution is the theory of the origins of the human species (Homo sapiens). Current understanding of human origins is obtained largely from the findings of paleontology‚ anthropology‚ and genetics. Of all primates‚ humans share particularly close affinity to other members of a group known as hominoids‚ or apes. Humans and their immediate ancestors‚ known as hominids‚ are notable among hominoids for their bipedal locomotion (Using two legs for walking)
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Ghana designed their flag with three colored stripes and a black star in the middle‚ which stands for freedom. Usually‚ its temperatures are in the 65 to 100 degree fahrenheit range. However‚ March is the hottest and August is the coolest. Mostly the savannas are hot and dry. Ghana has three main rivers. They also made Lake Volta‚ as a result‚ it is the world largest human-made lake in the world. Ghana has 16 wildlife parks with diverse animals like elephants‚ lions‚ hippos and others. The parks have
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Biodiversity Hotspots The Caucasus: The Caucasus hotspot‚ historically interpreted as the area of land between the Black and Caspian seas‚ covers a total area of 580‚000 km. Located at a biological crossroads‚ species from Central and Northern Europe‚ Central Asia‚ the Middle East and North Africa mingles here with endemics found nowhere else. One of the most biologically rich regions on Earth‚ the Caucasus is among the planet’s 25 most diverse and endangered hotspots. The Caucasus is one
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Topic: Silver is an ancient mineral that dates back since prehistoric times. One thing that makes silver so special is that it was one of the first five metals that we started to use. Silver is found in almost every electronic device there is‚ and as time progresses the usage of it increases‚ unfortunately the amount there is left decreases. How is it created or source of the mineral? (5) Silver is not originated from Earth‚ as it happens it came from space. Many elements were formed in the big
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In Pride Land that is the habit for the animals of Lion King. The Lion King consist of a ecosystem. That is soon destroyed when Scar (Mufasa’s brother) take the position of King. Since King Mufasa died and Simba left‚ Scar let the hyenas eat all the food source disturbing the food pyramid. The lions are carnivores that eat other animals‚ but were cautious not to mess the food chain. When Simba left Pride Land‚ he found Timon and Pumbaa they made Simba change his ways of eating. Simba then
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Society and Culture PROFESORA: Patricia Escalante NOMBRES: Angie Camila Velandia Galindo CODIGO: 20112165153 Muiscas Offerings In the first place the Muiscas is a group of people that lived in the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia‚ mainly in savanna cundiboyacense‚ including Bogotá‚ Nemocon Ubaté‚ Chiquinquirá‚ Pasca‚ Tunja and Sogamoso. The conditions of land suitable for agriculture and healthy climate made them sedentary. The main products were some artifacts as little gold figures as “tunjos”
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most distinctive feature of a jungle cat is the presence of equal-sized claws on both fore and hind legs ‚unlike those of common domestic cats. These allow it to climb down trees as easily as up‚ with its head facing downward Jungle cats inhabit savannas‚ tropical dry forests and reedbedsalong rivers and lakes in the lowlands. Despite their name ‚ they are not found in rainforests. They prefer wetland environments with tall grasses or reeds in which they can hide in. Jungle cats are unable to survive
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knew that there were some dramatic effects from it.. I could not‚ however‚ even fathom how fast it was happening nor that some of the effects demonstrated were even possible. The amazon‚ ne of the wettest places on earth‚ could turn into an arid savanna. Since life on Earth
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graze on the willow and that was affecting the beavers‚ so the beavers started dieing off. Since the tiger is an apex predator in many ecosystems it would be a catastrophe if they go extinct‚ unlike lions the tiger lives in the (jungle‚ rainforest‚ savanna‚ etc.)Since the tiger is at the top of the food chain for most ecosystems it is a primary apex predator and will have the most effect if extinct. Unlike the lions who only roam one or two ecosystems will have very little effect on the ecosystem. According
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