Ancient Chinese Inventions and Contributions Strayer University HUM 111- World Culture I 30 May 2013 Introduction China is an exceptional nation that is famous for its ancient invention and contribution to both the past and the current world. Chinese invention and contribution helped greatly in creating jobs‚ engaging in Wars and still contributed to public life. This paper will highlight the top ten ancient Chinese inventions and their importance to people’s daily lives. Eight useful Chinese
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descendants of nomadic Mongols from China and migrants from Indonesia. According to mythology‚ the first ruler of Vietnam was Hung Vuong‚ who founded the nation in 2879 B.C. China ruled the nation then known as Nam Viet as a vassal state from 111 B.C. until the 15th century‚ an era of nationalistic expansion‚ when Cambodians were pushed out of the southern area of what is now Vietnam. A century later‚ the Portuguese were the first Europeans to enter the area. France established its influence early
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Since Hong Kong became a colony and ruled by the British Empire for 99 years before handover to China‚ the official language has been changed to English. English became the normal language in Hong Kong‚ its uses in a wide range in public infrastructure‚ including the mass media‚ the civil service and the entertainment career. A data showed that the number of people who speak a reasonable command of English rose from 6.6 percent in 1983 to around 33.7 percent in 1993(Bacon-Shone and Bolton‚ 1998)
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Introduction. Definition of Terrorism The modern term “terrorism” dates back to 1795 when it was used to describe the actions of the Jacobin Club in their rule of post-Revolutionary France‚ the so-called “Reign of Terror”. A 1988 study by US Army found that more than one hundred definitions of the word exist and have been used. Most definitions of terrorism include only those acts which are intended to create fear‚ are prepared for an ideological goal‚ and deliberately target or disregard the
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Bibliography: G.C.‚ A Short Economic History of Modern Japan ‚ 1962 4.Patrick H Giant‚ 1976 5.Ishi Hiromitsu.‚ Ch 1-3‚ The Japanese Tax System‚ Clarendon Press 1989 6.Ohkawa K Blackwell‚ 1985 7.Dornbusch R.‚. Macroeconomics - 3rd Canadian Edition‚ McGraw-Hill‚ 1987 8.Shiraishi Takashi‚ Japan ’s Trade Policies 1945 to the Present Day‚ Athlone Press‚ 1989.
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Mainland China is rooted in more than 4‚000 years of rich Chinese cultures and history. It’s known for their lives‚ travel‚ history‚ business and food‚ their people and customs. Traditional Kung Fu is as much of the culture of china according to statistics. The Chinese people have shared a common culture longer than any other groups on earth. China is one of the cradles of the human race. For thousands of years the culture of china has attract and moved many people from all over the world‚ being
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EC3373 ASEAN ECONOMICS Vietnam in ASEAN Tutorial Group: W2 (Friday 1-2pm) Han HeChou Aaron A0085883M Introduction “The fastest growing emerging economy by 2050”‚ this is what the Senior Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP‚ John Hawksworth‚ claims of the potential for the Vietnam’s economy.Vietnam has transformed from a nation plagued with wars in the 1970s‚ to an economy that has posted annual per capita growth of 5.3% since 1986. Vietnam’s economic success started after the implementation
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Postwar period See also: Japanese post-war economic miracle The war wiped out many of the gains Japan had made since 1868. About 40% of the nation’s industrial plants and infrastructure were destroyed‚ and production reverted to levels of about fifteen years earlier. The people were shocked by the devastation and swung into action. New factories were equipped with the best modern machines‚ giving Japan an initial competitive advantage over the victor states‚ who now had older factories. As Japan’s
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The main civilizations of the ancient Americas developed and grew in their own unique way. Out of the Mayan‚ Aztec‚ and Incan civilizations‚ I would most want to live in the Inca civilization. First of all‚ the Incan cities had a well thought out road system. There were over 14‚000 miles of paved roadways. Along with the roads‚ there were bridges over ravines and rivers. Some areas with rough terrain even had a basket pulley system to get across. Secondly‚ the Incas had an intricate way of communicating
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Germany and Japan Germany and Japan were part of the second wave of modernizing nations. They did not start industrializing until the second half of the nineteenth century. It was nearly a century after the French revolution and the beginning of British industrialization. They did have an advantage in being the second wave‚ for one they could learn from the technologies and techniques that were used in Europe before them and implement these systems into their own industries. Germany and Japan did not
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