Chapter 3 : Early African Societies and the Bantu Migrations Explain the connections between climate‚ agriculture‚ and the Nile River in the development of Egypt and Nubia. Egypt referred to not the territory embraced by the modern state of Egypt‚ but to the ribbon of land bordering the lower third of the Nile between the Mediterranean and the river’s first cataract near Aswan. Cataracts are an unnavigable stretch of rapids and waterfalls. The Sahara became increasingly arid‚ cultivators flocked
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Triple Alliance: Mexica (top dog)‚ Tepanec & Acolhua 428‚ 460‚ 462‚ 468-70‚ 480-81‚ 493‚ 497 Who: Triple alliance refers to the alliance between the Mexica‚ the Acolhua‚ and the Tepanecs Mexica: Aztec ethnic group that settled on the adjacent islands of Tenochtitlan and Tlatelolco‚ These were distinct communities‚ each with its own ruling lineage‚ but eventually Tenochtitlan overpowered Tlatelolco. The Mexica were so dominant in Mesoamerica in AD 1519 that their name was subsequently applied
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Pythagorean Triples To begin you must understand the Pythagoras theorem is an equation of a2 + b2 = c2. This simply means that the sum of the areas of the two squares formed along the two small sides of a right angled triangle equals the area of the square formed along the longest. Let a‚ b‚ and c be the three sides of a right angled triangle. To define‚ a right angled triangle is a triangle in which any one of the angles is equal to 90 degrees. The longest side of the right angled triangle
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The video discussion‚ Tom Freedman‚ The World is Flat‚ is about Tom Freedman’s experience of how he learned the world is flat. By this‚ he means that anyone can send their own content to anyone in the world‚ basically for free. Tom believes the global economic playing field is being leveled. He believes this happened by three great eras of globalization. The first‚ globalization 1.0 started in 1492 and lasted until early 1800’s where the world shrunk from large to medium. The Spanish explored the
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Monopoly is a type of competition that doesn’t really have any competitors because it is firms that are regulated by the government. The MTA is a good example‚ because you cannot compete with that they are single sellers that have these businesses. 3. Oligopoly has a few competitors but it is difficult to enter into the business because they are a few major sellers‚ the products they offer are for example phone service‚ cable TV‚ Airlines‚ etc. These companies do not have many competitors because
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independent private sector body that develops and approves international financial reporting standards. These two have been working toward the same goal since they were formed. Today the IASB and the FASB are working on a joint venture referred to as the Convergence Project. IASB was formed in 1973 under the name International Accounting Standards Committee. Its mission was to formulate and publish in the public interest basic standards to be observed in the presentation of audited accounts and financial
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Anmol Mehrotra Pythagorean triples Math Bonus A Pythagorean triple consists of three positive integers a ‚ b ‚ and c ‚ such 2 2 2 that a + b = c . Such a triple is commonly written ( a ‚ b ‚ c )‚ and a wellknown example is (3‚ 4‚ 5). If ( a ‚ b ‚ c ) is a Pythagorean triple‚ then so is ( ka ‚ kb ‚ kc ) for any positive integer k . A primitive Pythagorean triple is one in which a ‚ b and
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1. Jim & Co. produces a single product. It runs an advertising campaign it is sure will differentiate its product from their competitors by making it more attractive. Assuming that Jim & Co. are correct‚ what will happen to the demand for its product and what pricing strategy should it employ? a. Demand will become more elastic and they should lower the price. b. Demand will become more elastic and they should raise the price. c. Demand will become less elastic and they should lower the
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In “The Convergence of the Twain” the author uses many poetic touches such as anthropomorphism‚ antithesis‚ metaphors‚ irony‚ and tragedy to explain the speaker’s attitude towards the sinking of the ship. The speaker/author right away takes time to personify the ship in the title; ‘The Convergence of the Twain’ means the coming together of the two‚ as in marriage. This shows a connection to the ship rather than writing ‘the ship sunk.’ The author/speaker also takes the time to foreshadow the tragedy
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University of Phoenix Material Media Convergence Worksheet Write 250- to 350-word answers to each of the following questions in the matrix: Questions Answers What is meant by the term media convergence with regard to technology‚ and how has it affected everyday life? Media convergence is a phenomenon involving the interlocking of computing and information technology companies‚ telecommunications networks‚ and content providers from the publishing worlds of newspapers‚ magazines‚ music‚ radio
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