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    Cotton Industry Dbq

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    Cotton Industry Through the beginning of evolution of humans one of the most common utilities used were cotton for clothing and other things. As trading became popular through Asia and machines were invented the owners would usually use many workers and get a low wage out of their work just as in Japan and India. The cotton industries throughout Japan and India became a great success in the period 1880s to the 1930s. A similarity of these countries was that they both recruited laborers who worked

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    Egyptian Fashion

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    Egyptian Fashion Egyptian Clothing The main focus of Egyptian clothing was to keep cool under the hot Egyptian sun; they idolized the human body and had physical ideals that are very similar to the ones we hold today. The clothing that they wore complimented the lines of a slender figure and was often adorned with gems and jewels if they were rich. These ideas helped name ancient Egyptians the very first society to have an identifiable style among the ancient civilizations. Materials The

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    The Benefits of the Cotton Gin The cotton gin was invented in 1793 by Eli Whitney to clean cotton fibers from the seeds (cotton gin). It was an invention created to reduce work and make cotton production quicker (Cotton Gin). It caused great reduction in the time it took to clean cotton. The cotton gin could drastically reduce the time it took to clean the cotton fibers. “…the cotton gin was a machine that could clean the seeds from 50 pounds of cotton in one day‚ whereas previously a laborer

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    Egyptian Cosmetics

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    throughout history. The Egyptians came up with many great inventions that today are still in use. But most of all‚ they were very vain in their appearance. They were known mainly for mastering the art of beauty‚ and we still use many techniques and products that they came up with thousands of years ago. Cosmetics and jewelry in particular were very highly thought of and valued in Ancient Egypt. There were many cosmetics available to Ancient Egyptians. First off‚ the Egyptians regarded cleansing

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    Egyptian Times

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    Egyptian Times TUT IS DEAD! Last night at 8:15pm our beloved pharaoh Tutankhamen died. Our pharaoh was born on February 2 1341bc. Even although he only lived for nineteen years he ruled our kingdom for nine years. He switched our religion back from what our horrible king Akhenaten did he moved our capital back and overall changed our lives back. We have been well assured that our greatest tomb makers have put many curses on his tomb so that no one will be able to disturb his resting place.

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    Egyptian Mythology

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    Egyptian Mythology Since the beginning of time Egypt has been known as the country of two lands: the desert like Upper Egypt‚ or the Red Land‚ and Lower Egypt‚ or the Black Land. The Black Land is where the soil is fertile and it is where 99 percent of the Egyptian population today resides. The significance of this duality is more than a geographical and demographic fact; it is a basic element of the ancient Egyptians’ culture since the beginning of time and also important in the expression of their

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    Egyptian Sculptures

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    Allison Bell HUM 302 October 21‚ 2012 Egyptian Art and Sculptures Ancient Egyptian art is the painting‚ sculpture‚ architecture and other arts produced by the civilization in the lower Nile Valley from 5000 BC to 300 AD. Ancient Egyptian Art reached a level in painting and sculpting that was highly stylistic and symbolic. A lot of the art that was discovered and saved came from tombs and monuments therefore there is an extreme emphasis on life after death and an emphasis on preserving the

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    The overall reason as to why India was imperialised was because of the British raj‚ and then later by the British government. Their goal was to “remake India on a British model through administrative and social reform‚ economic development‚ and the introduction of new technology” (India Under British Rule). By utilizing the subcontinents’ materials‚ territory‚ and people‚ the British regime were able to exploit local traditions and rulers and instituted a colonial government that conferred benefits

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    Egyptian revolution

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    Michael Labib Professor Cran English 101 12/08/2011 Egyptian Revolution: Age of the Renaissance As a response to the long reigning dictatorship of the former President of Egypt‚ Hosni Mubarak‚ the Egyptian revolution began on the 25th of January 2011 in a form of peaceful civil resistance involving non-violent marches‚ protests‚ labor strikes‚ and acts of civil disobedience demanding Mubarak’s immediate resignation. Later on the revolution transformed into several scenes of violent clashes

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    The greatness of Alexander (the Great) is often a much debated question. The importance of such debates is arguably minimal- Alexander was quite clearly a great ruler‚ possibly the greatest to ever live. A much more disputable question regarding Alexander is that of his cruelty throughout his reign as Macedonian King. In order to ascertain the extent of Alexander ’s cruelty one must analyze a number of key events which occurred during his kingship. These include the actions he took following Phillips

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