I. Questions of periodization A. Nature and causes of changes in the world history framework leading up to 600 C.E. 1450 as a period B. Emergence of new empires and political systems C. Continuities and breaks within the period (e.g.‚ the impact of the Mongols on international contacts and on specific societies) The Islamic world II. The rise and role of Dar al-Islam as a unifying cultural and economic force in Eurasia and Africa A. The Rise 1. Arab Region Before a. Vast‚ dry area
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System Analysis and Design of a Low-Cost Micromechanical Seeker System by Brian J. Nagle B.S. Mechanical Engineering United States Air Force Academy‚ 2006 SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AT THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY JUNE 2008 Copyright ©2008 Brian J. Nagle. All rights reserved. The author hereby grants to MIT permission to reproduce and to distribute publicly
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S omething Torn and New This page intentionally left blank ü Something Torn and New An African Renaissance Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o A MEMBER OF THE PERSEUS BOOKS GROUP NEW YORK Copyright © 2009 by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Published by BasicCivitas Books‚ A Member of the Perseus Books Group All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied
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Z O R A N E A L E H U R S T O N Their Eyes Were Watching God With a Foreword by Edwidge Danticat To Henry Allen Moe Contents E-Book Extra Janie’s Great Journey: A Reading Group Guide Acknowledgments Foreword by Edwidge Danticat Foreword by Mary Helen Washington Their Eyes Were Watching God 1 1 Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board. 2 Janie saw her life like a great tree in leaf… 3 There are years that ask questions and years that answer. 4 Long before
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1.01 How Did the Roman Empire Expand? Have you ever played an app in which you have to build a zoo‚ city‚ or farm? If so‚ you know that your zoo does not become full of animals overnight. You must raise capital to add animals to your zoo. The more imaginary coins you have‚ the more land and animals you can purchase. Like these imaginary civilizations‚ the Roman Empire‚ too‚ took time to build. It did not just emerge overnight. The city of Rome was founded by a group of people called the Latins
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