NAME: ESHA KAMRAN CLASS: 5 LILIES SUBJECT: HISTORY PROJECT NAME: POMPEII AND ROMAN CIVILIZATION The city of Pompeii was an ancient Roman town-city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania‚ in the territory of the commune of Pompeii. The archaeological digs at the site extend to the street level of the 79 AD volcanic event; deeper digs in older parts of Pompeii
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The traditional food in western countries Each culture‚ ethnic group or region has specific traditions. When we talk about culture‚ especially in western countries‚ the religious beliefs and literature often take up our minds. But actually‚ the food culture contributes a lot to the construction of a region’s civilization and it also plays an important role in cultural identification. Although unlike food traditions in China ‚which is famous for “Eight Cuisines” ‚ the western countries still have
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also mental fog‚ different symbols‚ voices‚ plot based on some crime). The Castle of Otranto‚ by Horace Walpole‚ is generally viewed as the first Gothic novel. Its first edition‚ published in 1764‚ claimed to be a translation of a work printed in Naples in 1529 and newly discovered in the library of ‘an ancient Catholic family in the north of England’. It tells the story of Manfred‚ the prince of Otranto‚ who is keen to secure the castle for his descendants in the face of a mysterious curse. The
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In northern Europe after the Middle Ages‚ monarchies began to build the foundations of their countries that are still in affect today. During the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries these "New Monarchs" made many relevant changes in their nations. During the middle of the fifteenth century Europe was affected by war and rebellion‚ which weakened central governments. As the monarchies attempted to develop into centralized governments once again‚ feudalism’s influence was lessened. This
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As we shadow Primo and Secondo‚ two brothers that emigrated from Italy to open an Italian restaurant in America‚ we learn a lot about the differences between Italian and Italian-American cuisine through the many obstacles they face. Primo is a gifted chef‚ a culinary genius determined not to waste his talent making routine dishes that American customers expect. Secondo is the smooth front man‚ trying to do anything to keep the restaurant financially afloat. Italian cuisine is known for its diversity
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------------------------------------------------- Anglicisation From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia | This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (August 2007) | | Look up anglicise or anglicizein Wiktionary‚ the free dictionary. | Anglicisation or anglicization (see -ise vs -ize) is the process of converting anything to more "English" norms.[1][2]
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topography of the surrounding area‚ destroying towns‚ villages‚ villas and farms. The landscape‚ including the coastline and the course of the Sarnus river‚ were altered irrevocably. Pompeii and Herculaneum are situated along the coast in the bay of Naples. Herculaneum sits on the northwest side of Vesuvius and Pompeii to the south. It is difficult to imagine today what the Vesuvius area looked like prior to the eruption of 79 AD as the topography of the area was changed substantially. This is resultant
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Robert Capa (born Endre Ernő Friedmann;[1] October 22‚ 1913 – May 25‚ 1954) was a Hungarian combat photographer and photojournalist who covered five different wars: the Spanish Civil War‚ the Second Sino-Japanese War‚ World War II across Europe‚ the 1948 Arab-Israeli War‚ and the First Indochina War. He documented the course of World War II in London‚ North Africa‚ Italy‚ the Battle of Normandy on Omaha Beach and the liberation of Paris. His action photographs‚ such as those taken during the 1944
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History of Cleansing Soaps Early History The earliest recorded evidence of the production of soap-like materials dates back to around 2800 BC in Ancient Babylon. In the reign of Nabonidus (556–539 BCE) a recipe for soap consisted of uhulu [ashes]‚ cypress [oil] and sesame [seed oil] "for washing the stones for the servant girls". A formula for soap consisting of water alkali‚ and cassia oil was written on a Babylonian clay tablet around 2200 BC. The Ebers papyrus (Egypt‚ 1550 BC) indicates
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The Congress of Vienna (German: Wiener Kongress) was a conference of ambassadors of European states chaired by Austrian statesman Klemens Wenzel von Metternich‚ and held in Vienna from November 1814 to June 1815.[1] The objective of the Congress was to settle the many issues arising from the French Revolutionary Wars‚ the Napoleonic Wars‚ and the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire. This objective resulted in the redrawing of the continent’s political map‚ establishing the boundaries of France
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