Chapter 15 Outline I. World Contacts Before Columbus 1. The Afro-Eurasian trade world linked Europe‚ Asia and Africa in the 15th century. A. The Trade World of the Indian Ocean 1. Indian Ocean was the center of Afro-Eurasian trade world. 2. Location made crossroads for China‚ India‚ the Middle East‚ and Europe. 3. Trading volume increased over the centuries as merchants congregated in a series of cosmopolitan port cities‚ most had some form of autonomous self-government 4. Most developed
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AFRO-ASIAN POETRY (Report Summary) Report By: Ortiz‚ John Benj A. AFRICAN POETRY a. History b. Themes c. Prominent Works and Poets B. ASIAN POETRY d. History e. Themes f. Prominent Works and Poets C. COMPARISON AND CONTRAST g. Comparison of African Poetry and Asian Poetry h. Contrast of African Poetry and Asian Poetry ------------------------------------------------- AFRICAN POETRY I. II. HISTORY Pre-Colonial Era 1. Poetry
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WHAT WERE THE CAUSES OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR?? While there were quite a few events that led to fighting‚ the actual causes of the war are fairly deeper. The major causes of the First World War were: the Alliances‚ Imperialism‚ Nationalism and how all this had increased tension between the powers of Europe which were: Britain‚ France‚ Russia (Triple Entente) and Germany‚ Austria-Hungary‚ Italy (Triple Alliance). The minor causes of the war were: the heir of the Austro-Hungarian Empire‚ Franz Ferdinand
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Historically‚ What Were Apple’s Major Competitive Advantages? According to Hill‚ J.(2008:75) that the roots of competitive advantage is strategies‚ the root of strategies is distinctive competencies‚ the roots of distinctive competencies are resources and capabilities. Competitive advantage lead to superior profitability. So‚ talking about competitive advantages means about strategies‚ distinctive competencies‚ capabilities and resources. There are two types of competitive advantages: differentiation
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surrounding these unions have shifted from the medieval 1300s to the modern day 2016. Marriages today are revolved around the couple’s feelings for each other and the financial and social aspects are irrelevant in most cases. The marriages in 2016 are quite an improvement over the unions of the 1300s which were often more centered around social and monetary gain than the couple’s actual feelings and happiness. The marriages of the 1300s were a very different picture from the unions today. In the
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07677 SOUTH WEST ASIA ASSIGNMENT 1 “WHAT WERE THE MAJOR REASONS FOR THE CREATION OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL? WAS THE BALFOUR DECLARATION THE TURNING POINT IN THE ZIONIST QUEST FOR ISRAEL?” Lecturer: Ms S. Chappell Student: Mark Walker-Roberts Lecture / Tutorial Group: Wednesday 9 - 12 p.m. Due Date: 04 September‚ 1996 INTRODUCTION The state of Israel emerged on May 15‚ 1948. It was the first Jewish state to be established in nearly 2‚000 years and was the culmination of efforts by the
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World Trade Center On September 11‚ 2001 a devastating tragedy occurred in the United States. Two hijacked planes crashed into the Twin Towers in New York City. Also‚ a plane crashed into the Pentagon in Washington‚ D.C. The United States was under a terrorist attack. The United States will never be the same since the 9/11 tragedy. Oliver Stone directed a movie called "World Trade Center." It came out in the year of 2006. This movie of course is based on a true event. "World Trade Center" is
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General Psychology 6/25/20 Afro Samurai The manga series "Afro Samurai" follows the life of a black samurai named Afro‚ who is on a mission to avenge his father’s death. After witnessing the death of his own father‚ Afro no longer lived a normal life. Instead‚ all he wanted to do was find and kill Justice‚ the man who killed his father and took the Number One Headband. Interestingly‚ the past that brought him pain and hatred had only given him the strength to carry on his life. As a kid‚ he killed
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Jerusalem: Center of the World It is hard to imagine how a two hour documentary could ever be considered a brief summary of anything‚ but Jerusalem: Center of the World can be called exactly that. This PBS documentary is an overview of Jerusalem’s four-thousand year history of religious fanaticism‚ disproportionate bloodshed‚ and tentative peace agreements. The documentary also points out that over the centuries‚ countless religious followers have flocked to this city in search of God‚ the ultimate
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The World Trade Center Height: 1‚368 and 1‚362 feet (417 and 415 meters) Owners: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Architect: Minoru Yamasaki‚ Emery Roth and Sons consulting Engineer: John Skilling and Leslie Robertson of Worthington‚ Skilling‚ Helle and Jackson Ground Breaking: August 5‚ 1966 Opened: 1970-73; April 4‚ 1973 ribbon cutting Destroyed: September 11‚ 2001 The World Trade Center was more than its signature twin towers: it was a complex of seven buildings on 16-acres
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