The Xia Dynasty Overview There are ancient accounts about the history of a small kingdom along the Yellow River that existed from about 2‚000 BC to 1‚600 BC. The main ancient accounts are in the Records of the Grand Historian (史記) that were written between about 109 BC and 91 BC by Sima Qian and another textthat is called the Bamboo Annals (竹書紀年) that was a text that was said to have been buried with the King of Wei who died in 296 BC and was rediscovered in 281 AD during the Jin Dynasty. The text
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Study Guide for “Harrison Bergeron” I. VOCABULARY: Be able to define the following words and understand them when they appear in the story or class discussion. oppression- II. LITERARY TERMS: Be able to define each term and apply each term to the story. calibrated-Mark (a gauge or instrument) with a standard scale of readings. consternation-confused amazement or fear cower-Crouch down in fear. hindrance-A thing that provides resistance‚ delay‚ or obstruction to something or someone. luminous-Bright
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even use little-make up boxes that carried their mirror‚ rouge‚ and lipstick. The musician is aesthetically pleasing‚ her eyebrows well plucked and designed‚ complimenting her face together with her make-up. Also‚ in the T’ang period‚ the female empress Wu Zhao was very much influential so I expect for the musician to be highly confident as women were empowered in that period. From the text‚ I think that Chou Yu is a strong man of authority. He is strict. He stands up straight and makes minimal
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Sio Doug Shultz/Producer Sandya Viswanathan/Co-producer In 1770 the French Revolution began to form‚ at Fifteen Louis the sixteenth‚ marries Marie Antoinette the fourteen year old Austrian Princess‚ daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I and Empress Maria Theresa‚ to strengthen the France-Austria alliance. The French people dislike the Austrian Antoinette almost immediately. When Louis the sixteenth becomes King France is in deep debt. Heavy taxation left many of the French in poverty‚ resulting
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an esteemed composer-violinist at the court of the Archbishop of Salzburg. The most extraordinarily gifted child in the history of music‚ he started to compose before he was five‚ and‚ with his talented sister Nannerl‚ performed at the court of Empress Maria Theresa at the age of six. By age thirteen‚ the boy had written sonatas‚ concertos‚ symphonies‚ religious works‚ and several operas. The high-spirited young artist rebelled against the social restrictions imposed by the patronage system and
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Modern Era 1750-1914 |1. Which of the following was not a characteristic of the Industrial |6. Which of the following best summarizes the reform movements of the | |Revolution? |Industrial Revolution? | | | | |a) capitalism
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Nouns I. DEFINITION Nouns are the largest group of words in the English language. Nouns may refer language. to: phenomena (ex. Sunshine‚ storm‚ and weather). abstract ideas (ex. Honesty‚ love‚ and loyalty) events (ex. Birthday‚ new year‚ and fiesta) animals (ex. Cat‚ dog‚ and bird) names of persons (ex. Ana‚ nun‚ and datu) names of things (ex. Boat‚ hat‚ and necklace) places (ex. Panay‚ Taal‚ and Borneo) Page 1 of 4 II. DERIVATIONAL NOUNS A noun may be formed by adding
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The first Europeans to establish roots in India since the fall of the Roman Empire were the Protuguese. Led by Vasco da Gama’s landing at Calicut in 1498‚ they established themselves along the Malabar Coast‚ trading with the rest of the subcontinent from there. (The Portuguese maintained some holdings in India as late as 1961.) In 1600‚ the British East India Company was given the right to a monopoly to trade with India. While the company’s primary objective was to get spices from Indonesia (East
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Chapter 16: The Two Worlds of Christendom Chapter Outline The quest for political order The Early Byzantine Empire The City of Constantine Caesaropapism Justinian (527-565 C.E.) and his legacy; Theodora (empress) Rebuilt Constantinople‚ including Hagia Sophia Justine’s Code Codified Roman law Corpus iuris civilis (The Body of the Civil Law) Byzantine Conquests Muslim Conquests and Byzantine Revival Muslim Conquests The Theme system The Rise of the Franks Germanic Kingdoms The Franks
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Tyler Bowman Ms. Smith Soph. Lit 07 December 2009 Love’s Drawback Some people are lucky‚ love is not burdensome. That is not the case for three couples in William Shakespeare’s‚ A Midsummer Night’s Dream. For Lysander and Hermia‚ Helena and Demetrius‚ love is ever changing like the seasons‚ while Oberon and Titania’s love is challenged by one major obstacle. Love seems to be a simple matter‚ but the three couples face complications in love such as culture‚ supernatural influences‚ and jealousy
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