The Secret of the Mongol Queens is the story of the women in power during the Mongol reign and it reveals the struggle of hanging on to their patrimony and to preserve the greatness of their nation. He starts the story with the six daughters of Genghis Khan and traces the royal families for 250 years until the empire tore itself apart. Genghis Khan marries Borte‚ the brother of Borte thinks he marries her for the wealth that comes with her‚ but the marriage is for the trust between the kingdoms and
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The Yeti or commonly know as the Abominable Snowman‚ is thought to be a dark haired‚ ape-like cryptid‚ standing at around seven to eight feet tall‚ and said to inhabit the Himalayan region of Nepal and Tibet‚ home of the famous Mount Everest. Regarded in the scientific community to be a legend due to a lack of conclusive evidence‚ the Yeti remains to be one of the most sought out creatures in the cryptozoology field along with its "cousin"‚ Bigfoot‚ which is of North America. As a national symbol
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United Nations Development Programme CASE STUDIES OF S U S TA I N A B L E D E V E LO P M E N T I N P R AC T I C E TRIPLE WINS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT United Nations Development Programme C A S E S T U D I E S O F S U S TA I N A B L E D E V E LO P M E N T I N P R AC T I C E TRIPLE WINS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT United Nations Development Programme June 2012 Copyright © 2012 United Nations Development Programme. All rights reserved. This publication or parts of it may
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(geographical factors)‚ and ancestry (historical and genealogical factors) can be used to define someone as Chinese. Where is the country located ? China is entirely located on the continent of Asia. Countries that border China include Russia‚ Mongolia‚ North Korea‚ Pakistan‚ India‚ Vietnam‚ Afghanistan‚ and Nepal.China is the fourth largest country in the world behind Russia‚ Canada‚ and the United States. China is situated between latitudes 18° and 54° North and longitudes 73° and 135° East‚
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Putonghua (普通话) or Mandarin. Wu 吴语 - spoken in Shanghai and in Zhejiang province and Jiangsu province. Yue 粤 - Cantonese‚ official in Hong Kong and Macau. Uyghur (Xinjiang) English (Hong Kong)‚ Portuguese (Macau)‚ Tibetan (Tibet)‚ Mongolian (Inner Mongolia). Other Chinese dialects like Min‚ Hakka (Kejia)‚ Gan and Xiang. Cyprus Greek‚ Turkish English EUROPE Country Official and national Languages Other spoken Languages Albania Albanian (Shqip‚ Tosk (Toskë) is the official dialect)
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When the United States decided to drop the atomic bomb on Japan their ultimate goal was to intimidate the soviet union. The relationship between the two countries was beginning to unravel. The U.S. decided that the only way to gain the respect from the soviet union was to display the amount of power they truly had. The war between Japan and the United States was a good way to showcase the power that they had. The bombing in Japan made it clear that the United States held all the power. Therefore
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Protests of Tibet against the republic of China have occurred early as the 1950s. Tibet has once been an independent nation‚ until it was incorporated into the Mongol Empire in 1246 and was under Yuan Dynasty until the 1350s. In 1720‚ the Qing Dynasty Army entered Tibet and defeated the invading forces of Dzungar Khanate; thus starting the Qing rule of Tibet. During the Qing rule of Tibet‚ bad blood between Chinese and Tibet grew with the assassination of the Tibet prince‚ Gyurme Namgyal by two
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There are 27 countries in Asia; Asia stretches from former "stans" of the USSR to the Pacific Ocean. Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China India Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Kyrgyzstan Laos Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Philippines Singapore Sri Lanka Taiwan Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Vietnam Middle East‚ North Africa‚ and Greater Arabia The 23 countries of the Middle East‚ North Africa‚ and Greater Arabia include some
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Short Speech on Corruption in India : Corruption in India is one of the most menacing threats that our economy has been battling with ever since the independence. At all levels of Indian bureaucracy corruption has seemingly taken its toll and has been corroding the structure of our nation. Be it private sector or public sector‚ Indian people have a tendency of misusing the public position/power in their favor to fulfill their motives and gain personal benefits. All these “allegations” are not solely
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