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    Sharif Bumpus World History 13 November 2017 Coach Flo Rise and fall of the First Persian Empire The First Persian Empire, also known as the Achaemenid Persian Empire, rose because of it’s king’s political genius and ability to restructure society, prospered because of leading economic and technological advances, and fell due to a successor’s cruelness that caused provincial revolts, economic disparity, and the breaking down of what was once one of the most successful social systems. The First

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    People will be tested all throughout their lives Humans started as hunters and gatherers and quickly evolved in only 1500 years Not that many written records of the early history Mainly archeologists and paleobiology were able to uncover the past Most effective form of hunting is fishing for the hunters Most early human populations are near water ways, like rivers Hunters and gatherers worked less as expected, focused more on music and story telling Agriculture began to slowly appears and humans

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    Life Along The Silk Road During the outward-looking rule of China's Tang dynasty (seventh-ninth century C. E. ), sophisticated people in northeastern Iran developed such a taste for expensive, imported Chinese pottery that they began to imitate it in great quantity for sale to people who could not afford the real thing. And in northern China there was a vogue for beautiful pottery figurines of camels laden with caravan goods or ridden by obviously non-Chinese merchants, musicians, or entertainers

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    Following the decline of the Western Roman Empire in 476 CE, a new empire rose up in the ashes. This new empire, the Byzantine Empire, was a culmination of Western Roman cultures and tradition, yet, it also contains many distinctive features. Originating from the same empire, the two empires display similar cultural roots. Roman emperor Constantine strategically chose Byzantion, also referred to as Byzantium, as the new imperial capital for the Roman Empire. Emperor Constantine named the capital

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    Founder of Constantinople, Constantine claimed the great Byzantine Empire and in turn inherited the new Holy Roman Empire. With the Edict of Milan in 313, Constantine proclaimed religious tolerance of Christians throughout the empire and soon the religion spread. Constantine then transformed the city of Byzantium into the new capital of the Roman Empire, which then was known and proclaimed as Constantinople. The new capital would profit from its location being closer to the east frontier, having

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    The Columbian Exchange was a region of trade that occurred during period of biological and cultural exchanges of the Atlantic states. Exchanges of culture, ideas, diseases, slaves and technology transformed European and Native American societies. In 1492 the exchange lasted throughout the years of European expansion and exploration. The Columbian Exchange affected the social and cultural aspects of the old and new world. Advancements in agricultural production, development of warfare, mortality

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    Societies and cultures define the apparent intrinsic nature, behavior, and emotions that are associated to one’s gender. These assumed characteristics influence the culturally or socially held beliefs, creating a diversified dichotomy of gender, which eventually excludes one from major social privilege (i.e. forms of legality, economic participation, jobs, etc). Traditional gender stereotypes are most representative and stark in a uniformly hegemonistic culture, like that of some ancient societies

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    Good afternoon my name is Andrew Lloyd current CEO of the Luxor hotel Melbourne and we are here today to emphasise the importance of operating at high standards of performance and implore environmentally and socially sustainable practices, in particular the section of housekeeping. It is the Luxors aim to operate in quality service in economic growth, employment retention and environmental protection. It is out initiative to comply with all applicable environmental laws and regulations, actively

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    sometime between 6th and 4th centuries BCE. From then it spread to most of Asia. Christianity is the world’s largest religion with 2.4 billion followers worldwide. It originated out Roman province of Judea and spread to Europe, Syria, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, and Egypt. Christianity has been around since the mid- 1st century. One of the main similarities between Buddhism and Christianity is their belief in a spiritual master. Buddhists believe the story of the Buddha. Buddha was born as Siddhartha

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    Who was Homer ? Homer was a blind bard i.e a story teller , and a poet whose writings in the Iliad and the Odyssey provide the main source of information regarding the Trojan War.Homer is assumed to have been born on the coast of Asia minor i.e modern day Turkey.Another indication of Homers origins as an Ionian Greek can be adduced from his poems which show that he was familiar with the geography of that region. Providing evidence that Homer was of the region and therefore was familiar with the

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