Eastern Polynesian languages

paper: Culture paper I was born in Vietnam and later on moved to the United States with my family. As the result, I got to expose to the both countries and got to see many differences between them, such as the differences in language, . Here are some of the examples. LANGUAGE Vietnamese is more complicated than English. There are too many words for “You” and “I”. This happens because Vietnamese really care about manners, ages, genders, and they want to be respectful to other people. Younger individuals

Today, being apart of the 21 century one could argue that our world is massively interdependent. Many countries develop faster than others, due to economic power and accessibility, while other still fight to one day see their beloved nation ahead of the masses. New Zealand has proven itself as a future business magnate. Geographically New Zealand (located south western pacific) encompasses two main Islands the North and the South Islands and a number of other small island with a population size of

using the stars and currents. Kupe traveled to New Zealand in his waka hourua, which is known as a voyaging canoe. The Maori believe that Kupe was from Polynesian Hawaiki. Hawaiki is believed to once have been an island or group or islands in Polynesia in the South Pacific Ocean. This is so because of the many commonalities between the Maori language and culture with places in the Pacific like Polynesia, Hawaii, and Tahiti. Although the Maori were the indigenous

Starting off, The Byzantine empire struggles with power if quite interesting. With the fall of the Roman empire, it still had an influence on Europe. The influences the Roman’s in displayed here: “Long after its collapse, the Roman empire inspired European philosophers, theologians, and rulers, who dreamed of a centralized political structure embracing all of Christian Europe” (pp.404). They adopted the ideals of the Romans yet a new rise of power is around the corner. As Europe transitions into

1. Yali’s question is “Why is it that you white people developed so much cargo and brought it to New Guinea, but we black people had little cargo of our own?” In a broader sense, why did some things progress in some areas, but not in others? 2. The first consideration Diamond discusses is that just because something happened and that it would have happened anyway, it does not make the act good or just. The second consideration is that the most powerful region, in this case, western Europe, should

keeping . Capital at Cuzco, which had as many as three hundred thousand people in the late fifteenth century . Extensive road system linked north and south . Official runners carried messages; spread of Quecha language F. Inca society and religion 21. Trade limited . Local barter in agricultural goods . Fewer specialized crafts 22. Inca society was also a hereditary aristocracy . Chief ruler viewed

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“teaching” or “instruction”; applied most specifically to the Law of Moses (the Pentateuch) but may also refer to the entire scripture, including commentaries. Yarmulke – the Yiddish word for the kippah or skullcap. Yiddish – the language spoken by central and eastern European Jews in recent centuries; thought it is

The History of Indigenous Peoples in America Native American is the term used for the indigenous peoples of North America who first migrated to this area thousands of years ago. The term Native American actually includes several tribes, states, and ethnic groups some of which are still recognized in today’s modern society. Most of the scientific world agrees that the first indigenous peoples crossed the Bering Straight by way of Siberia about 12,000 years ago. The precise route that the first

is long and wide. It is 10 times long as it is wide and stretches about 2650 miles from Peru to the southern tip of the continent. Chile’s name is from the American Indian word Chilli. Chilli means where the land ends. The Andes Mountains form the eastern boundary of Chile and low mountains rise along the country’s pacific coast. A region of fertile river basins, the central valley, lie between the mountain ranges in central Chile. This is where most of Chile’s people live. Snow caped volcanoes, thick