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    herbivores, large mammals with a quick growth rate, live in herds, have a good social structure, breed well, and a nice disposition. There are 148 species of animals, but only 14 have been domesticated because they don't meet the specifications. Eurasia had plenty of domesticated animals, far more than Papa New Guinea. Domesticated animals provide transportation, protein, and warmth from their hair. They can work and help with crops. When domesticated animals do work, people don't need to. When

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    of heavy damask” . In that particular period silk was considered very special and it represented wealth. The Chinese also used to use silks as “effective economic inducements when conducting diplomacy with nomadic people” (Silks and Religions in Eurasia, C. A.D. 600-1200). Yabgu Khan was presented with five hundred bolts of damask as a sign of goodwill. The account of Yabgu Khan’s interaction

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    Dystopian In 1984

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    1984 Final Long Write Lulu Baumstein 1984 is a Dystopian Novel written by George Orwell. In the story there are many dystopian elements within the novel. There is quite a bit of Rebellion between the two main characters, Winston and Julia. They rebel any way they can. This means anything from enjoying sex to joining what they think is the Brotherhood. However, in their totalitarian government they are at risk from anything to labour camps to death and torture. However, their malevolent government

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    Authoritarianism In 1984

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    Orwell’s 1984 is a fictitious dystopian novel which depicts a society under an authoritarian rule. The general theme of Orwell in this novel is to alert readers to the dangers of Fascism and the damage that it can inflict on societies. However, the more important reason for writing such dystopian novel is to display how manipulating language in Authoritarian societies can be used not only to control people's minds, history, and memories, but also for shaping their ideas and emotions. Language manipulation

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    The Mongol Empire, founded in the early 13th century, was a pastoral empire over twice the size of the Roman Empire that dominated throughout Eurasia. After its founding, the Mongol Empire rose to be a massive superpower which, by the time of Genghis Khan’s death, reached from the Pacific Ocean to the Caspian Sea. It existed primarily throughout Period 3, 600 CE - 1450 CE, but declined within this time period. Despite this, parts of the Mongol Empire such as the Golden Horde persisted into Period

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    FOCUS The focus of this inquiry is the conflict between the Armenians and Turkish Government in the 20th century between 1915-1918 and how it was caused and also if there was a resolution to this conflict or has it continued through to modern times. INTRO The armenian genocide happened between 1915-1918 where 1.5 million Armenians were massacred at the hands of the Turkish government. This genocide came about in 1915 due to the muslim government threatened by the Christian Armenians who were thriving

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    In the Continent of Cultures, it was stated how and why the first people reach to the Mesoamerica. Learning about the different people from Olmec to the Aztecs in the (Cultures of Ancient Mexico) on page four of the text. Each group had their significant of their tribe. In example the Olmec build big statues that weight a ton, so that is saying they were great at architectural work. The Maya was great at reading the sky, so they derived a calendar that new America took for our calendar. The Aztec

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    A prevalent concern in the world of ecology is that species can be killed off due to non-natural causes, mainly as a result of the human population’s negative effect. This, at least, was a major concern for the wolf species as its population continued to decline. Even so, many arguments have been spurred between animal advocates and environmentalists, about whether or not the population is actually in decline. As such, research continues to be conducted on the species. The Missing Wolf Species

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    The Columbian Exchange is considered a very significant event because it helped the countries involved in it with food, crops, and animals. It was mainly an exchange between Africa, The Americas, and Eurasia. Christopher Columbus was the man who discovered the route of the Columbian Exchange and that’s why the exchange was called The Columbian Exchange. Even with the millions of benefits that the exchange had, there were some side effects that occurred from it as well like diseases. Obviously diseases

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    What I've obtained while watching the movie “Guns Germs and Steel - Out of Eden “ is that, deep in the island of Papua New Guinea, Jared Diamond a professor sought reasonable knowledge from the citizens that have lived there. They’ve explained how they would hunt using arrows and how it's very important to be patient and have good accuracy will hunting because meat is scared in Papua. They also use a gooey like substance similar to dough which is called wild sago, doing so they were able to get to

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