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    because of the warm climate. Unlike the west, eastern Russia is covered in permafrost and the Arctic Ocean is frozen parts of the year, so trade is difficult and dangerous. Since the Rhine River flows through the eastern part of Germany, eastern Germany is more densely populated than western Germany, because the Rhine River is used to trade goods among many different countries. Also, the winters are not as harsh in the east than in the west. In Italy, which is a peninsula shaped like a boot,

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    in the north of the Frankish Empire. For instance, located in the northern region of the Frankish Empire, on the banks of the Rhine River, were the churches of Cologne and Mainz, which were important to the Carolingian civilization (Mayr-Harting, 1996). Additionally, Rhine played a significant role in the economy of the Frankish Empire. Between the 780s and 820s, Rhine experienced large amounts of movement due to Rhenish imports—

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    Prussian cities including Bonn, Berlin and Krefeld. These riots are led by the lower-class workers demanding an end to the high price of food and to their oppressive working conditions. Joining, and in some cases leading the riots, is the middle class.* The middle class, led by doctors, lawyers and merchants, are voicing a completely different set of

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    The Treaty of Versailles

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    undetected. They were also to agree that the area that was to the west of the Rhineland and the area that was 50 kms east of the River Rhine was to be made into a demilitarized zone or (DMZ). A (DMZ) is an area of which no German soldiers or German aiding weapons are to be allowed. The Allies had agreed that they were to keep a standard army occupied on the west bank of the Rhine for 15 years to be able to hold up these treaty agreements. Also, during the drafting of this treaty, Germany was not allowed

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    Tacitus wrote Agricola and Germania by Tacitus as a historical account for the Roman Empire and its affairs around 98 AD. The first part of the book is a personal tribute to his father-in-law Agricola whom he so dearly honored. Based on the first sentences of his book, he is compelled to tell the story of a man who is worthy to be written about and remembered. He mentions in the first part of his book that a personal that “men even felt that to tell their own life’s story showed self-confidence rather

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    Myth Story: The Disappearance of Lorelei There once lived a beautiful nymph named Lorelei on the Rhine River. The only thing more beautiful than her physical beauty was her voice. When she sang, it is said that no one can resist, and anyone hearing her irresistible song would not be able to avoid death. One day, a proud, young warrior, Ronald, and his father were boating down the Rhine River and Ronald soon heard Lorelei’s alluring song. When he heard Lorelei’s voice, he felt as if there were invisible

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    tribes were very spread out and culturally different. Many of these tribes were not native to Germany; some came from Scandinavia, like the Goths, who later branched off to become both the Goths and the Visigoths. Others traveled all the way from middle Asia like the Huns. Due to this wide expansion many of the original tribes like the Ulmerugi who were forced out by the Goths and even the Goths themselves when the Huns entered the area. The Germanic tribes themselves were not that organized to

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    anastomosing Columbia river. Jain and Sinha (2004) discussed about causative factors and mechanism of fluvial dynamics of anabranching Baghmati river system. In their study they have observed that anabranching phenomena of Baghmati river only occurs along middle river course. The authors suggested that inability to transport high sediment load due to gentle channel slope and dominance of aggradation processes are responsible for anabranching of Baghmati river. Luchi et al. (2007) investigated small alpine

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    point in France is located on Mont Blanc at 15,770 ft. above sea level. France’s northeast side is primarily forested and runs along the Rhine River Valley. In the southeast lie, the Gorges du Verdon, this massive canyon is 700 meters deep and about 11 miles long. The longest river is the Lorie it is 630 miles long some other major rivers are the Garonne, and Rhine River. One of Frances main tourist attractions is the Eiffel tower located in Paris, which is also the country’s capital (Europe (2016)

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    She is well-known on the internet as Zoella, but what she does not share with the world may be something her fans struggle with as well. She puts on a happy face and loves to laugh, but that is because that is usually all she lets us see. On a few occasions she has set up book signings for her books. When the crowds get rowdy Zoe gets scared. She tries to stay calm for her fans, but usually she has to leave. For instance, when her vehicle is surrounded by teenage girls she cannot leave, so she starts

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