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  • At the Beginning of the Chinese History

    At the Beginning of the Chinese History

    There were over thirty-eight dynasties from the Chinese History. I am going to talk about the beginning of the Chinese History. I think it was the most interesting part to discuss because it involved the development at the beginning and then grow weak at the end of the Shang dynast due to the killing of the loyal official of the emperor. It had a profoundly impact the rest of the Shang people and it's culture

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    Submitted: November 19, 2009 By: July
  • Chinese History

    Chinese History

    The Tang and Song eras were times of great prosperity in China. Much of the growth was by the advanced developments of agriculture, technology and commercial developments. During the Song era a shift to new farming techniques in southern China brought an increase in population and food supply. Farming moved to the south because rice was the most important crop in China. Two Chinese improvements were developing an irrigation system and developing fast-ripening rice, which

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    Essay Length: 360 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Jack
  • Chinese History - Zhanghe

    Chinese History - Zhanghe

    Most people in China know the name of Zheng He with his seven voyages very well. Zheng He, the greatest explorer during the ancient time in China, was the first man completing the first circumnavigation of the globe decades before Christopher Columbus and one century earlier than Ferdinand Magellan during 1519-1522. Cheng Ho, who was said to have been seven feet tall, was given greater power when Zhu Di became emperor in 1402. One year

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    Submitted: June 4, 2010 By: Edward
  • History of Chinese Invention

    History of Chinese Invention

    The word "paper" is derived from the word "papyrus," which was a plant found in Egypt along the lower Nile River. About 5,000 years ago, Egyptians created "sheets" of papyrus by harvesting, peeling and slicing the plant into strips. The strips were then layered, pounded together and smoothed to make a flat, uniform sheet. No major changes in writing materials were to come for about 3,000 years. According to Chinese historical accounts, paper was first

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    Essay Length: 500 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Jessica
  • History on the Articles of Confederation and Constitution

    History on the Articles of Confederation and Constitution

    History on the Articles of Confederation And Constitution The first constitution and government of the colonies, the Articles of Confederation, was drafted by John Dickinson in 1776, during the Second Continental Congress, and was ratified by all thirteen states on March 1, 1781, remaining the unifying document of the states until June 21, 1788. The Articles provided for a loose confederation of the independent states, which gave limited powers to a central government. The Articles

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    Submitted: December 4, 2008 By: Tasha
  • History of Nazi Germany

    History of Nazi Germany

    History of Nazi Germany National Socialism between 1920 and 1945 can best be described as an era of constant change. Hitler's enrollment in the German Worker's Party provided him the foundation needed to propel his idealistic views of anti-Semitism and Aryan superiority. Soon after Hitler's enrollment the party's name was changed to the National Socialist German Worker's Party and in the summer of 1921 his talents as an orator and propagandist enabled him to take

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    Submitted: December 8, 2008 By: Fonta
  • History of Romantic Poetry

    History of Romantic Poetry

    History of Romantic Poetry In earlier days of poetry there were three types of poetry that were alike in some ways but different on views. Eighteenth century poets and Romantic poets focused mainly on nature and incorporated God some of the time. But in the works from the Puritans, their main focal point was also on nature, but it always came second to God. These different movements in poetry came about through the works of

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    Submitted: December 8, 2008 By: Monika
  • History of English Royal Family (eleanor of Aquitaine)

    History of English Royal Family (eleanor of Aquitaine)

    Eleanor of Aquitaine The Troubadour's Daughter Eleanor of Aquitaine was born around 1122. Her grandfather, William IX, was the wealthy and powerful duke of Aquitaine. He was also a musician and poet, acknowledged as history's first troubadour. William IX didn't just sing about love. By the time he was twenty he had married and divorced his first wife, Ermengarde. His second wife was Philippa (or Maud) of Toulouse, the widowed queen of Aragon. They had

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    Essay Length: 1,880 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: December 8, 2008 By: Max
  • History of California to 1899

    History of California to 1899

    History of California to 1899 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article or section provides some complete reference citations, and includes a list of references or external links. However, its verifiability remains partly unclear because it has insufficient in-text citations. You can improve this article by introducing more precise citations where appropriate. History of California To 1899 Gold Rush (1848) American Civil War (1861-1865) ________________________________________ Since 1900 ________________________________________ Maritime Railroad Slavery

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    Submitted: December 15, 2008 By: Monika
  • United States History

    United States History

    Us History The United States is located in the middle of the North American continent, with Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The United States ranges from the Atlantic Ocean on the nation's east coast to the Pacific Ocean bordering the west, and also includes the state of Hawaii, a series of islands located in the Pacific Ocean, the state of Alaska located in the northwestern part of the continent above the

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    Essay Length: 606 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 18, 2008 By: Jon
  • Document Based Question for Ap History Test

    Document Based Question for Ap History Test

    Document Based Question For Ap History Test To a certain extent, the American Revolution was a war within a war, specifically the Loyalists, colonials loyal to the king, against the Patriots, the American rebels, which helped fundamentally change American society. The first reason the American Revolution changed American society is because the war was not only fought between the Americans and the British but between the Loyalists and the Patriots. The Loyalists were loyal to

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    Submitted: January 7, 2009 By: Andrew
  • History of Philosophy

    History of Philosophy

    Philosophy is a vast field. It examines and probes many different fields. Virtue, morality, immortality, death, and the difference between the psyche (soul) and the soma (body) are just a few of the many different topics which can be covered under the umbrella of philosophy. Philosophers are supposed to be experts on all these subjects. The have well thought out opinions, and they are very learned people. Among the most revered philosophers of all time

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    Submitted: January 10, 2009 By: July
  • A Brief History of Buddhism

    A Brief History of Buddhism

    Buddhism is one of the major religions of the world. It was founded by Siddhartha Guatama (Buddha) in Northeastern India. It arose as a monastic movement during a time of Brahman tradition. Buddhism rejected important views of Hinduism. It did not recognize the validity of the Vedic Scriptures, nor the sacrificial cult which arose from it. It also questioned the authority of the priesthood. Also, the Buddhist movement was open to people of all castes,

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    Submitted: January 14, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Mgt 358 - Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

    Mgt 358 - Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

    MGT 358-01 Interview Steve Simmons is the owner of a multi-skilled training consulting business. We go to different plants to train people who need it or want it; if we can't do it, we find someone who can. I was born in Baton Rouge LA. My father worked construction so I moved around with him. We lived in Detroit for a while then Orlando, and a few other places. I graduated from Calloway County High

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    Submitted: January 14, 2009 By: Jessica
  • The Use and Abuse of History

    The Use and Abuse of History

    The Use and Abuse of History By Friedrich Nietzsche Forward "Incidentally, I despise everything which merely instructs me without increasing or immediately enlivening my activity." These are Goethe's words. With them, as with a heartfelt expression of Ceterum censeo [I judge otherwise], our consideration of the worth and the worthlessness of history may begin. For this work is to set down why, in the spirit of Goethe's saying, we must seriously despise instruction without vitality,

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    Submitted: January 14, 2009 By: Yan
  • History of Swimming

    History of Swimming

    Swimming was invented before recorded history. Humans discovered how to swim by accident. A person probably fell into the water and struggled to shore using a dog-paddle stroke. There was an Egyptian hieroglyph for swimming dating from 2500 BC. The ancient Greeks and Romans made swimming an important part of their military training programs. There have been known swimming contests that were organized in Japan as early as the 1st century BC. During the Middle

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    Submitted: January 15, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Digital Photography History

    Digital Photography History

    Introduction What is digital photography? Digital photography is a form of photography that utilizes digital technology to make images of subjects. Until the advent of such technology, photography used photographic film to create images which could be made visible by photographic processing. By contrast, digital photographs can be displayed, printed, stored, manipulated, transmitted, and archived using digital and computer techniques, without chemical processing. Using the information I have managed to gather from the internet and

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    Submitted: January 24, 2009 By: Victor
  • History of California to 1899

    History of California to 1899

    History of California to 1899 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article or section provides some complete reference citations, and includes a list of references or external links. However, its verifiability remains partly unclear because it has insufficient in-text citations. You can improve this article by introducing more precise citations where appropriate. History of California To 1899 Gold Rush (1848) American Civil War (1861-1865) ________________________________________ Since 1900 ________________________________________ Maritime Railroad Slavery

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    Submitted: January 26, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Early American History

    Early American History

    Tara King Page 1 Aug. 31, 2008 History 1013 Early American History Through out reading this chapter I discovered a lot of very interesting things that had never been brought to my attention before. I really enjoyed learning some of the history that took place in America before it was actually given the name "America". One of the first things that grabbed my attention was when I was reading about the Aztecs and their somewhat

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    Submitted: January 26, 2009 By: Stenly
  • Us History

    Us History

    For a country as powerful as the United States, there comes a responsibility to protect its allies, neighbors, and supremely itself. However, there are times when this sense of responsibility misleads the U.S. into using force that is excessive or unnecessary. We are walking a fine line of political laissez-faire and obligation to intervene, but add the element of a Ў°Lyndon JohnsonЎЇs obsessive fear of the spread of Castro-style communismЎ± (Musicant 363), and consequently, we

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    Submitted: February 16, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Uncovering History in Our Own Backyard Solvang

    Uncovering History in Our Own Backyard Solvang

    Uncovering History in our own Backyard Dr. Solberg has his own stamp on discovering American history. He has had a long interest in the ordinary person and was quoted as saying "People that carry history are a needed part of our past." He did his doctorates on diaries from the 18th century. And has sent much of his time studying letters sent to Norway during the 1930s and 1940s. Dr. Solberg started the lecture by

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    Submitted: February 17, 2009 By: Mikki
  • A.P.U.S. History Outline

    A.P.U.S. History Outline

    I. Urbanization A. Industrial Sources of City Growth 1. Until the Civil War, cities were centers of commerce not industry. 2. Cities were places where merchants bought and sold there goods. 3. After mid-century, industry began to abandon the countryside. 4. NY, Phil., Brooklyn, St, Louis were among the largest cities. 5. Many smaller cities became one-industry towns. 6. As factories became bigger, their size cont. to urban growth. B. City Building 1. The commercial

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    Submitted: February 17, 2009 By: Wendy
  • History of Coca Cola

    History of Coca Cola

    History of Coca Cola Coca Cola a company founded in 1885 by John Pemberton and his partner Frank Robinson has had a historic era in it's growth till 1970 passing through two owners and a number of people, managing it at the top which made Coca Cola what it is today. The company in the early 70's was at its critical stages of losing its pre eminent position as the No.1 cola drink in U.S.A.

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    Submitted: March 11, 2009 By: Bred
  • Ibm History

    Ibm History

    1890-1938: The early years IBM was incorporated in the state of New York on June 15, 1911 as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company. But its origins can be traced back to 1890, during the height of the Industrial Revolution, when the United States was experiencing waves of immigration. The U.S. Census Bureau knew its traditional methods of counting would not be adequate for measuring the population, so it sponsored a contest to find a more efficient means

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    Essay Length: 2,577 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: March 16, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Chinese Woman

    Chinese Woman

    Chinese Women Traditional Chinese society was patriarchal, patrilineal, and patrilocal. In this male dominated society, sons were preferred to daughters, and women were expected to be subordinate to their fathers, husbands, and sons. Because marriages were arranged, young women and men had virtually no voice in the decisions on their marriage partner, resulting in loveless marriages. Once married, it was the woman who left her family and community and went to live with her husband's

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    Submitted: March 16, 2009 By: Wendy

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