Many things that were made in china like porcelain and silks were traded along the Silk Road and sea routes. China became very wealthy as a result of this trade. ... The bubonic plague which came from Southeast Asia originated in China and found its way west to Europe. ... Without gunpowder the world history would be inevitably different. The interaction between China and the West via the Silk Road and sea routes had many effects; the main effect being the prosperity of China. ...

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In 1655 after the English took Jamaica from the Spaniards Indians and Chinese were brought in to help the African population work the plantations. ... At the same time, in keeping with our history, Jamaican menus are very likely to include boeuf fondue, fettucine or fried wonton something we acquired from the Italians and the Chinese my mother not only cooks Jamaican dishes, but she sometimes mixes them with the American dishes which make it all the more appealing. ... I am a Jamaican who is proud of her origins, and proud of her history ...

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The Silk Road was an ancient trading route that connected China to the West. The route carried all sorts of goods and ideas between the two civilizations of China and Rome. ... The Silk Road was an important element in the history of "Asian Trade". ... I feel that this chapter was very well written and due to completeness I give it an A, because they authors did an outstanding job describing the Silk Road, the significance it had in Asia's History and its impacts. As well as the authors doing a great job on the Silk Road, the also did a very good job on describing the Indian Ocean Mar...

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Most major economies in the world attained economic growth and stability by protecting their industries and economies for a considerable period of their history. ... China's foreign direct investment is a reasonable approach for development in Africa. ... They have also been able to provide scholarships to students to study in China and many other advantages for African governments. ... In no time China will soon be involved in government especially if transaction costs become to high. ... Agricultural subsidies are key to China's agricultural industries, which exceed more than 30 pe...

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For example, in China the language spoken is Chinese and even though there are numerous amounts of dialects that they speak, Chinese is the language of their page 2 school system. When it comes to learning the language of Chinese only one form is taught. ... There is a strong argument that there can be a background history that excavates the race and power dynamics surrounding the development of the language, and discuss how an understanding of Ebonics may affect classroom practice (quoted in Delpit 1). ...

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Chinese culture was spread this way and eventually fused with surrounding societies. ... His desire to secure military allies contrasts with that of Zheng He, who sought only a formal acknowledgement of Chinese sovereignty, trade in rare goods, and political and nautical information. ... Throughout history, many societies have attempted or strived for glory by exploring new lands. ... Zheng He wish to gain knowledge, trade, and force people to acknowledge Chinese power while Henry wanted to spread his religions and focused on gaining allies....

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Leaving Islam and emerging in the Asian art section the common elements were the Buddha figures present in India and China and the elaborate tea pots of China and Japan. ... Unlike the Museum of Natural History, the Brooklyn Museum was more condensed, quiet and less overwhelming. ...

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Americans musical history is very short when compared to Japan, India, Africa, and China. We don't know much about our history until about 590-604 A.D. when people began to write music down, the first music that was written down was songs sung in churches. ...

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I will begin with the history of dragons, since most things are reported in chronological order. ... Two of the biggest known types are the Western Dragon and the Chinese Dragon. ... The other popular kind, the Chinese dragon, have long, scaled, serpentine bodies with four legs with a mane and antler-like horns. ... The drake is a Western-type dragon, but it has the skinny body of a Chinese dragon. ...

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Marijuana has been used throughout history in many different cultures to change mood, perception, and consciousness - in other words, to get high. ... Marijuana was first described in print in a Chinese book of medicine, "Herbal," in the 2nd century B.C., and was used in China as an anesthetic 5,000 years ago. ... There has not yet been an established link between marijuana smoking and lung cancer yet, but several cancer patients have admitted to having a history of smoking marijuana.. ...

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I was excited to learn about their habitats, history, and their population rate. ... In China, rhino horn is used to cure many illnesses even though western scientist don't approve of these medicinal virtues. ... Throughout history plants and animals have provided humans with food, clothing, energy, and medicines. ...

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Japan's army invaded Southeast Asia in attempt to gain control of land and resources, eventually leading to the mass murder of the Chinese people. ... Nationalism is a nation's pride in its culture, language, and history. ... It's a simple concept, but history has proven that it can be manipulated into something much more evil than pride and confidence. ...

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During the first 2 million years of our history the human population had very little effect upon the overall world ecosystem, with no more than 10 million members. ... Throughout history many have debated the plant's carrying capacity. ... Throughout history many have debated the plant's carrying capacity. ...

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In Africa therefore, the development tends to have a very short history, with development programmes only being set up in the late 19th century. ... In view of the "laws of history" which Marx claimed to have discovered, Marxists mostly see development as inevitably involving a long and painful process in which capitalism matures, self-destructs and is transcended. ... Uganda, Mozambique, China, Vietnam, India, and Poland are all examples of countries where, within the past two decades, policy and institutional reforms have sparked rapid development. ...

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Livingstone first planned to become a medical missionary in China, but the Opium Wars made China a bad place for a westerner with good intentions. ... Liberia's recent history is a sad chapter for a nation whose founding was steeped in freedom. ...

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The truth is this problem, originated from Ghana's colonial history, is prevalent today. ... This form of production is also prevalent in many other third world agricultural countries such as China. ...

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BRINGING OF SLAVERY The European navigations of the fifteenth century in the Atlantic pioneered a new and virtually unprecedented chapter in human history. ... To illustrate, the Egyptians exploited slaves to build their majestic pyramids, the Chinese and Indian used slaves for large-scale construction. ...

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Abstract The purpose of this research is to investigate the probable reasons that humans migrated from Asia to populate North America. After, human evolution originated in Africa, they started move out of Africa to populate the entire globe. There is enough archaeological evidence that put together this big puzzle of the first inhabitants of North American. The most reliable theory that explains this mystery is the Bering Land bridge theory, which explains that the Stone Age people left Siberia to Alaska then passed through the ice-free corridor during the last ice age and arrived in North Am...

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The role of foreign aid in poverty reduction is certainly relevant to several areas of the world, but I have chosen to focus on Africa because it is most peculiar due to the unique history and situation that it is in. ... Success stories such as India and China do not follow an aid program, but instead allow for the free market (John, Storr 131). ...

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More than 1,900 people have died from Ebola in the four affected west African countries, but many more will suffer the economic consequences. The tiny post-conflict country has been growing at upwards of 8% over the last couple of years, but won't expect anything like that kind of luck now. Finance ...

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Karibu ! That is a word that many a visitor will hear as soon as they arrive in Kenya. Kenya, the land of great sceneric beauty and friendly people, lies in the eastern part of Africa. It borders Ethiopia, Uganda, Sudan, Somalia and Tanzania. It also borders the Indian ocean and Lake Victoria. It...

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