...I will be looking at the Fertile Crescent region during the end of the Neolithic period and the Ubaid periods of 5000-3500bc¬¬. I am specifically going to research southern Mesopotamia cultures that preceded the Sumerians. The Fertile Crescent region spanned approximately 2000 kilometers from the eastern coast of the Mediterranean and Negev Desert in the west, and across the Zagros Mountains in the east. It was bordered on the north and east by higher elevation forests and rugged landscape, and by dry grasslands and arid desserts on the south (Smith 50). The region consisted of three different sections the Levant (west), Zagros Mountains (east) and Central section. After the Pleistocene ice age, the warm humid weather allowed the small forests to spread (Sherratt 103). This lead to a rise in population of animals such as sheep, onagers, two species of...
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...Fertile Crescent Some of us judge modern day Western Asia as a region that’s dehydrated, scorching hot, infertile of trees, and basically a place consisted of heat and sand, but it wasn't always like that....History knows this region as Fertile Crescent or Mesopotamia; the land between two rivers. Shaped like a curved quarter-moon, the Fertile Crescent was breath-taking and lush. It was a land of forests with two rivers that flowed within its border. The Fertile Crescent stretches across the Levant region (present-day Israel, Lebanon, and Syria), and throughout the brinks of the Tarus and Zagros mountains. It’s believed to be the hometown of agriculture, urbanization, script, barter, history and fixed religion. Some of the first cities on...
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...Assyria was known to be very fertile and healthy. A lot of people moved there so that they could grow crops. With so much food being produced, people stayed there, the population kept multiplying, and towns and cities were created to sustain that many people. The Fertile Crescent includes many modern day places, such as Iraq, Syria, and Palestine. Ancient Assyria was located in what is now southern Iraq. It was between two rivers that were named the Tigris and Euphrates. In the North part of Assyria, there are rivers and streams that come from the direction of the mountains. While the southern area is very hot and dry, especially compared to the northern region, the two large rivers allow irrigation between them. The land that was right in...
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...CRESCENT PURE Opportunity Statement Sarah Ryan, vice president of marketing for Portland Drake Beverages, is positioning the newly acquired beverage line, Crescent Pure, but must decide whether the drink should be positioned in the sport drink market or energy drink market. What's Going On? * Sarah Ryan, VP of marketing for PDB * Crescent Pure Acquisition * Need to position Crescent in the market * $750,000 for advertising * Desire to be first mover * Define: 10/1 Launch: 1/1 In the Beginning... * Peter Hooper, founder of Crescent * Organic Energy Drink * Started in Oregon * Michael Booth, CEO of PDB saw potential Why Crescent Pure? * 70% less sugar * Caffeine = 1 cup of coffee * Sold 1000 cases/month * $2.75 < $3.75 * Low calories * Energizing, hydrating, all-organic Options: The PDB Company needs to choose one of the following actions, in regards to its branding strategy: 1. To strategically position Crescent Pure as an energy drink 2. To strategically position Crescent Pure as a sports drink Sports Drink Pros of Sports Drinks 1. Consumers chose sports drinks more often. 2. The ingredients boost endurance and relieve fatigue. 3. Market is $6.3 Billion. 4. A high percentage of consumers considered sports drinks "anytime beverages." 5. A Study showed consumers favored Sports drinks over Energy Drinks for multiple factors. Cons for Sports Drink 1. The sports drink...
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...Name: ________________________________________ Date:___________ Pd:_________ Lunar Phase Simulator Directions: Use the Lunar Phase Simulator to answer the questions that follow. The URL for the simulator is below. http://astro.unl.edu/naap/lps/animations/lps.swf 1. The following sketches of the moon’s appearance were made over about four weeks. Identify the phases and put them in the correct numerical order. One is labeled for you. Not all the phases of the moon are shown. 3 Waning cresent 2 Third quarter 1 6 Waxing gibbous 4 New 5 Waxing cresent 2. From the perspective of an observer, the moon moves clockwise / counter-clockwise (circle one) in its orbit around the Earth. The diagram below shows the sun's light coming in from the left. The moon's location is marked at several points in its orbit. These are the points the moon was at when the sketches above were drawn. Identify each position with the letter of the corresponding sketch. Use the letters from the diagram in question number 1 above. D A B C E F F 3. Is there a dark side of the moon? If so, why? Yes, because the sunlight never shines on one-half of the moon. 4. How long, in days, does it take the moon to complete one cycle of phases? 29 days (19 hours) 5. If the moon is full today what phase do you expect it to be at in a week? 3rd Quarter 6. If the moon is full today what phase do you expect it to be in one month? Full 7. When the moon crosses the western side of the horizon plane it is rising / setting...
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...located on the south part, they share border at 8th street. University of Saskatchewan land is located on the north side, they share border on the 14th street and on the east side is the college park, they share border at circle drive. • There are tarred accessible roads to the major streets that pass through Greystone Height which is the main street. There are many crescents located on both side of Main Street within the community which have tarred roads as well. These roads include Kirk Crescent, Rutter Crescent, Moxon Crescent, Bateman Crescent, Oliver Crescent, Fraser Crescent and Hardy Crescent .There are a number of drives and avenues too like Quance Avenue, extension of Arlington Avenue, Oliver Drive and Lindsay Drive. • There are 5 spacious parks located in Greystone. They are : Morton Park (0.2 acres), St. Patrick Park (1.4 acres) Holland Park (1.7 acres) Albert Milne Park (1.9 acres) and Greystone Heights (10.9 acres).These parks are strategically located across the community. Holland Park is located by Kirk Crescent, Moton Park is located besides Rutter Cresent, St Patrick Park is located behind Bateman Crescent, Greystone Height is located just right by the elementary school, and Albert Milner Park is located by the Ling street. There are two plains, Morton Plain and Lindsay Plain. There are no industrial spaces in this community neither is there any agricultural...
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...Crescent Pure Case Analysis João Nunes The Lisbon MBA Part-Time 15/17 Contents Executive Summary Situation Analysis Company Customers Competition Energy Drinks Sports Drinks SWOT Analysis Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threaths Marketing strategy Positioning Alternatives Point of Parity with Energy Drinks Point of Parity with Sports Drinks Point of Differentiation from both categories Recommendation to Management Financials Breakeven Analysis Final Considerations Exhibits Executive Summary Sarah Ryan, VP of Marketing for Portland Drake Beverages is facing a tough decision of deciding the positioning and overall strategy for the impending launch of Crescent Pure, an all-natural, organic beverage PDB acquired in mid 2013. Ryan is confronted with three options: positioning Crescent as a Energy Drink, a Sports Drink or dwelling in the booming market of organic foods and beverages. Analysing consumer trends, competition and industry trends, our recommendation would be to position Crescent as an Energy Drink, taking advantages of its organic ingredients and low sugar content to positioning it as a healthier alternative to the major players in the market. Also, we show that there may be an opportunity to increase prices and thus maximizing profit during the soft launch year, in order to fund a broad national launch in 2015. Situation Analysis Portland Drake Beverages (PDB), a manufacturer of organic juices and sparkling waters, is...
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...Red crescent About Red crescent In 1983 U.A.E Red Crescent Authority was established and gained the international recognition as a member of the International Federation of Red Crescent on Red Cross in the year of 1986. It is a non profit organization. His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan took the position of the chairman of the Board of the Red Crescent in 1986, and then took the position of the Chairman of the Authority in 1993, which gave an continuous motion to the efforts of the Human Authority in 1997 the role of the authority had been enhanced by the acceptance of her Highness Sheikha Fatima Bin Mubarak, for the position of the honorary president of the U.A.E Red Crescent. In 2001, the U.A.E Red Crescent had been selected as the second best humanitarian authority at the level of the continent of Asia. Our mission: Mobilizing the human power to support the vulnerable. Our vision: Leadership and excellance in humantirian work. Objectives -Development of the human capacity within the authority in order to achieve readiness in respond to the humanitarian calls. -Maintain and developing the authority resources to support its role in the fields of the humanitarian work. -Supporting and strengthening the authority’s role in the fields of humanitarian work domestically. -Publishing and establishing the voluntary culture to increase the individual’s and the community...
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...How did guns germs and steel impact civilizations? What impacted the development of civilizations the most? Why did some civilizations develop faster than others? Is there a simple answer? There is a very simple answer. That answer is guns, germs, and steel. So how exactly did guns, germs, and steel affect the course of history? Guns had a major part in our history and are part of the reason why some civilizations were superior to others. "You know, the flintlock rifle, it was, you know, I shouldn’t really say this but it was nearly like as important as a cellphone is today. You can’t go without your cellphone; in those days you couldn’t go without your flintlock rifle.” (ggs) This passage shows how important guns were and how much it was necessary to have one to survive. “They would shoot, hand the gun over, take the next gun, fire, hand the gun over. So every five or six seconds you could fire a shot. See that, that was the important thing.” (ggs) This shows how easy it was to kill somebody and how effective it was because it takes longer to kill somebody with a sword or arrow and you are more guaranteed to kill your enemy with a gun. ”This is a Maxim gun. What made this weapon such a great weapon, as opposed to the old single-shot weapons that had been used in years before, is this gun could fire continuously for up to 500 rounds a minute. It had the equivalent firepower of probably 100 men in a company with single shot weapons.”(ggs) This passagfe is more proof as...
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...1. The Fertile Crescent got its name because it is located in an upland region provided an ideal environment for a variety of animals like sheep, goats, cattle and pigs. Also, in some areas it grew wild wheat and barley. 2. Because human needed barley to produce beer so they grew a lot of grains like barley to meet the demand. 3. The ability to store cereal grain meant that people would be able to stand in one place. 4. The Sumerian and Egyptians used beer for ceremonies, agricultural fertility rites, and funerals. 5. Farming paved the way for the emergence of the civilization by creating the need to produce food and enabling them to specialize in particular activities and crafts. Wine 6. The Greeks drank wine to celebrate Dionysus (the god...
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...information and ideas you should be looking for as you watch Episode 2. Record your answers to each question by providing as many facts, details, and examples as possible to answer each question. Be prepared to discuss your answers with the class. 1. At the time that the Spanish conquistador’s invaded the Inca Empire, they were armed with state of the art weaponry. Describe this weaponry. Answers will vary but should include: horses that made them appear like god-like half man, half beast warriors, body armor, guns, and steel swords. 2. What is Jared Diamond’s explanation for why the Spanish had advanced to steel swords while Inca’s were still making tools and weapons from bronze? Answer: Because Europe was geographically close to the Fertile Crescent, they inherited the 7,000 years of metal technology that had been developed there. Because they had a diversified society that allowed for specialization, the Spanish devoted time and effort to producing the longest, strongest, sharpest swords possible. 3. How did the battle tactics used by the Spanish conquistadors help the small army defeat the Inca army that outnumbered it by the thousands? Answer: The Spaniards begin by surprising the Incas, firing their guns and coming out of hiding on horseback. As they rode, the conquistadors used their swords to hack, cut, and stab the Incas who were panicking and fleeing rather than standing firm. Had the Incas known more about this style of fighting, they could have been victorious by sheer numbers...
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...Despite the word being highly debated by subject matter experts worldwide, most would agree that “a civilization is a culture capable of sustaining a great number of specialists to furnish the economic, social, political and religious needs of a large social unit” (Edgar, Hackett, Jewsbury, Molony, Gordon 10). From the beginning to the end, key advancements have set it apart and made it a widely studied world area. Due to Mesopotamia’s geographical advantages in farming capability and advancement in technology, language and laws, it sustained long enough and in a matter to be regarded as the world’s first civilization. After the Neolithic period and Agricultural revolution, people migrated southeast from the northern part of the Fertile Crescent. These people, mostly farmers, settled on the plain between where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers almost connect and modern day Iraq is. The name Mesopotamia is Greek meaning “between the rivers”. Rainfall was inadequate for farming however and these new settlers, out of necessity, developed irrigation techniques that would then allow the rivers to help water their planted crops. This required much teamwork and cooperation from these people though in order to use the overabundant flood waters, during two seasons of the year, and bring that water inland where the crops were actually grown. Through systems of a multitude of dykes, canals and buckets even, farming was able to exist where it otherwise may have not. This successful farming provided...
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...People from Polynesian islands What do they have in common? * Same ancestry * Language * Culture * Resources and technology Different environmental factors? * Area * Geological type – stone tools * Fragmentation – uneven landscape hinders agriculture * Climate * Water – agriculture * Temperature – suitable/unsuitable for crops * Isolation * Prevent interaction, acquisition of technology * Marine resources Why have hunter-gatherers made the transition to become farmers? (in Fertile Crescent, Middle East) * Climate Return to ice-age conditions (drought for 100 years) led to animals dying off, less food for hunter-gatherers * Right type of wild plants Wheat and barley, hardy and able to survive in more extreme conditions, provide good nutrition * Farming more reliable Hunting is not a very reliable source of food * Population High population lead to need for more food, thus farming to get more food * Water Drought so lack of water source, important to stay permanently near a water source * Sustainability Farming is more sustainable in the long run * Technology Tools to grow, harvest and store food Different productivity of farming (type of crops) gives rise to inequality (down to geographical luck) Taro & Bananas vs Wheat & Barley * Farming taro is much harder work, plant 1 by 1 * Taro is low in protein compared to wheat & barley ...
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...know for the test are: Cuneiform- Earliest forms of writing Diaspora- Jews that live outside Israel Delta- Empire- A single supreme authority Fertile Crescent- An area of fertile soil Hieroglyphics- Egyptian form of writing Mesopotamia- It’s the area of the Tigris-Euphrates Monotheistic- Belief of only one god Mummification- How Egyptians prepared the body before burial. Papyrus- Ancient Egyptian paper Pharaoh- Egyptian king Polytheistic- Belief of more than one god Rosetta Stone- A stone with writing on it in two different languages Sabbath- A religious day for jews Theocracy- A government of three Torah- A book of religious laws for jews Ziggurat- Rectangular stepped tower Important People: Cyrus the Great- The first Assyrian king Darius the third king of persia David king of Isreal Hammurabi the sixth Amorite king Hatshepsut the fifth pharaoh of eygpt Nebuchadnezzar Assyrian king Ramses II the third pharaoh Sargon akkadian emperor Solomon the king of Israel and son of david Thurmose III the third pharaoh of the 18th dynasty Tutankhamen pharaoh of the 18th dynasty Zoroaster the founder of zorastrianism Concepts you will need to know for this test are: 1.) Who was the first civilization to settle in the Fertile Crescent? Mesopotamia 2.) Why was Mesopotamia called, “land between the rivers”? What rivers? The tigris and Euphrates and it was literally between two rivers ...
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...GKE 1 Task 1 One of the significant geographic factors that contributed to the development of early human society was Mesopotamia (Mark,J.M. 2009). This area is now known as Iraq. Mesopotamia means “between two rivers”; the Euphrates, and the Tigris Rivers. There are human settlements there that date back to 10,000 BCE. This land was known as the Fertile Crescent. This made it possible for nomadic peoples to settle the land, domesticate animals, and start agriculture. Mesopotamia was mainly an agrarian society. The main jobs were crops and livestock. The soil of the Fertile Crescent made it possible to raise crops. From 10,000 BCE- the 7th CE, there were several periods of development. Once the Muslim conquest took place in the late 7th Century, the ancient Mesopotamia ends. One product that was diffused throughout the globe is tea. In early times, tea was only used for medicine. After many centuries, tea became a popular drink in China (Columbia University, 2015). Tea slowly spread through Tibet, Mongolia, Korea and Japan. In the seventeenth, tea started to expand into the western world. During the following century, tea was common place in England. From the UK, tea was brought to the colonies in America. In 1773, the colonists threw tea into the Boston Harbor, in protest of high taxes the British imposed on tea. This was one of the major events that lead to the American Revolution. When James M. Marshall discovered a gold nugget at Sutter’s Mill in 1848, the California...
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