...Daniel Boone declared, “The history of the western country has been my history.” And for many native North Carolinians of Scotch-Irish, and German-English descent, The Great Wagon Road is part of their family history. The Great Wagon Road began in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and covered more than 700 miles through Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina before ending in Augusta, Georgia. In spite of its name, The Great Wagon Road was a dangerous journey to make by wagon, horseback, or even by foot. Hundreds of pioneers and settlers were vulnerable to Native American attacks, criminals, and robbers along the road (Hope 1). After 1735, as the supply of land grew short in colonies farther north, numerous farmers from Pennsylvania, Maryland,...
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...The Great North Road is explained explicitly by the Marshall and Soffar’s theory and this is of essence to the Anasaza culture. As depicted by the theory, the road builds a tie within communities and acted as a source of relevance to the Anasaza communities which enhanced their relationship and culture in one way or another. This helped build the ties within them creating a societal understanding as illustrated by the archaeological understanding of the Great North Road. The North Road stretches from the North of Puelblo Alto to Aztec ruins which are a city and not a mountain (Stephen 115).The Great North Road is suggested to be straight and aligned in land escape (Brad 68).It follows that it is visibly recognizable up from the clear skies as it stretches through the mountains. As the connection may be seen, the road runs through the mountains in a straight manner, therefore explaining an enhanced connection between the communities living there. It appears from its broad length and vast expansiveness many scholars have named it ‘Great North Road’ (Saffeur 165) The road is believed to be built and engineered with expertise from its design and construction(Brad 68).The Road is dated back to 1050 AD where the Anasaza community started the construction of the roads of approximately 30 feet in width(Gabriel et al,56).The roads extends up to fifteen hundred miles to the Anasaza towns of New Mexico,Uttah,Colarado,Arizona leading to the religious connection between the communities surrounding...
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...World History book, Greece has 70 to 80% of mountains, (Carnine, pg.355), and you think that might not be a lot of mountain range, but to them it is a lot. Greece was also surrounded on three sides, (Carnine, 355), so they had nowhere to trade, no roads, they had nothing. So, Greece had to trade by sea to get to the places that they needed to go. They also lived near the lowlands so that they could trade, and farm. Did you know that 20 to 30% of Greece landscape was good for farming, (Carnine, pg. 356)? The rocky farmland and hill made it good to grow olives and grape. Other than that, Athens did not have a lot of natural resources. The country of Greece was broken into city-states. Each city-state was full of mountains but divided by water. Also, the Acropolis is falling apart because of the pollution and acid rain, (top 5 endangered heritage cites), because of this some of the concrete that was covered in bronze is now turning grey. There architectural heritage is falling apart as fast as its citizens. Only men qualified for citizenship and only males that were above 18 years of age became a citizen. Women were lower than men and anyone that was a non-citizen was a slave. Know let me tell you about China. China is surrounded by deserts, mountains, and water. There were only two major river systems in China, (Carnine, pg. 254), the Yangtze, and Huang He. The Yangtze is found in Central China, (Carnine, pg. 259), and the Huang He is located on the north side....
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... Belal Humanities 7 April 2012 The Ming Dynasty’s Great Wall of China The Great Wall of China is one of the most creative pieces of work known to mankind. The construction of the wall began more than two thousand years ago. The construction of the wall was constructed by at least twenty different dynasties. The main purpose of the wall was to stop barbarians from the north from invading China and the Silk roads. The Silk roads were the main ways of traveling and for trading. A combination of many walls, referred to as the Great Wall of China, were built since the 5th century BC. The most famous is the wall built between 220 BC and 200 BC by the first Emperor of China, Quin Shi Huang. Little of it remains, it was much farther north than the current wall, which was built during the Ming Dynasty [“Great Wall Origin of the Great Wall | History.” Great Wall of China, History, Gallery of Pictures, Travel Guide, News, Discovery and Research]. The protective walls across northern China are on a scale that dwarfs every other construction project on earth. The walls travel through all kinds of terrain, beneath the sea, over jagged mountain ranges, and into forgiving deserts. The wall builders faced endless challenges and found ingenious ways to overcome them. The great majority of construction required the workers to haul sand and other supplies on their backs up steep hills for hours on in. The Great Wall is a testament to human achievement that exceeds any...
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...If you take a look at history, one event leads to another, which leads to another, and so on. This is especially true during the Industrial Revolution. So let’s take a trip back to 1793, after Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, a machine that removed seeds from cotton fiber. This is when he a revolutionary discovery that would change the business industry forever. He learned that he could use interchangeable parts when building guns, which made the building process quicker and easier to assemble and easier to repair. Using interchangeable parts meant that he could produce a large amount of the guns for a lower price. In 1814, Francis Cabot Lowell made it even easier to make goods. He took all the steps of making clothing and put them into one building. This was the first textile plant and was the start of the...
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...The Beatles are not typically associated with orchestra music, but due to George Martin and the North Carolina Symphony’s performance, I was able to experience the classical side of The Beatles live. In Raleigh’s Memorial Hall, Saturday, April 23rd, I attended the Classical Mystery Tour, which was accompanied by the North Carolina Symphony. The performance featured the Classical Mystery Tour, which is a cover band for The Beatles, that played over thirty revolutionary songs. The North Carolina Symphony performed the symphonic background that was implemented by George Martin, the Beatles producer, who is considered by many to be “The Fifth Beatle”. Although the concert was not solely an orchestra, I believe that the North Carolina Symphony...
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...Confederate States of America, which will be retold for generations in history books. Although these land battles were indeed great, the idea of this paper will be the Naval warfare of the Civil War, paying certain attention to the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac. Neither the North nor the South was prepared for Naval activities at the beginning of the war. To better prepare the Navy for war, three new designs were put into action for future ships. The most successful of these designs was the Monitor. The South was at a disadvantage to the North throughout the war. The South was lacking manpower during the war, since most of the seamen in the US Navy were from the North and therefore stayed with the Union when the southern states seceded. The South was also found disadvantaged for iron plates for ship armor, since there was only one establishment in the South capable of producing them. The South, knowing their disadvantage in numbers, made the call for commerce raiding of northern ships. The southern government encouraged privateering of northern ships. This privateering would help take the burden of building up the Navy off the government, since privately owned ships and sailors would be assisting the Confederate war goals. The response of the North was the blockade on the southern states. This dealt a similar blow to the South that privateering would cause to the North: the loss of supplies. Since the South was a primarily agricultural area...
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...Tjuta National Park, Northern Territory Visit Uluru and you’ll see why the rock and surrounding land have such huge spiritual significance for the Anangu Aboriginal people. According to their creation myths, ancestral spirits formed Uluru, which lies in Australia's red centre like an enormous, moody heart. Aboriginal guides will share these ancient tales as you walk around the rock’s base. Just 32 kilometres away is another sacred site - Kata Tjuta. You’ll be awestruck by these steep, rounded, russet domes over 3,500 hectares. [pic] Kimberley, Western Australia Featuring vast horizons and ancient gorges, the Kimberley region is one of the world’s last great wilderness areas. See Wandjina figures painted in caves and the mysterious Gwion Gwion paintings. Ride a camel on Broome’s breathtaking Cable Beach and 4WD the red-dirt road along the Dampier Peninsula. Learn the legend of the orange and black beehive domes of the Bungle Bungles and fly over vast Lake Argyle in Kununurra. [pic] The Daintree, Queensland More than 135 million years old, our stunning Daintree Rainforest is the oldest rainforest in the world. Traverse this canopy of green with traditional owners the Wujal Wujal people. Learn about bush tucker and fish for barramundi. See fresh-water crocodiles sunning themselves on the...
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...A National Plan On April 4, 1808, Albert Gallatin, Secretary of the Treasury in the administration of Thomas Jefferson, sent to the Senate his report on roads and canals. It begins with the assertion that " the general utility of artificial roads and canals . . . is universally admitted." The question is, who should build them. In some countries, "these improvements may often, in ordinary cases, be left to individual exertion, without any direct aid from Government." In the American case, two major circumstances," whilst they render the facility of communications throughout the United States an object of primary importance, naturally check the application of private capital and enterprise to improvements on a large scale." The first of these is the relative scarcity of capital. It is much more difficult than in Europe to attract investment by "prospects of remote and moderate profit." The second is " the extent of the territory compared to the population." With a sparse population, local traffic cannot be counted on to make profitable a local improvement. In general, a canal will be unproductive unless it opens " a communication with a natural extensive navigation which will flow through that new channel." For this reason, " some works already executed are unprofitable; many more remain unattempt, because their ultimate productive- ness depends on other improvements, too extensive or too distant to be embraced by the same individuals." " The General Government ", declares the...
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...not by driving distance. Science centers/museums may create their own local reciprocal freeadmission program. ASTC does not require or participate in these agreements, or dictate their terms. 2. Based on residence: To receive Travel Passport Program benefits, you must live more than 90 miles away “as the crow flies” from the center/museum you wish to visit. Admissions staff reserve the right to request proof of residence for benefits to apply. Science centers and museums requesting proof of residence are marked by (IDs). Visit www.astc.org/passport for a list in larger type font. CALL BEFORE YOU VISIT TO CONFIRM YOUR TRAVEL PASSPORT PROGRAM BENEFITS. DON’T FORGET TO BRING YOUR MEMBERSHIP CARD! ALABAMA Anniston Museum of Natural History 800 Museum Drive, Anniston 36206 (256) 237-6766 www.annistonmuseum.org F: All living at one address Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center 65 Government Street, Mobile 36602 (251) 208-6893 www.exploreum.com F: Parents or grandparents (two adults) and up to six children or grandchildren under 18 years of age. Fees will be assessed for IMAX and certain exhibit areas. Mary...
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...500 BC and again in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the Silk Road has enriched culture for 2500 years. Exploration of the Taklimakan desert's edges was first spurred by the Han Dynasty's desperation to defend itself from the Xiongnu. Thousands of years later, European empires saw the trade potential Chinese leaders had seen previously. Archeologists made the perilous journeys of Silk Road traders and began to uncover ancient manuscripts, all the while keeping their own record that very closely paralleled those which they discovered. Sir Aurel Stein, a foremost archeologist in the area, saw the Silk Road as a "… special meeting ground of Chinese civilization, introduced by trade and political penetration,...
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...The Unification of China Tameka Davis Dr. Aradas Tameka Davis World Civilization I Dr. Aradas 11/19/14 The Unification of China The movie “Hero” opens up with a brief history saying that China was once divided into seven kingdoms that warred with each other constantly. It took only one man to conquer all the kingdoms and unite the land into what is now known as China. The opening captions introduce the theme of the movie: “People die for all sorts of reasons: for friendship, love, and an ideal…and people kill for these same reasons also.” (IMDB) Emperor Qin Shih Huang was the first Emperor of China. He unified China, and has left many legacies that have made China what it is today. Emperor Qin managed to create magnificent and enormous construction projects. He also caused cultural and intellectual growth, along with a lot of destruction within China. Although he had good intentions on unifying China, the way he went about it could have been better. Emperor Qin killed many scholars, because he thought they would “outsmart” him. At this time, many slaves were sacrificed during the construction on The Great Wall of China. During 475-221 BC, all of the states were at war with themselves. It was called “The Warring States Period.” (Hinsbergh) China was then divided into many small states and they each had their own ways of doing things. The states were fighting for power, and when a state won, they could take over another state. Within twenty-five years of his reign...
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...warring states of China and kept them together by means of a centralized bureaucracy and a standardized and codified law system. In his 35-year reign, he managed to create magnificent and enormous construction projects such as the Great Wall of China and the Terracotta Army. He standardized all weights and measures used in China, and it was during his reign that the Chinese system of written characters became used throughout the land. Today’s Chinese characters are written differently, but are direct descendants of those used during Qin Shi Huang’s reign. Despite his good intentions in unifying China, he did many things that were deemed ruthless. With Li Si’s advice, he banning and burning of many books and the execution of recalcitrant scholars. At the same time, many slaves were sacrificed during the construction of the Great Wall of China. Many scholars have argued that Emperor Qin Shi Huang was a brutal Emperor and disregard his contributions to China. However, his contributions far surpassed his unmerciful action. Therefore, Emperor Qin Shi Huang was the one of the greatest reformer and pioneer in China history and left behind many legacies that has made China what it is today. Emperor Qin named himself “Qin Shi Huangdi,” which means the first great emperor of China. "Qin was for his original states, 'Shi' means first, and 'Huangdi' was a new compound word that joins majestic with emperor." (China's First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors) After his new title was formed,...
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...1) Online Aptitude Test (around 1 hr) Consists of math questions, english questions, and tough technical section. English consists of synonyms, passages… Tech section (Tronics) tests your overall knowledge ranging from digital logic, power electronics, processors, analog communication, digital commn, to fields and waves. Normally a week’s gap is taken before the interviews commence. 2) Tech Round (not easy) They concentrate either on microcontrollers or power electronics depending on the HR. Gotta be thorough with microcont, digital logic atleast.. questions are not direct, but are mainly application based. 3) HR Round Just a formality. They ask why volvo, whether you have previous offers etc etc. After this they take 2 weeks time to inform you about the results. Resumes will be analysed by their engineers and final confirmations sent to the college. After getting placed they ask you to take a psychometric test which tests your reaction to different situations. Please take a note this paper is just an indication towards the paper. They might give you a new pattern. Directions for questions 1 to 5: Read the passages below and answer the questions that follow. A recent study has provided clues to predator-prey dynamics in the late Pleistocene era. Researchers compared the number of tooth fractures in present-day carnivores with tooth fractures in carnivores that lived 36,000 to 10,000 years ago and that were preserved in the Rancho La Brea tar pits in Los Angeles...
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...inhabitants of the Americas to 1865. Students delve into key historical events in North American history, ranging from Spanish and English colonization to the Civil War. This course equips students with a general understanding of how important early historical events laid the foundation for future development of the United States. WEEK 1 - TOPIC 1: THE GEOGRAPHIC REVOLUTION Objectives * Describe how changes in European society led to North American colonization. * Describe North American civilization prior to European colonization. Materials * READING: Ch. 1 * WEB LINK: Ch. 1 Interactive Exercise: Gutierrez Map Assessment * CheckPoint: European Societal Changes * Assignment: North American Civilization Paper WEEK 2 - TOPIC 1: SETTLEMENT IN THE SOUTH AND NORTH Objectives * Discuss the role of religion in North American settlements. * Discuss the development of various Southern societies during the settlement period. * Compare and contrast the early Northern and Southern colonies. Materials * READING: Ch. 2 (pp. 34-57) * READING: Ch. 3 * READING: Ch. 4 (pp. 101-118) * READING: Ch. 5 * Appendix B Assessment * DQ 1 * DQ 2 * CheckPoint: Compare and Contrast Matrix * Participation WEEK 3 - TOPIC 1: ON THE ROAD TO AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE Objectives * Describe the growing rift between Great Britain and the colonies. * Explain what led to the Seven Years' War...
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