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The distance between ancient Rome and ancient China was about 4,000 miles by land. There were fierce deserts and high mountains in the way. It was a very dangerous trip. The Silk Road was a nickname for any route that any trader took from China to Rome. For a very long time, the ancient Romans did not know who was making this wonderful fabric called silk. The Romans first discovered pieces of of silk in the goods they took from some of the people they conquered. But those people did not know…

Honduras or officially the República de Honduras is a republic in Central America, its capital is Tegucigalpa Honduras is part of the Caribbean and it is Bordered by Guatemala,El Salvador,and the Gulf of Fonseca. Honduras is roughly forty -four thousand square miles,and its location is 16 degrees North Latitude and 86 Degrees East latitude. Honduras has vastly different land types such as Tropical rain forests and vast mountains. Honduras is the only country in Latin America that does not have…

The main landforms in China can be classified as plateaus, plains, Pamir Plateau basins, foothills, and mountains. The highest area of topography' is formed by the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau at the average height of over 4,000 meters which also includes Mount Everest. Next to it there are large basins and plateaus, most of which are 1,000 - 2,000 meters high. Mountains divide each feature from one another (China like never before,n.d.). The next area is featured by broad plains which is dotted with…

grew there? Were they geographically isolated from other civilizations? Where they exposed to large bodies of water? Ancient Mayans were in the Yucatán, Quintana Roo was the entrance to where the Mayans lived. What that place is called today is Central America which now consists Yucatan, Guatemala, Belize and Southern Mexico (the Chiapas and Tabasco region). The effect geographic setting had on the Mayans were tropical rain forest of the lowlands, which was expanding from the northwestern of…

Mongol Empire was the greatest empire ever. Its region reached out from the Yellow Sea in eastern Asia to the outskirts of eastern Europe. At different times it included China, Korea, Mongolia, Persia (now Iran), Turkestan, and Armenia. It additionally included parts of Burma, Vietnam, Thailand, and Russia. The Mongols, who inevitably got to be known as the Tatars, were the most barbaric victors of history. Be that as it may, this incredible realm helped build contacts between people groups…

colonization, Central American beliefs still speaks of Europe. Yes, each country does have its own flavor, but there are some simplifications we can make. For instance, Spanish is the leading language of the region. Standing out a bit, Belize actually claims English as its official language, but this too speaks of European influence. After all, before the Europeans made shore, the ancient Mayans weren't greeting each other with hellos or holas. Adding to the evidence of Europe's influence on…

The Mongols: How Barbaric Were the “ Barbarians”? Genghis Khan and the Mongols gave birth to an empire that would spread death and destruction everywhere they stepped, by means of conquest, the way they employed battle tactics and, their way of culture inside their empire. The Mongol empire ,brutally and mercilessly, conquered anyone who surrounded them as they pleased. In the chart titled Size of World Conquests we can see how much the Mongols expanded their empire. Genghis Khan and his…

Meredith Kressen Bobby Howard PHIL 2203-001 Fallacies in Popular Culture In 2001, Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert were both cast members of the hit television show, The Daily Show, which airs on Comedy Central. During one of their segments titled “Even Stephen” the two poked fun at each other while either arguing extremely for or extremely against a certain topic. The video I have chosen to analyze was an argument regarding the topic of a patient’s bill of rights. Although there are many…

Under the control of Genghis Khan, a remarkably brilliant military leader whose strict diplomatics are indeed remembered to this day, a nomadic clan consisting of skilled fighters rose from the ashes to the throne. Blood was shed and the whispers spread through everyone’s core like wildfire by the sole rumored actions of these soldiers. They were otherwise known as the ferocious Mongols, who conquered every steppe tribe from across Asia. Thus, creating the largest reinforced empire in history! I…

The Spectacular Achievements of the Mayans At one point and time the Mayans were considered to be one of the most prosperous civilizations in North America. The mayans vast intelligence, and capability to make technological advances, made them one of the greatest early civilizations. The mayans accomplished many extraordinary things such as, establishing a large trade network, having an organized civilization, creating a cohesive number system, and making three separate calendars. Trade…