Central tendency

Tim Massey Mrs. Alvarez Spanish 1 15 April, 2016 Honduras Honduras is a small country located in Central America and the Caribbean but the second- largest country in Central America. It has a population of five million people. Honduras has many pretty beaches, beautiful national parks and monuments, and jungles. Honduras is a democratic constitutional republic. The ethnicity of Honduras is made up of ninety percent Mestizo, seven percent Amerindian, two percent is Black African, and Whites make…

Kimpa Vita Dona Beatriz also known as Beatriz of the Kongo (1684–1706), was a prophet and a priestess of the Kingdom of Kongo in a territory near Mt. Kibangu which is in modern day Angola. The Kingdom of Kongo had been founded sometime in the 13th or 14th century and was located south to the Congo river on the western coast of Africa. In the mid-17th century the estimated size of the kingdom was roughly twice the size of Ireland, and had a population of about half a million people. During this…

at the famously undercover Federal Reserve. Alan Greenspan got a kick out of the chance to develop a quality of riddle. When Bernanke ventured down, the Fed executive was holding four news gatherings a year. The shortness of breath with which Bernanke portrays this advancement — four news gatherings a year! — Accidentally demonstrates his point (https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/bst_crisisresponse.htm). As Bernanke himself tells the story, he maybe came to appreciate wearing the…

and symbolic artwork. Guatemala won its independence on September 15, 1821, after almost three centuries as a Spanish Colony; and officially became the “Republic of Guatemala”. It is the biggest country in Central America (its absolute location 14.6349 N, 90.5069 W and relative location: Central America’s Northwestern edge) and the most populous; it's capital, Guatemala City has a latitude of 14.628434 and a longitude of…

Student Name: Sogol Cyrusian Geographical Setting: What continent? What Land forms? What important Places? The Mayan civilization was located in what is currently Guatemala, Belize, and the Yucatan peninsula which is part of present day Mexico. They had highlands and lowlands. Their highlands were located in southern Guatemala. And their lowlands were located in Guatemala, Belize, and the Yucatan Peninsula. Some of their cities were Copan, Tikal, Palenque, Bonampak, and Chichen Itza.…

How Barbaric Were the Mongols I believe that the Mongols were not as barbaric as the reputation they were given from their life styles, rules, to their war tactics. The Mongols started out as a small tribe from the steppes of central Asia, living in yurts and were simple nomadic people. A boy named, Temuchin was born on the Mongolian plains in 1167. His dad was poisoned and spent majority of his teenage life fighting and then he wanted to bring the Mongol clans under one leadership. In 1206,…

trade routes meet the Mediterranean Sea. Under Islamic rule the consolidation of central Asia brought about the stability necessary for trade, which resulted in an increase in agricultural productivity. This subsequently produced rapid urbanization and growth of industry. All of these factors put together led to the creation of large new markets for trade. The Silk Road was responsible for the spread of Buddhism into central China as well. It first spread to China through the efforts of…

The actions of the Mongols affected many societies both positively and negatively. Mongol invasions may have disrupted civilizations, but they also helped improve the world network as a whole. A powerful ruler, or khan, and probably the most important Mongol khan, was Chinggis Khan. Chinggis Khan was born in the 1770s as Temujin in a splinter clan. His father was an able leader, and he promised a marriage between his oldest son, Temujin, and a stronger chief’s daughter. When the family’s money…

the Sea of Japan to the Carpathian Mountains at its height, making it the largest contiguous empire in history. The Mongol Empire was founded by Genghis Khan in 1206, and at its height, encompassed the majority of territories from southeast Asia to central Europe. An empire arose in the steppes of Mongolia in the thirteenth century that forever changed the map of the world, opened intercontinental trade, spawned new nations, changed the course of leadership in two religions, and impacted history…

Honduras is beautiful country with a diverse landscape filled with mountains, hills, waterways, and numerous natural resources. But Honduras’ greatest resource are the people and their will of resilience though being branded the most dangerous country on the planet. It is not from the lack of trying to improve but, the lack of infrastructure they have not been able to establish on a consistent basis. It has the highest death rate in the world, an high crime rare, and very low educational…