Eurasian

place, then the beaver population would have continued to thrive (thankfully returning with the return of the wolves (see http://www.yellowstonepark.com/wolf-reintroduction-changes-ecosystem/ ). If we didn 't put a non-native organism such as the Eurasian boar into New York, the resulting habitat destruction would not have happened (http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/70843.html). So we need to think carefully about our actions on the environment, before we make them. Do we really need to use that…

Jared diamond’s book “Guns, Germs, and Steel” is mainly to answer his indigenous New Guinean politician friend’s question, the Yali’s question and the questions about inequality that comes after Yali’s question. A big part of the question revolves around why is it that Europeans ended up conquering so much of the world in terms of guns, population-destroying germs, steel, and food-producing capability as compared to other continents? Regardless of all the conflicting evidence from anthropology…

Iceland: the Land of Fire and Ice The Republic of Iceland contains some of the most breathtaking geological features in the world. With a population of 329,100, it is the least populated country in Europe. It is the second largest island in Europe and the seventeenth largest in the world. Located in the Atlantic Ocean between Greenland and Norway, Iceland is nearest to Europe and is thusly considered a European country. To put it into perspective, its capital city Reykjavík is a five hour plane…

China is one of the world’s oldest civilizations. The yellow river is said to be the cradle of Chinese civilization during the neolithic period. Ancient historical texts such as the Bamboo annals describe a Xia dynasty dating back to 2100-1700 BC, followed by the Shang dynasty in 1700-1046 BC. It wasn’t until the Zhou dynasty (1046-246 BC) that much of the Chinese culture, literature and philosophy developed. The Zhou dynasty eventually broke apart because of internal fighting. In 221 BC Qin…

Since ancient times humanity has utilized the act of surveillance to either to protect itself or provide strategic advantages in war. Throughout time this tactic has served well in warfare but it has been shown more in George Orwell novel 1984. He portrays the extremist point of view that would have affected the present day, which it does. While he exaggerates the fact of technology taking advantage of the ability to record and monitor its user, his predictions still hold some truth during…

Mt Vesuvius is located in the west coast of Italy overlooking the bay and city of Naples. Latitude and Longitude: 40.82°N / 14.43°E. Build up of pressure in the magma chamber causes Mt Vesuvius, a stratovolcano to erupt. When gases in the magma chamber are under immense heat and pressure they dissolve in the liquid rock, once this magma reaches the conduits (channels for conveying water or other fluid) the gases explode and may burst out the sides of the cone in addition to the summit crater.…

of food, even animals, for manufactured goods and rare commodities. A prevalent disease shared between animals and humans is influenza which spreads quickly and can survive multiple environmental types. During the European conquest, pigs carrying Eurasian diseases made first contact with the people of the Americas. A highly devastating reaction was experienced by the people…

follows the European, Western, Christian tracks. Still, due to the Portuguese localization in a primarily Asian, Malay and Eastern area, the community do follow certain conservative practices, influenced by both the Heritage of European(Portuguese/Eurasian) and Asian(Malay, Chinese and Indian)  As for taboos it could only be a few and it relates to the religious-socio-cultural dynamics of our Community. Most of the taboos associated with the religion mainly Christianity, though there are…

In Kaplan’s The Revenge of Geography, one sees that geography greatly affects many aspects of a civilization. He claims that geography is “the most fundamental factor in the foreign policy of states” because it remains constant while the leadership, ideals, and theological beliefs change (Kaplan 29). He goes on to explain that the economy, trade, and military are based primarily on one’s location. Kaplan quotes Napoleon Bonaparte, a French military and political leader, when he says, “to know a…

Nomadic people have been a staple of world history throughout time as they have played an important role in the world we have today. In Eurasia, which is modern day Europe and Asia, there were many strong groups of nomadic people who moved frequently. Two of these groups were the Mongols and the Seljuk nomads. Although there are many reasons, these nomadic groups moved more often because of environmental, social, and political problems in their lands. To begin, the Mongols were a strong…