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Task 2- Multicultural Empires Part A. A1 (Rome). There are many geographical factors that impacted the development of Rome but the one geographical factor that had a significant impact on the development of Rome was the Tiber River. Just like the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and China, the Roman Republic, and later empire, developed and flourished alongside a river. The Tiber river allowed the people of Rome to grow crops of wheat and barley that they not only used for…

The Cosa Nostra formulated the Sicilian Mafia Commission or “La Cupula” to resolve intermafia issues. In 1962, La Cupula was formed between all of the Cosa Nostra bosses. La Cupula was instrumental in ending the first Mafia War. Keeping the peace between the Mafia bosses was a tough task, but it was necessary in order to complete political actions. As long as the mafiosos could cooperate and not give up other mafiosos positions, the entire operation would benefit. This was all that was…

Therefore, the socio-economic balances inextricably intertwine with the political conditions of the southern Italy. As it is well known, when Charles V inherited the Crown of Aragon from his maternal grandparents, he possessed not only the Kingdom of Sardinia also the Kingdom of Naples and the Kingdom of Sicily at the same time. It meant that the southern Italy had been dependent on the Spanish Monarchy in the early modern period. It was also naturally subject to the policies of Spain. For…

Type 1 diabetes is one of the most typical chronic diseases in children today, and is more common in certain areas over others (Leslie, 2013). Europe has a higher frequency of type 1 diabetes in comparison to other places in the world. Sardinia and Finland in particular, have the highest rates of type 1 diabetes cases (Gillespie, 2006). The general trend of type 1 diabetes points to an increase of its incidence, particularly in children under the age of 5 (Leslie, 2013). However, this may…

The United States experienced a flood of immigrants from all over the world, during the 1860’s to the 1920’s, which can also be called the colonial era. The immigrants that entered the United States had many intentions to improve there life. Whether they come for another chance at life, or they come to escape battles, The United States was the go-to option. The United States is home to the American flag, which symbolizes freedom and protection, which is exactly what these immigrants wanted and…

Throughout the years, there have been up to 44 presidents in the United States (43 if you do not count Grover Cleveland’s 2 terms that were not in succession from each other) and one of the most vital and iconic presidents has to be without a doubt, the first president himself: George Washington. When you take a look at the famous Mount Rushmore sculptures located in Keystone, South Dakota, you see Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt, and none other than George…

Hannibal Barca is widely considered to have been one of the greatest military commanders of all time. In the second Punic war, he marched an army of elephants, cavalry, and infantry over the Alps to assault Rome in their home territory, his most famous achievement, and fought a war that soaked Italy in blood for more than a decade. In the end, due to lack of support from Carthage, Hannibal was unable to take Rome itself, though he defeated many Roman armies, and he was forced to return to…

Henry McCrummin Keightley: Henry McCrummin Keightley arrived in NSW in on the 8th May 1853 onboard the 'Panthea' 511 tonnes under the command of Captain Hannant. Keightley's English departure point was from 'The Downs' situated ajacent to the southern North Sea near the eastern entry to the English Channel off the east Kent Coast. Whilst in England, Keightley it would appear was offered an opportunity to travel to NSW by Charles Grant Tindal, who at the time was visiting reletives in Kent, and…

Globalization.html modernity, without leaving time for the crisis of the medieval model. No notice is taken that the scientific revolution -- discussed by Kuhn -- departs from a modernity that has already begun, the result of a "modern paradigm." 19 It is for that reason that in the fifteenth century (if we do not consider the later European inventions) Europe does not have any superiority over China. Needham allows himself to be bewitched by this mirage, when he writes: "The fact is that the…

Shelley Campbell Rhet 250-08 Professor Hille Being the most widely used social media tool the statistics on Facebook usage are astounding. A 2015 Nielsen survey found that Facebook’s app was the most popular app of 2015, and Facebook 's Messenger app came in third place. A Facebook press release from July of 2016 states that on average for June 2016 Facebook had 1.13 billion daily active users, and 1.03 billion mobile device daily active users. Facebook is the most popular and powerful…