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    The first trading posts in Lybia were established by Phoenicians when the merchants of Tyre (current Lebanon) developed commercial relations with the Berber tribes and made treaties with them to ensure their cooperation in the exploitation of raw materials. By the 5th century B.C.E., Carthage, the greatest Phoenician colony, had extended its hegemony across North Africa, where the distinctive civilization of Punic came into being. Punic settlements on the Libyan coast included Oea (later…

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    Alexander The Great Cons

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    Alexander the Great Alexander the Great was a man who had dreams and longed to pursue them. There are many ways that Alexander respected and disrespected the people in his city. Alexander respected the Egyptian beliefs, including their gods. Although he did have many cons to him being “king or ruler” of the city. He also seeked to get revenge and bring pain to the rivals in many different ways. We could start out with the pros, but the cons might be better. Alexander sold more than 20,000…

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    mind. King Solomon is in a secure position with his kingdoms and his territory keeps expanding along with his wealth and fame. During Solomon reign he writes proverbs which appeals to people of all nations including Kings. Hiram, the king of Tyre and King Solomon enter into a trade agreement of materials so King Solomon has what he needs to construct the Temple of Jerusalem. Hiram has the cedar wood Solomon needs and Solomon the wheat and oil. So, in May during King Solomon's fourth…

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    The First Crusade Analysis

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    The First Crusade started in 1096 and ended in 1099. It began when the Byzantine Emperor Alexio I Komneos sought after military assistance from Pope Urban II because they were losing the battle against the Muslims in Turkey. The Western Church and the Byzantines were not on the best terms, and the church had no reason to help them. So, the Byzantines persuaded the church with zealous letters, and after some considerations, the church decided to assist the Byzantine Emperor in defeating the…

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    Phonesian’s economy was based off of different items special to their homeland. They traded and used coins made of many types of metal. Phoenicians participated in three different types of trading. They exported materials, mostly cedar, from their homeland in Lebanon. They earned transport and middleman fees from the process of shipping items, like silver and controlled supply markets in the places they were in charge of. A popular item they traded was luxurious purple cloth. This was very…

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    S1Q2 Science Report – Friction Friction is part of our everyday life. It has modernised the world we live in however, there are opposing thoughts on the true benefits. Friction is the force that resists motion of moving objects. Hence, the smoother the surface the less friction there is, unlike gravity or electromagnetism, friction is not a fundamental force. Instead, it is believed that friction is the result of the electromagnetic attraction between two touching surfaces with charged particles…

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    It is very prominent in Greek mythology, and many stars in the constellation are also significant. The Mythology As we’ve learned, Zeus had an insatiable lust for beautiful women. Europa was no exception. The beautiful daughter of Agenor, king of Tyre, was out by the sea picking flowers when Zeus saw her. The night before, a terrible dream had kept her up, so she made her way to the beach early in hopes to calm her worried mind. Zeus saw her on the shore, immediately fell in love with her and…

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    Thirteen years later Birnie’s marriage failed and Catherine left her husband and they rekindled the relationship and moved into the Moorehouse Street, Willagee home. Birnie was described by his brother as having and insatiable sexual appetite demanding sex up to six times a day and furthermore he was into kinky sex and pornography (Kidd, 2006). Catherine was devoted to Birnie and would do anything to prove her love for him. In August, 1986 Birnie’s 21 year old brother had given him a birthday…

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    Essay On Pericles Play

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    unique acting design methods that bring Shakespeare’s story and the interpretations of the director to life, conveying and uplifting message of hope to the audience. As the play opens, the audience is introduced to the main character Pericles Prince if Tyre. The opening scene occurs at the palace of King Antiochus where the prince hopes to ask the king for his daughter hand in marriage. However, Pericles discovers that the King was sleeping with his own daughter. As a result, King Antiochus…

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    that has been given out from the factories, it is being mixed into the air and contaminated the soils and water, it is because all the waste inside the factories has being dumped into the rivers. For example, the lanka tyres company pollutes the air every time they manufacture tyres Government when making infrastructure projects Due to the government wrong decision making, the scares resources in the country are being wasted in failed projects, because of that the resource are unable to be…

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