... mainly a transit trade in goods that came from far away—from India, Southeast Asia, and China —and that Italian ships loaded at Alexandria and other ports in the Levant; Italian merchants then ... makes up only percent ofthe Earth’s land surface, has been called a small peninsula of Asia, and no clear geographical boundary demarcates it from the rest ofthe Eurasian land mass The Ural ... and slavery, which had long been a basic trait of society, gave way to one between warriors and peasants Together, the chaos ofthe period, the scarcity of labor, and the abundance of land made...
... Broughton—Influenza—Octavius Hadfield The east coast—Taumatakura—W Williams moves to Poverty Bay—Ripahau at Cook Strait—Rauparaha—Tamihana learns from Ripahau—Tamihana and Te Whiwhi come to Bay of Islands—Hadfield ... Australia, Ruatara was once again a man, and now almost a Christian This meeting was momentous in its results "Mr Marsden and Ruatara," as Carleton says, "were each necessary to the other; each ... on the ship, but a new act of aggression soon called for reprisals, and at the head of an immense naval armament Hongi set out for the waters ofthe Waitemata Clad in his helmet and coat of mail,...
... in particular, the unclassified archives ofthe CPA Because the CPA was a hastily improvised multinational organization, an unusually high por- iii iv Occupying Iraq: AHistoryofthe Coalition ... world The invasion had been launched against the advice of several xiii xiv Occupying Iraq: AHistoryofthe Coalition Provisional Authority of America’s most important allies Many of Iraq’s neighbors, ... Nora Bensahel et al., Olga Oliker, Keith Crane, Richard R Brennan, Jr., Heather S Gregg, Thomas Sullivan, and Andrew Rathmell, After Saddam: Prewar Planning and the Occupation of Iraq (Santa Monica,...
... effected, the cause ofthe peculiarity of their constitution ceases “79 If the charters can be pleaded against the authority of parliament, they amount to an alienation ofthe dominions of Great Britain, ... merchants ofthe first fortune and character, and lawyers ofthe highest class, many of them educated at the temple, called to the bar in England, and of abilities and integrity equal to any there ... XIV and the suprema lex ofthe king of Sardinia,—to the law of brickbats and cannon balls, which can be answered only by brickbats and balls This language, the imperial crown of Great Britain,”...
... a leading Quaker of his day, came forward as a promoter ofthe religious training ofthe slaves as a preparation for emancipation.[3] William Penn advocated the emancipation of slaves,[4] that ... ignorance ofthe slaves as an argument against their emancipation, the antislavery men's problem became the education ofthe master as well as that ofthe slave Believing that intellectual and moral ... some of them.[4] [Footnote 1: Davis was a logical antislavery agitator He believed that if the slaves had had the means of education, if they had been treated with humanity, making slaves of them...
... capital at Choson, Tan’gun later moved it to a place called Asadal (asatal 阿斯達), which was the name ofa nearby mountain In that name, -tal appears to have been a suffix much ˘ like a similar-sounding ... those attempts have been amateurish and based upon superficial similarities, however.1 1.2 Altaic The Altaic family includes languages spoken across northern Asia, from Anatolia and the Volga basin ... period, Japanese comparativists expanded the scope of their research far afield, and the latter half ofthe twentieth century saw attempts to relate Japanese not only to Korean and Altaic, but also...
... development ofa number of variant styles or registers, so that we may once again suspect that the language of literature or the language of legal documents is not equatable with the language of everyday ... been an associated use ofthe term ‘Vulgar Latin’ as the intermediate evolutionary stage between ‘Classical Latin’ and the Romance languages But it is more appropriate to see Latin as a language ... way any notion ofthe ‘Spanish language’ In the present day, the notion ofthe ‘Spanish language’ is often used, with some justification, to refer to the standardised language that has of cial...
... Valley Authority (Farina 1991) and the U.S National Renewable Energy Laboratory (Wyman 1991) Recent work by ARKENOL in California, USA (Cuzen 1997) and APACE in New South Wales, Australia, have ... was organized by researchers ofthe Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, under the leadership of Dr Charles D Scott Later, researchers ofthe National Renewable Energy Laboratory, ... hydrochloric acid first applied in the World War II era for conversion of cellulose to sugars was again investigated by Battelle-Geneva on a pilot plant basis, particularly of separation ofthe hydrochloric...
... that America was probably not a part of Asia, and changed the geographical ideas ofthe time [12] THE COAST OF FLORIDA EXPLORED. What meantime had happened along the coast of North America? In ... Mas'sasoit, chief ofthe Wam-pano'ags, and of Canon'icus, chief ofthe Narragansetts, and learned their language In 1633 he returned to Salem, and was again made pastor ofa church [8] The fate ... Spain) to the Strait of Magellan The Pacific coast of America was explored (1513-1542) for Spain by Balboa part of Panama Magellan part ofthe southwest coast Pizarro (note, p 23) from Panama to Peru...
... with caution On the other hand the friends of Charnisay have cast aspersions an the character of Lady la Tour that seem entirely unwarranted.[2] The fact remains that Acadia, large as it was, not ... youngest ofthe quartette, came to Acadia rather later than his brothers and was granted a seigniory at Canibecachice (Kennebecasis), a league and a half along each side ofthe river and two leagues ... French and a large band of Maliseets from the St John, also by the Indians of Passamaquoddy and Penobscot, making a war party of five hundred men On the 26th of May they attacked the town of Falmouth...
... by almost all the papal sovereigns of Europe A remarkable circumstance is related ofthe hopes and intentions ofthe Spaniards, in the event of success in the Armada A Spanish officer, who was ... gentleman At this stage ofthe examination, the lord chamberlain saw a man standing in a corner ofthe cellar, who stated that he was Percy's servant, and that he was left by his master in charge of ... providentially discovered, and that one ofthe traitors was already in custody The satisfaction ofthe people was great at the intelligence, that no danger now existed, and that the king and the parliament...
... date of January 2002 had both advantages and disadvantages The peak period for banknote use is at the end ofthe year: circulation is around 10% higher than average because ofthe Christmas season ... incorporate, as a background, a map of Europe without borders, a feature which would harmonise the appearance ofthe series. This theme was broader than the “Ages and styles” theme as it allowed ... date, marking the start ofthe calendar year and being the date expected by national public administrations The Madrid European Council also decided that the euro should circulate alongside the...
... and the Save; these nationalities compose the southern branch ofthe Slavonic race The other inhabitants ofthe Balkan peninsula are, to the south ofthe Slavs, the Albanians in the west, the Greeks ... between the Danube and the Balkan range (the classical Haemus), became an imperial province, and twenty years later Thrace, the country between the Balkan range and the Aegean, was incorporated in the ... Place-names are a good index ofthe extent and strength ofthe tide of Slav immigration All along the coast, from the mouth ofthe Danube to the head ofthe Adriatic, the Greek and Roman names...
... letters ofthe Greek alphabet, which are called alpha, beta There are languages that have never been put upon paper at all, such as many ofthe African languages, many in the South Sea Islands, and ... Toddy CHAPTER V 41 HUNGARIAN Hussar Sabre Shako Tokay MALAY Amuck Bamboo Bantam Caddy Cassowary Cockatoo Dugong Gamboge Gong Gutta-percha Mandarin Mango Orang-outang Rattan Sago Upas PERSIAN Awning ... Llama Mahogany Maize Manioc Moccasin Mustang Opossum Pampas Pemmican Potato Racoon Skunk Squaw Tapioca Tobacco Tomahawk Tomato Wigwam ARABIC (The word al means the Thus alcohol = the spirit.) Admiral...
... literature"; nor ofthe "renaissance of wonder"; nor ofthe "emancipation ofthe ego." Why not have called the book, then, "A Historyofthe Mediaeval Revival in England"? Because I have a clear ... the earlier stages of humanism and the new learning Dante was the genuine homme du moyen age, and Dante was the latest ofthe great revivals "Dante," says Carlyle, "was the spokesman ofthe Middle ... of which he was the spokesman, in his view ofthe sacred art ofthe Italian Middle Age he anticipated the Pre-Raphaelites and the modern interpreters of Dante Here is a part of what he says of...
... AHistoryof Land and Life scholar, Franz Boas, he saw to the collecting and safekeeping ofa substantial amount of Cree artifacts drawn mainly from the Bear Hills area ofthe Battle River Valley, ... include the Trembling Aspen and the Balsam Poplar, along with willows Manitoba Maple and Burr Oak appear in the eastern portions ofthe range south ofthe Qu’Appelle River A variety of other species ... Parkland, Elk Island National Park The interplay of grassland and aspen trees made the hills a good winter retreat for bison Fire, both natural and induced, was another factor that assisted the...
... Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, the Canadas and Acadia [Footnote: As we shall see hereafter, the English at this time clung to a narrow strip along the Atlantic coast.] In 1688 it had a population ... head was laid on a stone, and the huge war-club ofthe Indian executioner was raised to strike the fatal blow Suddenly Pocahantas, the young daughter ofthe chief, who had already become attached ... fifteen tons—and ascended the St Lawrence on an exploring tour At Hochelaga all was changed The Indian town had vanished, and not a trace remained ofthe savage population which Cartier saw there seventy...
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