... Nobles, the Clergy, and the rest. At this time the peasants owned 80 percent of the land, but had no rights at all. To add to their misery, the food was in short supply. It is estimated that on the eve of the French Revolution one-fifth of the population had no resources at all. World War I broke out August 1914, setting , Russia, Britain, Belgiumand Serbia at war with Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Everyone assumed the war would be over in a few months. Instead, the war lasted for four years. Germany finally agreed to sign an armistice on November 11, 1948. (A kind of peace agreement). The death toll had been the largest of any previous wars. ...
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... and fields for growing tobacco or food goods. Many cities in VA lack a randomness, since they were made with horses in mind, and now cars. Here the streets are wide and either made of pavement or asphalt. Vienna’s roads are narrow and many are still cobble stone. Language is very different even though English was made from mostly German. American’s have over 900,000 words to choose from. A great many more that the 500,000 the Germans have. The chief reason form this is because where English made a new word, German speaking peoples have just combined two. Map and Landcarte for example. The transit systems are the most different of the three. Vienna has over 80 busse ...
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... colonies. The Peruvian numerical system is very similar to Atlantean numerals. Mexico has a culture very similar to that of the people of . is closely related to a multitude of islands, peninsulas, and even continents. Plato believed that Thira, Crete, and the Canary Islands all used to be parts of . Scientists even believe that the island of Thera might possibly be . It was also said that was closely linked to the Americas and the Scandinavian Peninsula. Because of it’s size, was said to be a land bridge between the Americas and the area around the Pillars of Hercules. It is speculated that early Asians, animals, and plants traveled across to get to the A ...
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... with hardy grasses that held the fine-grained soil in place in spite of the long recurrent droughts and occasional torrential rains characteristic of the area. A large number of homesteaders settled in the region in the 30 years before World War I, planting wheat and row crops and raising cattle. Both of these land uses left the soil exposed to the danger of erosion by the winds that constantly sweep over the gently rolling land. Beginning in the early 1930s, the region suffered a period of severe droughts, and the soil began to blow away. The organic matter, clay, and silt in the soil were carried great distances by the winds, in some cases darkening the sky a ...
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... most of Asia and much of Europe. In the 14th century the empire collapsed and came under Chinese rule. During the 1911 Chinese Revolution, Mongolia, with Russian backing, declared its independence; a republic was formed in 1924. Officially recognized by China in 1946, Mongolia became a member of the United Nations in 1961. In 1966 a Mongolian-Soviet assistance pact reinforced their anti-Chinese position. Since then Mongolia has developed closer ties with the USSR; relations with China have been strained, resulting in sporadic border incidents. Yumzhagiyen Tsedenbal was first secretary and chairman of the Presidium from 1974 until 1984, when he was replaced for rea ...
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... are an archipelago,valcanos and mountains.T he main cities are Quezon city,Davao,Cebu,and the capital Manilla.Some plants and animals the Philipines have are dugong,sika,tamarau,anoa,monkey eating eagle,leperouse`s megapode,tinan monarch,and a cologo,some fauna are coconut,rubber tree,redlaun,mahogany,pines,palm trees,papya,pineappleplants,bamboo,bananatrees,cassava,rice,orchids, the national tree narra.Some governmental people are president Marcos,some languages spoken are fillipino,english,spanish,tagalong,and some native languages,some religions are roman catholic,and muslim,the Philipine money is done by peso=100 centavos emper catia =us $770 rounded 8 ...
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... deficit, equals about one- fifth of total yearly economy. The total work force in Russia numbers 72.5 million. Industry is the country's leading employer, with about 30 percent. Agriculture takes13 percent of all, and construction has 12 percent. Only about 1 million people, 1.5%, are registered unemployed, but the unemployment rate is much higher. Thousands work with no pay or with very few hours. Russia was the main country in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics(USSR). The East European Plain is full of rolling lowlands. The eastern boundary of this region, the Urals, are old mountains that have eroded. The Urals do not go above 6,200 ft. The Caucasus Mo ...
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... north-central , and Vatican City, which is located completely within the city of Rome. boasts several world-famous cities. Rome, the capital and largest city in , was the center of the Roman Empire 2,000 years ago. Florence was the home of many artist of the Renaissance, a period of great achievements in the arts. Venice, with its intricate canal system, attracts tourists from all over the world. Italians take great pride in the quality of their cooking. They traditionally eat their meals at midday. Large meals usually consist of a pasta course, followed by a main course of meat or fish. Sometimes a course of antipasto (appetizers) is served before the pasta. Ant ...
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... of the Ural-Altaic family, while another group farther to the south, subdivided into Letts, Borussians and Lithuanians, ... was of Indo-European stock. The Borussians, who moved southward to what is now East Prussia, were early subdued and assimilated by the Germans, while the Letts tended to push northward into Livonia."(1) The area we now call the Baltics remained sparsely populated and predominantly non-Christian until about the middle of the 13th century, when the Teutonic Knights and the Livonian Knights began the first incursions into the region. "The first invaders of these regions were the Danes, who conquered the northern half of Estonia in the twelfth ...
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... there is a mountain where most of the boats are headed. As they get near the mountain, other people are already climbing and others walking through the path other villagers had made long ago. Once off the boat, the first steps to the path are few feet away from the shoreline. The steps they take are considered sacred and the people are supposed to go on them bear footed. These steps are made up of little rocks, some of them smoother than others. The first few steps up the mountain are relatively simple to climb. Nevertheless, as one goes higher, the steepness of the mountain begins to take affect on one's already weary feet, making it difficult to get to the t ...
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