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- 821: The Civilization of Ancient Egypt
- ... but included unusual subterranean elements evoking the mythical tomb of Osiris. Royal statues were often idealized, but some depicted a care-worn and more realistic figure. The elite continued to be buried in mastabas and rock-cut tombs, decorated first in awkward but striking styles reflecting the breakdown in centralized norms, but later returning to more sophisticated, traditional modes. Second Intermediate Period Decline and invasion marked the Second Intermediate period (1786 ...
- 822: Copacabana
- ... to the top, but not impossible. The trees that surround the path make them feel part of a place where nothing could go wrong. If one were lucky enough, they would find a piece of rock that was used to make the steps. Once they are close to the top, the little town begins to take shape, which looks welcoming. Once they are at the top, the first thing that they ...
- 823: Pompeii
- ... people carried. All of this preserved matter would be very useful to the archeologists and anthropologist that would be studying Pompeii. The matter that could decompose did but it still left a 'shell' of thin rock. Preserved matter such as this could determine several things about Pompeii live. What the people wore, what they ate and several things that you could determine with the reserved artifacts. One of the main in ...
- 824: Tropical Africa: Food Production and the Inquiry Model
- ... of the great heat of the tropics tends to bake the soils, while on the other hand, the rainfall leaches them. The combined heat and moisture tend to produce very deep soils because the surface rock is rapidly broken down by chemical weathering. All this causes the food's rate of growth to slow down or maybe even stop and as a result food production won't even come close in ...
- 825: The Quebec Winter Carnival
- ... and determination. Teams from around the world attempt to cross the mighty St. Lawrence River between Quebec City and Levis must battle ice floes, treacherous currents, and freezing temperatures. There's also something called the Roll in the snow, for participants dressed only in a bathing suit. The provincial dogsled racing Championship called " La Grande viree ", the Soapbox Derby, the Car Race on ice and the Cross Country skiing " Classic " of ...
- 826: Climates In Tropical Africa
- ... of the great heat of the tropics tends to bake the soils, while on the other hand, the rainfall leaches them. The combined heat and moisture tend to produce very deep soils because the surface rock is rapidly broken down by chemical weathering. All this causes the food's rate of growth to slow down or maybe even stop and as a result food production won't even come close in ...
- 827: Mysteries of the Sphinx
- ... strangle". In ancient myths, the sphinx usually appears as a guardian of temple entrances. It was constructed beside the Valley Temple of King Khafre of the Fourth Dynasty. The complex was most likely carved from rock left behind after the building of the Great Pyramid of Khufu and Khafre's Second Pyramid which stands about half a mile away (Jordan 25). Although the head of the sphinx is badly battered in ...
- 828: Ireland, History And Nature
- ... other underneath some rocks a few metres to the left. They are happily playing on the green, wet grass, but while you're standing there, watching, you suddenly see a snake crawling from underneath a rock about one metre to the right for the rabbits. You scream loudly, and it makes you happy to see that the rabbits are avoiding the danger. But as the snake's icecold eyes are watching ...
- 829: Chile
- ... oregano, pepper 1bouillon cube 3 eggs Dough preparation Sift flour, baking powder and salt together, add melted lard and hot milk, mix little, mixing well, but not kneading. Let stand for 20 minutes and then roll it. Cut in circles approximately 20 cm on diameter, and put in each of them one tbsp of stuffing, one olive, 2 or 3 raisins, one slice of hard boiled eggs; moisten the edges and ...
- 830: Alcatraz Island (The Prison)
- ... to keep them under control. Sure life was brutal but every convict in there had earned it one way or another. For many inmates, Alcatraz was the only truly intimidating thing in the world. The Rock (American Automobile Association 81) is a fascinating place with a fascinating and sometimes gruesome history.
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