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How do you read hieroglyphics?

Hieroglyphics come in four essential categories, the first of which contains true alphabetic phonemes. This means that each specific hieroglyph represents a singular letter sound. Unfortunately, because the ancient Egyptians used implied vowels, experts are still unsure as to how words were exactly formed. The second class of hieroglyphs contains those representing syllables, a series of two or three conjoined consonant sounds. The third type of hieroglyph was pictographic, and was used to represent an entire word or idea. In these cases, ancient Egyptian writers would identify the pictographi..

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Did Teddy Roosevelt's campaign have a slogan?

Through the "square deal," Roosevelt placed the government as the mediator between labor and management, consumer and business and developer and conservationist. He sought to find a fair deal for everyone through economic and social justice.\nRoosevelt's "square deal" legacy protected Midwestern farmers from the railroad's unfair practices, passed legislation to ensure food safety standards and conserved wilderness from commercial development, while still allowing it to be used for irrigation, sport and timber harvest.

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In what way did Leonardo da Vinci represent the Renaissance man?

Da Vinci was born April 15, 1452, illegitimately, to a public notary and a simple young woman. By the age of 14, he became apprentice to the celebrated painter, Andrea del Verocchio, under whom he learned not only painting and sculpting, but chemistry, metallurgy and carpentry as well. In the ensuing decades, Da Vinci became renowned as an artist and was commissioned to paint numerous works for wealthy patrons. The "Mona Lisa" and "Last Supper" fresco likely rank among the most significant. As of 2014, only 15 of Da Vinci's paintings are known to survive.\nAs an anatomist, Da Vinci is fam..

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What was invented in 1974 ?

Other discoveries and advancements the scientific community made in 1974 include the Heimlich maneuver and liposuction. The former was invented by Henry Heimlich and is a life-saving procedure used to rescue choking victims. The maneuver is taught in most CPR and First Aid courses. Liposuction is a weight-reduction surgery invented by Italian gynecologist Giorgio Fischer. Other notable inventions from that year are the Rubix Cube and the UPC barcode.

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How old is mankind?

The age of mankind depends on how the group is defined. Palaeontologists classify the genus Homo as all primates closely related to modern humans. During 4 million years of evolution, various species made advancements that brought the genus closer to modern conceptions of "mankind." Homo habilis (2.4 million to 1.4 million years ago) was the first known species to make wide use of tools. Homo heidelbergensis (700,000 to 200,000 years ago) is believed to have been very social and to have shared resources and shelter in a family setting.

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What cultures was the Hellenistic civilization a blend of?

The start of the Hellenistic period was 323 BC, which was also the year of Alexander the Great's death. Greece's influence was never greater than during this period. Greek colonies were established in Egypt (Alexandria), Turkey (Antioch), Libya (Cyrene) and other areas within Africa, the Near East and the Middle East.\nBefore this period, Greece was not interested in conquering foreign lands. This is significant because the Hellenistic period marked the first time Greece spread its influence throughout the known world. Subsequently, people the Greeks previously considered "barbarians..

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How do you identify Native American tribes by state?

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, as of 2015 there are 566 federally recognized tribes throughout the country as of 2015. These tribes are eligible for a variety of services and funding from the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Tribes that are recognized by their respective state governments, but not the federal government, are not eligible for federal services or funding. Recognized tribes are also often eligible to operate casinos for revenue.\nThere are an estimated 460 tribes unrecognized by the federal government. Some of these are recognized by their respective state g..

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When was the Victorian era?

The Victorian Era is the source of many canonical literary works, including those of Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, and Charlotte and Emily Bronte. These works valued social mobility and moral behavior.\nThe Victorian Era distinguished itself from the earlier Romantic Era by placing greater emphasis on realism in art and literature and trumpeting the triumph of humankind over the natural world.

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How did the United States end up with full control of the Panama Canal?

The United States first planned to build a canal from the Atlantic to the Pacific through Nicaragua, but the attempt never got beyond negotiations. Meanwhile, the French attempted to build a canal across Panama, but after seven years of effort and the loss of 20,000 lives, the project went bankrupt. In 1902, the United States bought the French-owned canal territory for $40 million. In 1903, the United States and Columbia signed the Hay-Herran Treaty, with terms similar to the subsequent treaty with Panama, but the Colombian senate refused to ratify it. President Theodore Roosevelt assured the ..

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Where did immigrants to the United States emigrate from in the years 1890 to 1920?

In the early- to mid-19th century, immigrants came to the United States from regions around the world. The Scots-Irish and Germans were among the most common from Europe. By mid-century, thousands of Chinese immigrants began arriving to the West Coast from Asia, many of them finding arduous work on the expanding railroads, reports Picture This, a project of the Oakland Museum of California.\nBy 1890, trends were shifting. In what the Library of Congress refers to as the Great Arrival, the Italian population of the United States doubled between 1880 and 1890, eventually reaching about 4 million..

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