... The cathedral consisted of a nave of twelve bays, transepts and a short apsidal choir, which were all built in the round-arched. The cathedral was completed in 1240. The length of the church was 596 feet. It was the largest church in England. The spire was 489 feet and was completed in 1315. It was struck by lightening in 1447 and was not repaired until 1462. Surrounding the Norman cathedral was the bishop's palace, the deanery, and the houses of the residentiary canons. A chapter house was built on the south side of the cathedral. The most famous part of the precincts was Paul's Cross. It was an open air pulpit. The Cathedral School was to the east. ...
... 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 ...
... ,and the fruit of the harvest .A few of the Gods and Goddess were Zeus king of the gods ,Athena Goddess of wisdom, warfare, and the city , Apollo , god of the sun , light ,truth , music and , prophecy , Hades brother of Zeus and king of the under world and afterlife , and Poseidon, ruler of the seas . All of the gods and goddess lived at Mount Olympus the highest mountain in Greece . The Greeks had many occupations , traders , merchants , architects , philosophers, dramatists , sculptors , doctors , poets , astronomers and , physicists however ; each citizen protected the city state . Every citizen had a duty to defend the state as a hoplite, which is a ...
... range from 16 deg c to 27 deg c (that is 60 dea to 80 dea F). In the hot season august to November temperatures range 28 deg c to 32 deg c (85 deg f to 90 deg f ). The country has a wealth of mineral resources , especially copper ,lead, zinc , and coal . Copper accounts for more than 80% of this countries export earnings. The copperbelt where four large copper mines and several smaller mines are located is where most mining takes place it lies north of lusaka along the Zairian border . The many rivers near the mines have valuable potential for hydroelectric power. Its population is mostly black Africans who speak BANTU. The national language is english. Mos ...
... the countryside has caused urban centers to grow dramatically: more than two thirds of all Mexicans now live in cities. Mexico City, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 16 million people, is the largest city in the world. While still low by United States standards, the nation's gross national product per capita rose significantly during the 1970s. Despite impressive social and economic gains, since 1981 Mexico has been wracked by severe inflation and an enormous foreign debt brought on in large part by precipitous declines in the value of petroleum products. Geologically, Mexico is located in one of the Earth's most dynamic areas. It is a part of ...
... anthropomorphic. In Mesopotamian views, they believed that the gods lived in the skies or heavens and ruled over the earth and below the earth was a gloomy underworld. According to the Mesopotamian, the gods controlled every aspect of their lives. The gods could bring rain, floods or misfortune to a business or illness to a family. The people were the marionettes of the gods. The Mesopotamian created a strong mythology to explain their gods’ relationship to earth. The Mesopotamian also believed in afterlife. They believed that when they died, they would enter a dark underworld that was a land of no return. Some believed it to be a place where the dead wou ...
... climatic zones in Tropical Africa: 1. a region of persistent rain at and near the Equator, 2. a region on each side of this of summer rain and winter drought, and 3. a region at the northern and southern edges afflicted by drought. All the climates listed in the previous paragraph are modified in the eastern parts of Tropical Africa by the mountains and monsoons. The soils of Tropical Africa pose another problem. They are unlike the soils of temperate areas. Soils are largely products of their climates, and tropical soils are different from temperate soils because the climate is different. Because of the great heat of the tropics tends to bake the soils, ...
... with Civil War-era homes such as Davie Place or “Prospect,” emblematic of Haywood county’s care and attention in providing the best lifestyle for its citizens. Throughout Haywood County, attentions to community values abound. This is the home of the Brownsville Blues Festival, an annual event inaugurated in 1995 and has quickly become an opportunity to celebrate the rich “Blues History” found in west Tennessee. Like Brownsville, the town in which it’s located, Methodist HealthCare, is steadily growing. With that growth has come and industrial medicine program, a teleradiology program, twenty four hour emergency room services and seventeen differen ...
... and their culture is a rich, complex blend of Native American, Spanish and American traditions. The people of Mexico were developing art and cultures long before the Spanish thought of “discovering” the “New World”. Their cultures were far ahead of any European cultures at that time. Many different peoples with their own ethnic differences coexisted. They had a cultural identity, for instance, they cultivated corn, they had a singular structure of government, they used the 365 day calendar, they built pyramids, they used similar rituals and worshipped the same gods and goddesses of the sky, of nature, of fertility and of war. The same concept of cosm ...
... 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 ...
