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Tag Archives: trade
Drought tolerant plants
Microbes living in and on the roots of plants keep them healthy just as the human gut microbes do. During drought conditions, plants increase the microbes which help them stay alive in drought conditions. Researchers have found they can inject … Continue reading
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Tagged biology of plants, crops, drought, floods, food insecurity, genetics, global food shortage, microbes, research, rivers, seed banks, soil, threats, trade
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Rare Earth Elements and Balance of Power
I write these blogs for me. I ask questions and search for answers in books and, mostly, exploring the Internet. Without Rare Earth Elements I would not be doing this. When I was born just after World War II, if … Continue reading
Fossil fuel industry: using the coronavirus pandemic as cover for a stealth attack on environmental protections that keep us safe.
Today I learned a Judge in Canada has given approval to proceed with the Canadian side of the Trans Mountain expansion project after a federal court sent it back for review last summer. Just as the indigenous tribes protect the … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, climate change, emissions, environmental damage, fossil fuels, Indian Nation, indigenous, oil spills, profit before people, trade, US
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Teotihuacan in Mexico compared to Roman Kingdom in Italy: Part Two
Little is certain about the Roman kingdom’s history, as no records and few inscriptions from the time of the kings survive and we find a similar lack of written history for Teotihuacan. As small groups of hunter gatherers, 12 to … Continue reading
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Tagged civilisations, early humans, italy, mesoamerica, Mexico, military expansion, Rome, skill building, teotihuacan, tool development, trade, weapons
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Teotihuacan in Mexico compared to Rome, Italy: Part One
Setting the scene Thousands of years ago, as the ice sheets melted and humans began their migrations and explorations of this Earth, let us try to imagine, without modern transport and comforts, how tribes of people could travel from Africa … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, aridity, building materials, civilisation, Farming, irrigation, italy, Mexico, rain shadow, Romans, teotihuacan, trade, water shortages
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Natural disasters as acts of God – or gods.
Around 14000 years ago, where there were some adjoining islands in the Nile Delta, trading took place and became established until the city of Thonis-Heracleion was gradually built, intersected by canals. It had a number of harbors and anchorages and … Continue reading
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Tagged arabia, christianity, egypt, gods, greece, idols, islam, mediterranean, Muhammad, natural disasters, paganism, Persia, power, Thonis-Heracleion, trade
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The Adoption of the Gregorian Calendar
I grew up using the Gregorian Calendar without much thought as to its origin (or realising it was called the Gregorian Calendar!) My digging back in time has taught me that this pervasive and powerful system dates back to Pope … Continue reading
Human Vulnerability
There have been three major outbreaks of plague. The Plague of Justinian in the 6th and 7th centuries is the first known attack on record, and marks the first firmly recorded pattern of bubonic plague. From historical descriptions, as much … Continue reading
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Tagged 13th century, 14 a18th century, Black Death, conflict, disease, gangrene, Jani Beg, Khan, Mongol empire, religion, rodents, Silk Road, trade, war
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Trade and Destruction
Trade is all we seem to think about nowadays, and securing trade so that people can go about their lives without fear of starving is a major activity. Thus, when today we see Qatar blockaded, we see how quickly people … Continue reading
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Tagged China, christianity, conquest, destruction, faith, Ghengis Khan, Middle Ages, Mongolia, religion, Silk Road, tolerance, trade
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Adam Smith: Part XI
When Adam Smith was 17, Britain was at war against Spain, ostensibly due to an old grievance of a Captain Robert Jenkins. His merchant ship was boarded by Spanish coast guards and Jenkins had his ear sliced off by one of … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th century, adam smith, Afghanistan, Britain, Carnatic War, Empire building, India, profit from war, Silesian war, trade, war, wealth
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