IN SPORTS Such as football, players have to follow certain rules and regulations to avoid chaos and play the game in a structured manner.Similarly , rules and laws are needed in a family and a community because they help maintain peace and bring discipline in our lives.This also means that every one has to compromise a little .If we only do what is ' good' for us , we may violate the right of others .Laws ...
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THE FRENCH WORD 'RENAISSANCE ' means rebirth.From about 1350 to 1550 a lot of scholars and artists ,such as genus Leonardo da vinci , recaptured the knowledge of ancient times, which was forgotten at the times of the start of medieval age..With the intervention of printing press, ideas such as demand of freedom and dignity of humans spread very quickly.Sailors discovered new trade routes , and Martin Luther initiated a reformation of the Christian Church, which had...
THE FIRST EMPEROR OF CHINA -IN 246 B,C, the nine year old Zheng become the king of Qin (pronounced as ' chin'). In the next 35 years , he unified the seven quarreling kingdoms to make one kingdom.China.Thus , he become the first emperor of China.He called himself Qin Shi Huangdi .Before Qin Shi Huangdi , other great dynasties had also ruled, like the Shang or Zhou dynasties During its reign , trade flourished,,for instance Silk continued to be manufac...
THE Rome was founded by two brothers Romulus and Remus in 753 B.C .The city existed when the Latin people settled down on the seven hills on the bank of the River Tiber. Their villages merged together to become a city and their language -Latin- was spoken later in the entire Roman Empire.Around 500B.C , Rome become a republic .One of its generals ,who was also in the senate ,was the famous Julius .Caesar .After his ...
AZTECS WERE Ethnic groups of central Mexico who spoke the Nahuatl language and existed in large part of Mesoamerica in the 14th to 16th centuries . This period was known as the late post classic period in Mesoamerican chronology .Although they were considered barbaric by the Toltec and others in the region, they absorbed their neighbors' culture .The Aztec controlled their empire primarily by installing friendly rulers in conque...
THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS believed in life after death.They preserved the bodies of the dead by mummification .Members of the royal family were kept in the pyramids which were actually grand graves made for the Pharaohs .Scientists have found mummies in many pyramids .The Egyptians empire arose 5000 years ago when the first Pharaoh united the people in the south and north.The pyramids and the temple ...
THE OBJECT OF ALL RACKET SPORTS is to make shots the opponent can not return.Games are played by two players (singles) or four players (doubles)racket shape and size is tailored to each sport ,but all rackets are constructed of wood ,plastic,aluminum ,or high -performance materials such as fiberglass and carbon graphite .Racket strings are usually synthetic,or natural guts is still used. Tennis is played on a court divided by a low net.Opposing players serve alternate games .At...
THE GAME OF GOLF was first played in Scotland some 400 years ago.Players are required to hit a ball ,using a wooden or iron club,from a smooth level point or "teeing ground"down the "fairway",and on to a putting green where the large hole is located.The fairway is a strip of clear land along which there are natural hazards-such as bunkers(sand pits),and rough (area of uncut grass)championship golf courses have 18 holes.The object of the game is...
THE SPORTS THAT MAKE UP ATHLETICS are divided into two groups ;track events- which includes ,sprinting,middle,and long distance running ,relay running,hurdling and walking-and field events which require jumping and throwing skills.Contests designed to test the speed ,strength,agility,and stamina of athletes were held by ancient Greeks over 4000 years ago.However the abolition of the Olympics game in 393 AD meant that athletics were neglected until the revival of large scale competition ...
ICE HOCKEY IS PLAYED BY TWO TEAMS OF SIX PLAYERS.On an ice ring ,with a goal net at each end.the object of this fast and often dangerous game is to hit a frozen rubber puck into the opposing team's net ,with a ice hockey stick . The game begins when the referee drops the puck between the sticks of two players from opposing teams.who "face off". The ring is divided into three areas;defending,neutral,and attacking zone.Players may move with the puck and pa...