... appeared to be possibly a promotional pamphlet for the town, I thought perhaps the spring was why it was classified as a geographical myth. While I read through this book, the librarian brought me another book she had found in their collection about El Dorado Springs. This one was written and published in 1962 by Paul Kemp titled The Wonder City. Interestingly, Kemp started the book with a statement that really piqued my curiosity. "Indians who once roamed the area had known that the spring had medicinal qualitites, but, with characteristic reticence and secretiveness, they did not reveal this fact to the whi ...

... of everyday life. The Mesopotamian believed that their gods were anthropomorphic and that they represented everything different in their normal life. They believed that their gods had the traits and appearances of human beings, which made them 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 ...

... Oil, Ecuador's main export, is expected to be depleted by the early part of the 21st century. This will make conditions even worse. Although the literacy rate is currently rather high, there are no schools in the rural areas, and school is only required until the age of 14. Malnutrition is extremely common. Most children get about what we eat for lunch for the entire day. The work rate among children is high. Cholera is a big problem in Ecuador; Abourt 650 people died of it last year. The infant mortality rate is also high, although it has lowered drastically in the past three years. Only 16% of the roads are ...

... with little electorial franchise. Other councils were also established. They included provicial councils in Java, and group communities concils outside Java. The government of Indonesia is based on a constitution written in 1945. A president serves as the head of government. The president apionts a sheet of advisers consisting of top military leaders and civillians. In theory, the peoples console assembly is supposed to establish a general direction of the government's policys. A house of peoples Representatives is the nations parlament, however, in practice neither the assembly nor the house has ...

... on 1947 Japan democratic constitution went into effect. In 1950 the Japan manufacture return to prewar level. Instead of taking a lot of time Japan created machinery to help the worker manufacture. In 1952 the Allies had no longer occupied Japan territory In 1965 to 1980 the manufacture rate has went up 6.7 percent a year. In 1990 Japan signed the Structural Impediments Initiative. The Structural Impediments Initiative helps the Japan foreign trade goes a lot easier. In mid 1990 Japan was rank third for domestic product and weren’t far away to get second place. Japan was exporting passenger car, petroleum, iron a ...

... iron ore, coal, limestone etc.) is an unprocessed material used as the base for primary industry. The Industrial Heartland has many different mining sites throughout it. (ex-the nickel mine in Ontario, mines in Pittsburgh, Gary, Baltimore, Hamilton, Sault Ste. Marie....etc.) Transportation is extremely important in this area. Most mines and mills are located by waterways to make transportation readily available for it's transport's. Coal, limestone, and many other kinds of mines use the Great Lakes to transport, which happens to be in the middle of the Industrial Heartland. They usually have tons of materi ...

... and Odoacer ruled jointly until Theodoric murdered Odoacer. Theodoric continued to rule Italy with a government comprised mostly of Italians and an army composed of Ostrogoths. During his rule, he brought peace to the country but after his death in 526, the kingdom began to grow weak. In 553, Justinian, the Byzantine emperor who ruled the eastern part of the Roman Empire, defeated the Ostrogoths and expelled them. For a time, the Old Roman Empire was united again. Byzantine rule in Italy collapsed as increased attacks fr om Germanic tribes weakened the empire. Byzantine rule collapsed in 572 when the Lo ...

... the nation's leader in finance, industry, and trade. The name Shanghai means "on the sea," and the city aptly lies on the East China Sea coast, just south of the Yangtze River estuary. Tianjin is northern China's main seaport. Numerous rivers as well as China's Grand Canal system run through the city, situated on the Bohai Gulf of the Pacific Ocean (it's been compared to Houston, Texas, which sits on the Gulf of Mexico). With a population of 9.3 million, Tianjin is China's third largest city. Hefei is the capital of east China's Anhui Province. The city, divided into north and south sectors by the Yangtze River, boa ...

... war. Bee Hive is the symbol of industry. Sego Lily is a symbol of peace. Draped American Flag is the symbol of our support to the nation. "1847" is the year the Mormon Pioneer entered the Salt Lake Valley. "1896" is the year Utah was admitted as the 45th state (January 4, 1896). Emblem and Motto The Beehive and word "industry" became the official motto and emblem for Utah on March 4, 1959. Industry is associated with the symbol of the beehive. The early pioneers had few material resources at their disposal and therefore had to rely on their own "industry" to survive. ...

... holds many masterpieces. The Eiffel Tower was built in 1889, and today is 1,052 ft. high. It welcomes tourists from all over the world. The revolution of 1789 was a very important part of history. The people could be divided into three groups, the Nobles, the Clergy, and the rest. At this time the peasants owned 80 percent of the land, but had no rights at all. To add to their misery, the food was in short supply. It is estimated that on the eve of the French Revolution one-fifth of the population had no resources at all. World War I broke out August 1914, setting , Russia, Britain, Belgiumand Serbia at wa ...