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It is said that "you can tell the economic state of China by its porcelain"? What does this phrase mean and why is it true?     Identify and describe elements of Islamic art created during the Middle Ages

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It is said that "you can tell the economic state of China by its porcelain"? What does this phrase mean and why is it true?

 

 

Identify and describe elements of Islamic art created during the Middle Ages.

 

identify, define and name the source of four significant elements of early Western legal codes

 

Give two characteristics of the following types of government and match to the correct ancient civilization.

 

David McCullough in his book "The Path Between the Seas," wrote:
The creation of a water passage across Panama was one of the supreme human achievements of all time, the culmination of a heroic dream of over four hundred years and of more than twenty years of phenomenal effort and sacrifice. The fifty miles between the oceans were among the hardest ever won by human effort and ingenuity, and no statistics on tonnage or tolls can begin to convey the grandeur of what was accomplished. Primarily the canal is an expression of that old and noble desire to bridge the divide, to bring people together. It is a work of civilization.
Why does the author say that the Panama Canal is a "work of civilization"?