5.The word"plastic"comes from the Greek word"Platicos"and is used to describe (31)Awhich can be easily shaped The history of plastics is longer than you might(32)BIn fact(33)Dmanmade plastics ever to appear on the market was made over a hundred years ago.It was called"celluloid(赛璐...
Ancient Greek HistoryHome > Greek Culture > Ancient Greek History Best Inventions from Ancient Greece The people of Ancient Greece were known as some of the best inventors in the world. The innovation that came out of Greece during that time is something that provide... Read More Top Military...
[题目] The word “plastic comes from the Greek word “Platicos and is used to describe something that can be easily shaped.The history of plastics is longer than you might . In fact the first man-made plastic ever to appear on the market was made ove
” The general trend in classification in the Middle Ages is exemplified by Vincent of Beauvais’sSpeculum majus, which was arranged in three sections: “Naturale”—God, the creation, humankind; “Doctrinale”—language,ethics, crafts, medicine; “Historiale”—world history. The encyclopaedists...
The Greeks advanced their phalanx (a wall of shields & spears) slowly until they came within range of the Persian archers, when they broke into a run. The arrows were ineffective at close range compared to the Greek spears. Soon they retreated, but the Greeks ran them down them from ...
根据第二段The name "osmanthus" comes from the Greek(希腊语) word osma,meaning "sweet" and anthos,meaning "flower".("桂花"这个名字来自希腊语(希腊语) "桂花"一词,意为"甜","花"一词。故填sweet,flower。(3)细节理解题。根据第三段 Legend(传说) has it that there i...
The word ‘museum’ is Latin from the Greek word ‘mouseion’ (Alexander, 1979). The term initially meant ‘the abode of the muses’ which were believed to be groves on Mounts Parnassus and Helicon. Later these became temples, then universities with many colleges (Dixson, 1919: 3). Some ...
The Oracle was consulted before major undertakings such as wars, and its influence spread even beyond Greece. Delphi was considered the cosmic center of the Greek world, symbolized by the ‘omphalus’ or navel stone dropped from the sky by Zeus’ eagles to mark the spot. Sacred horned peaks...
Nearly 19 years old, Octavian was studying in Apollonia and awaiting the start of Caesar's next campaign against Parthia. Octavian's plan to join this campaign came to a crashing halt with the murder of his great uncle, and two equally possible roads soon opened to the young man. ...
In 1966 the restaurant reviewer from the Long Beach newspaper observed that the bill for a dinner with his wife came to $18 plus tip. But, he wrote, it was the sort of restaurant where guests were not supposed to care what the total came to. He gave it his highest rating: AAAA. Whi...