From Japan to Australia to the countless places on this Earth, we have all heard and learned about the richest, biggest, most powerful, and also the poorest countries in school, but there are many not as well-known countries that many of us may not know about. This sparked my interest to look into some countries that we have heard about but never took the time to learn about them. One country that got my attention was Norway. We all know that Norway is the home of the Disney ice queen Elsa and her adventurous sister Anna, but Norway has much more to offer then catchy songs and flashy magic. Norway has had its up and downs through its early history, Norway if filled with cultures, and compared to America living in Norway is completely different. …show more content…
They first survived by hunting and fishing, but gradually began to farm the land and raised livestock. The first farms were created around 500 BC. This period is known as the Bronze Age, since bronze was the metal used to create weapons, jewelry and tools. The Bronze Age was followed by the Iron Age, which lasted until around 1000 AD. During this time, better tools were made and trade grew. The Viking Age lasted from around 800 to 1030 AD and was certainly an eventful chapter in Norwegian history. The Vikings built fast, ocean-going ships and travelled across the world raiding countries for their treasures and resources. However, many Vikings settled abroad, and as well as being skilled sailors and explorers, they became traders who set up communities in foreign lands. Around the year 1030, the lands of Norway were made into one kingdom and Christianity was introduced. By the 13th century, Norway ruled over other countries including Iceland, Greenland, Shetland, the Faeroes and the Orkney Islands. This rule, known as the Norwegian empire, lasted until around 1350 when the plague known as the Black Death wiped out more than half of Norway’s population. From 1380 until 1814 Norway was in a union with Denmark. When the union ended, it wrote its own national constitution. Later that year, Norway entered into a new union with Sweden which lasted until 1905. Norway was then able to choose its own king, and Prince Carl of Denmark, who became known as King Haakon VII, became the first ruler of an independent Norway for 525 years. During World War II, Norway was under German occupation. Britain was one of Norway’s allies and King Haakon and his family lived in exile in the UK until the war was over. Norway is a peace-loving nation and is a member of the United Nations (UN) and NATO. Norway’s belief in negotiation as a way of settling conflict makes them the ideal country to award the Nobel Peace Prize each year. In
China has, for a sustained period of time, been one of Australia's most important trade and economic partners. But this has not always been the case. Since the late 1970s China has moved from a closed, internal focused economy to more of a global market oriented one that plays a major part in other nations economies, like Australia's. Although China is technically a Socialist nation, market capitalism is actively encouraged, much the same as in Australia. In 2010 China became the world's largest exporter, with exports ranging from natural resources to manufactured goods. (CIA-World fact book) Australia's economy, in this sense, differs from that of China's. As Australia is simply too expensive to manufacture goods ("Holden, Ford,
Australia is a nation without limits scene, society and more rooted archaic rich economies in the world. Australia is the sixth largest country in area and is the main country to represent an entire land mass. A wonderful native habitat caliber of different qualities and extraordinary life, Australia is a destination for travelers from all over the world and 10 percent of biodiversity in the world and an impressive number of local plants and creatures he n ' There is no other place on earth. Rainforest in the north to the red deserts of the interior, the snowfields of the Australian Antarctic Territory in the southeast, is a vast region and changed. Australia is home to one of the most experienced companies in the world living with indigenous
Australia and China are two countries located in the southern and northern hemispheres respectively. They are both very important and major international exporters across the globe. Australian exports reached an all time high of A$29,970 million in February of 2014, this is a gain of A$120 million from the previous year. Australia’s natural resources are one of its main exports as Australia is so rich in its natural resources such as bauxite, coal, copper, tin, gold, iron ore, silver, uranium, tungsten, nickel, lead, zinc, diamonds, mineral sands, natural gas and petroleum.
In the 1970s, many international countries and continents such as Britain, America, Europe and Asia influenced Australia. Many categories in Australian culture were influences, for example, entertainment, music and sport. During the seventies, Australia changed and modified its culture. Entertainment and music changed significantly in the seventies and many countries contributed to what it became. The seventies were renowned for their disco music.
Australia and China adopt very different economic systems in order to cater the best for their society. However, Australia's economic system is more successful than China's and, due to the writer's right-wing value system, will be measured in terms of environmental efficiency, labour and entrepreneurial resource efficiency and the standard of living.
When one sees the word Viking, the mind firstly shifts to men who are uncivilized and unprincipled. Using evidence of achievements and victories will not only show how much they impacted Europe, but how sophisticated Vikings actually were. As Charlemagne’s empire ended, the people of Europe showed extraordinary resilience toward the new movements of the era. From 800 to 1200 CE, Vikings ruled medieval Europe. These Vikings, along with thick soil, are credited with shifting Europe from endemic violence toward cooperation and legal order. An attack on the Lindisfarne monastery off the coast of Northumberland in northeastern England marked the beginning of the Viking Age. Vikings began to appear in Europe due to Scandinavian raiders repeatedly visiting the Christian countries of Europe. At first they were content with just raiding lands, but soon they began to seize land and proclaim rule. They sought riches, not land. With this established rule, Vikings promised safety and began to reform the lands they had acquired. The people agreed due to starvation and possible attacks from eneimes. The new lands had a need for settled agriculture, defensive warfare and commerce. As the Vikings began to fulfill these needs they saw an expansion in cooperation and rule of law among the villagers.
Denmark became a country as early as the eighth century but the normal people aka the Danes were there at around 500 AD. In the 9th century the Danes were in the viking age where they first settled and discovered Iceland. There great shipbuilding and navigation skills helped them conquer parts of France, Ireland, and the British isles. around 1332 after the horrible ruling of Christopher the second they country was ruled by counts. After one died, Valdemar became king and reunited the nation back together. The daughter of Valdemar, Margaret the first married Hakon the sixth to attempt to join the kingdoms. In 1387 she ruled Denmark Norway and Sweden and united them together to make the Kalmar union in 1397. After her death,her successor Eric
The Chinese and Australia economies have many similarities and differences, including the size of the economies, growth rates, unemployment, inequality, standard of living, environmental issues and the roles the different governments have in influencing and modifying these factors of the economy.
The world economic environment is continually undergoing rapid integration through exports, imports and the coordination of monetary and fiscal policies. Both Australia and Japan’s economies are mixed, whereby they contain elements of planned and market economies. Over the past 3 decades the Australian and Japanese economies have experienced gradual economic growth. Japan experienced a recession in 2014. The monetary system used in Australia and governed by the Reserve Bank of Australia who set the interest rate on overnight loans. The Australian currency is called the Australian dollar (AUD). The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) is Australia’s stock market, which allows the buying and selling of shares of companies. The Japanese currency is
The fierce competition over the scarce, barren land of Scandinavia encouraged many of the Vikings to leave their homeland. Viking society grew rapidly as they began to run into considerable complications with their land. In Viking Scandinavia, “as the population increased, so did warfare, as regional Viking kings competed for the few resources available” (Hubbard 94). Because Scandinavian terrain was rough and mountainous, habitable land was a scarce resource. The lack of available land often led to many disputes between neighboring kings. In an attempt to cease the fighting, the kings began expanding their territory by conquering other lands across Europe, the British Isles, and Greenland. Moving to these new lands gave the Vikings space to continue to expand their nation, enabling them to gain power over other territories. Not only was there limited land in Scandinavia, but little of it was functional. The mountainous land in Scandinavia was not suitable for farming as it was unfit for growing crops (“Viking Age”). The Vikings
Denmark is the oldest kingdom in the world and one of the oldest states in Europe. The current monarch, Queen Margrethe II is very popular among the Danes and began ruling in 1972. Denmark’s history started with the Viking age. The Danes conquered northern and eastern England and Christianity was introduced during this time. The Reformation fighting ended in 1536 and left the establishment of the Lutheran church headed by the monarch. Denmark lost territory and money in the Thirty Years War with Sweden. However, the Great Northern War restored Denmark’s power in the Baltic. Despite some territorial losses, Denmark started to prosper economically, introducing a representative form of government and many social and educational reforms. Denmark remained neutral in the First World War and the present southern border with Germany was established. As Hitler rose to power in Germany, Denmark introduced the Great Social Reforms, continuing to prosper culturally. Denmark was occupied by Germany in World War II. Denmark joined the European Community in 1973.
The Vikings’ government was unlike any other at that time. In fact, there was no emperor, king, or lord. The only sagas found about Viking law were written late in the 10th century in Iceland. The people were governed by consensus, and legal issues were resolved by compromise and negotiation. This doesn’t mean that feuds didn’t
The Vikings were a group of Scandinavian raiders that were around from about the 8th century to the 11th. They mainly attacked the British Islands , the Frankish empire, England, but they also plundered places such as the Iberian peninsula and northern Africa. Vikings did not always settle into the places that they found, for instance after exploring North America they left the place never to return again. Even so, after landing on Greenland they colonized themselves there, and ancestors of the Vikings still live there today. So now that you know a little about the history of the Vikings lets go into detail about the specifics of the Viking age. (Peter Sawyer, Oxford Ill. History of the Vikings p. 1-19)
The Vikings lived about one thousand years ago in the lands that we now call Iceland, Lapland, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. To most people the Vikings were raiders that got in their longboats and sailed somewhere and then went from town to town killing and pillaging. This is not completely true, because the Vikings were also
Norway is located in Northernmost part of Europe. Norway borders the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean and is west of Sweden. The coordinates that Norway lie on is 62 00N, 10 00E. The total area of Norway is 323, 802 square kilometers. In comparison to the world, Norway is ranked 68. Norway has a population of 5,147,972 people. The per capita GDP is $65,515. In comparison to the world, Norway is ranked 9 for per capita GDP. The GNI, which stands for gross national income per capita, is $66,578. Norway 's economy is a mixed economy, with a vibrant private sector, a large state sector, and an extensive social safety. The government controls key areas, such as the vital petroleum sector, through extensive regulation and large-scale state-majority-owned enterprises (Factbook). Norway is the world 's third-largest natural gas exporter; and seventh largest oil exporter, making one of its largest offshore oil finds in 2011. Norway opted to stay out of the EU during a referendum in November 1994; nonetheless, as a member of the European Economic Area, it contributes sizably to the EU budget. In anticipation of eventual declines in oil and gas production, Norway saves state revenue from the petroleum sector in the world 's largest sovereign wealth fund, valued at over $830 billion in January 2014 and uses the fund 's return to help finance public expenses. After