Middle Kingdom or Middle Country, Mandarin Zhongguo, Chinese name for China. It dates from c.1000 BC, when it designated the Chou empire situated on the North China Plain. The Chou people, unaware of high civilizations in the West, believed their empire occupied the middle of the earth, surrounded by barbarians. Since 1949, when the Communists took power, the official name for China has been Zhonghua renmin gongheguo [middle glorious people's republican country] or, in English, the People's Republic of China. The term Middle Kingdom is also used for the XII dynasty of ancient Egypt (see The Old and Middle Kingdoms under Egypt ).
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Accounting and redistribution: the place and mortuary cult in the Middle Kingdom, ancient Egypt.
Accounting Historians Journal; 6/1/2002; Ezzamel, Mahmoud; 16151 words;
... redistributive economy of the MIDDLE KINGDOM, ancient Egypt. First, the paper ... the state-controlled economy in Middle Kingdom ancient Egypt. (1) My focus here ... accounting practices during the Middle Kingdom whereas the earlier study is concerned ...
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Accounting and redistribution: The palace and mortuary cult in the Middle Kingdom, ancient Egypt
The Accounting Historians Journal; 6/1/2002; Ezzamel, Mahmoud; 14072 words;
... redistributive economy of the Middle Kingdom, ancient Egypt. First, the paper ... the state-controlled economy in Middle Kingdom ancient Egypt.' My focus here ... accounting practices during the Middle Kingdom whereas the earlier study is concerned ...
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Poetry and Culture in Middle Kingdom Egypt: A Dark Side to Perfection.(Book Review)
The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 4/1/2004; Quack, Joachim Friedrich; 1961 words;
Poetry and Culture in Middle Kingdom Egypt: A Dark Side to Perfection ... years. Especially in regard to Middle Kingdom literature, there has been a clear ... literature preserved from the Egyptian Middle Kingdom. The quality of the book is quite ...
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Middle Eastern studies in the United Kingdom.
Middle East Quarterly; 3/22/2003; 3773 words;
... Eastern Studies in the United Kingdom: A Challenge for Government ... is the relative decline of Middle Eastern studies in Britain ... founding chair of the Centre for Middle Eastern Studies at the London ... are able to write about the Middle East. Those who did enter ... twenty-first century. (5) The ...
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The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt: History, Archaeology and Society.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Reference & Research Book News; 8/1/2006; 114 words;
0715634356 The Middle Kingdom of ancient Egypt; history, archaeology ... archaeological knowledge of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom, existing between the periods of political ... events and cultural productions of the Middle Kingdom, the author has made an effort to ... Publishers Marketing ... .
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Baptizing Middle-Earth.(The Gospel According To Tolkein: Visions Of The Kingdom In Middle-Earth)(Book Review)
First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life; 1/1/2004; Mathie, Anna; 1692 words;
... TOLKIEN: VISIONS OF THE KINGDOM IN MIDDLE-EARTH. By RALPH C. WOOD ... Tolkien: Visions of the Kingdom in Middle-Earth seeks to counter ... planned an Incarnation in Middle-Earth, concluding: It ... hobbit-souls that the kingdom of God is truly made ...
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the middle east meets the middle kingdom
Al Bawaba; 12/17/2007; 383 words;
the middle east meets the middle kingdom Annual PATA event welcomes leaders of Travel, Tourism ... fastest growing region. "We themed this year's event 'Middle East meets Middle Kingdom' to give our members as well as the key players in the ...
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bupa middle east scores another first as kingdom's leading health insurer goes online
Al Bawaba; 4/24/2007; 527 words;
BUPA Middle East, the Kingdom's leading international ... online service allows BUPA Middle East members to view information ... available to all current BUPA Middle East members by simply ... Commenting on the launch, "BUPA Middle East Managing Director ...
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BUPA MIDDLE EAST CELEBRATES ITS PIONEERING ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE KINGDOM
Al Bawaba; 6/13/2006; 504 words;
BUPA Middle East, the leading health care insurer in the Kingdom, celebrated reaching ... appreciation to the entire BUPA Middle East staff for upholding ... industry sectors in the Kingdom. The company is currently ... to follow." Abut BUPA Middle EastBUPA Middle East (soon to be known ...
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Life and afterlife in ancient Egypt during the Middle Kingdom and second intermediate period.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Reference & Research Book News; 5/1/2008; 143 words;
... afterlife in ancient Egypt during the Middle Kingdom and second intermediate period. Ed ... written evidence found in tombs of the Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period is ... on the principles of decoration of Middle Kingdom stelae, mitre inscriptions on coffins ... David Brown ...
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Canaanites, Chronologies, and Connections: The Relationship of Middle Bronze Age IIA Canaan to Middle Kingdom Egypt
The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 4/1/2003; Monroe, Christopher; 1037 words;
... Relationship of Middle Bronze Age IIA Canaan to Middle Kingdom Egypt (HSM, Studies ... renascence of Egypt's Middle Kingdom. This material-cultural ... in the Early and Middle Bronze Age: The ... is a catalogue of Middle Bronze (MBIIa) sites ...
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Middle kingdom. (abortion) (American Survey)
The Economist (US); 3/17/1990; 321 words;
Middle kingdom EIGHT months after the Supreme Court ... surprising is that hardly anywhere has a middle course on abortion found favour. Absolutists ... professor and a Democrat, introduced a middle-ground bill, which would have banned ... way for further restrictions. Finding middle ground is ...
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PERSPECTIVE : The man who built a kingdom ; Andrew Woodcock looks at the impact the death of King Fahd could have on his country and the Middle East as a whole
Birmingham Post; 8/2/2005; Andrew Woodcock; 867 words;
... The man who built a kingdom ; Andrew Woodcock looks ... on his country and the Middle East as a whole Byline ... billions extracting the kingdom's vast oil reserves and ... Saud dynasty within the kingdom. King Fahd initially said ...
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Pensees on U.S. Power.(The Middle Kingdom: The United States and the World Since the End of the Cold War)(Review)
Foreign Policy; 11/1/2001; Hoffmann, Stanley; 1269 words;
... la fin de la guerre froide (The Middle Kingdom: The United States and the World ... of the old Chinese Empire--the Middle Kingdom that had built the world in such ... worry about its getting worse. The Middle Kingdom contains other fascinating themes ...
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WORLD TRAVEL: Testing the language of Middle Kingdom ; Putting your foreign language skills to the test is always exciting. But what if the locals want to show off their English?
Birmingham Post; 9/9/2006; NEIL CONNOR; 1188 words;
... TRAVEL: Testing the language of Middle Kingdom ; Putting your foreign language ... speaking the language of the "Middle Kingdom". But I never thought it would ... Hyatt Shanghai. Located in the middle of Shanghai's Pu Dong business ...
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