Maya The Maya are an indigenous people of Mexico and Central America who have continuously inhabited the lands comprising modern-day Yucatan, Quintana Roo, Campeche, Tabasco, and Chiapas in Mexico and southward through Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador and Honduras. The designation Maya comes from the ancient Yucatan city of Mayapan, the last capital of a Mayan Kingdom in the Post-Classic Period. The … Read more
What Are Rational Numbers? Rational numbers are those numbers that can be expressed as a quotient (the result in a regular division equation). Even if you express the resulting number not as a fraction and it repeats infinitely, it can still a rational number. Zero is a rational number. As per the description, the rational … Read more
What Is Land Breeze? A land breeze is a local nighttime and early morning wind that occurs along coasts and blows offshore (from the land out to the sea). It arises at sunset when the sea surface is warmer than the adjacent land due to the land having a lower heat capacity and cooling off … Read more
Galvanometer Galvanometer is an electromechanical device used for detecting the presence of small current and voltage. It is also used to measure the magnitude of current. The current and its intensity is usually indicated by a magnetic needle’s movement or that of a coil in a magnetic field. The galvanometer is mainly used in the … Read more
A brick is a type of block used to build walls, pavements and other elements in masonry construction. Properly, the term brick denotes a block composed of dried clay but is now also used informally to denote other chemically cured construction blocks. Bricks can be joined together using mortar, adhesives or by interlocking them. Bricks … Read more
Turtle Turtles are reptiles with hard shells that protect them from predators. They are among the oldest and most primitive groups of reptiles, having evolved millions of years ago. There are approximately 356 species of turtles. Turtles can both move around on land and swim in water. They move slowly on land, but they can … Read more
What Is An Embassy? An embassy is a diplomatic mission in the capital of a foreign country with the sole purpose of acting as representative of the home country. In most basic terms, ‘’embassy’’ refers to both a diplomatic mission that is set up permanently in a host country and the actual building that is … Read more
Broiling and baking may seem like two methods of cooking foods that don’t have much in common but actually they accomplish the same goal. Both methods use dry heat to cook the food and both require a watchful eye to keep the food from burning. Baking makes use of indirect heat at lower temperatures and … Read more
What Is Contemporary Art? Contemporary art is the art produced at the present period of time, produced by people who are living in our time. In other words, it is related to more recent artistic production. Also, the art that was created from the 1960’s through 1970’s up until now is regarded as contemporary art. … Read more
A permanent diplomatic mission is typically referred to as either an Embassy or High Commission, and the head of the mission is referred to as Ambassador and High Commissioner respectively. A High Commission is a permanent residence for any diplomatic mission of a state which is member of commonwealth to a state which is a … Read more