4. How and why did Peter the Great’s attitude toward the west differ from that of Kangxi?…
Peter the Great-built up czar contol; son of alexis;6 feet 8 inches; went to the west incognito to seek western allies for crusade against Turkish power in Europe; autocrat; attacked the ottoman empire but won no great victories; warred with Sweden and gained territory; Western organizational principles; well-defined military hierarchy; new training institutes for aspiring bureaucrats and officers; eliminated the old noble councils; made all nobility cut off their beards. Westernization was meant to encourage autocratic state.…
This man is known as Peter the Great and was considered to be a absolute monarch. Peter and his brother Ivan were both rulers until his brother died, making Peter sole ruler of Russia. One of his greatest accomplishments were founding the city of St. Petersburg. Russia also became one of the most powerful Europe countries while Peters ruling. Peter had faced many different challenges as he ruled but one of the biggest ones was the power of the nobles. He ultimately influenced Russia by laying a strong foundation for Russia by many cultural, education, and architectural achievements.…
The reign of Peter the Great had a great impact on the Russian Orthodox Church. Peter did not particularly like the Russian Orthodox Church, he saw the church as backwards and still using their traditions which Peter did not like. He also saw the Church as rival to his power. The patriarch’s constant ceremonial presence, pretensions to co-sovereignty, and network of subordinate bishoprics and monasteries evoked an aura of theocracy. For many years the church operated autonomously, but this changed under Peter. When the senior bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church died in 1700 Peter did not appoint a new one. In 1721 Peter replaced the patriarch with a college of the monarch’s clerical appointees dubbed the Holy Synod and assisted by Senate…
Objectives: Student will be able to explain how Ivan III and later Russian rulers began to build a stronger Russian state by investigating the differences between Russia and western Europe. Student will be able to explain the emerging role of Peter the Great by researching Peter’s reforms and their impact on Russia.…
France was the home of one of the most brilliant war generals in history. Though originally an Italian noble, he took pride in being part of the French after they took over his home city of Corsica. At age ten he began attending a French military school. Through his hard work he rose to second lieutenant within a few years. His name is Napoleon Bonaparte.…
Is Alexander the Great, great?? Alexander the Great was born around July 20th, B.C.E. Well we can see there is a “Great” in the name up at the title. Did you know he did a lot of very bad stuff, but he did do lots of great things. He conquered lots of places and was successful against all of them. Philip II was assassinated in 336 B.C.E. People think that it may have been Alexander and his mother, but don’t worry about that example. Read more about Alexander the Great.…
“Don't you want to know how Philip the ll lived his life had how our world is now from what he has done , well if you want to know then read this essay to find out about him”. What were some of the greatest victories in his life ?Philip was born in Valladolid in 1527 and died in 1598. Philip was the youngest son of the king Amyntas III and Eurydice I. In his youth Philip was held as a hostage in A place called Thebes which was then the leading city of Greece, this where he learned his military skills .In 1543 he married Mary of Portugal but she died in 1546 giving birth to their son named Don Carlos.Philip II became king of Spain in January 1556. Spain economy might not be the same if Philip was not the king.…
All throughout Ancient Greece, there were many great influential legacies. Some were philosophers, such as Aristotle and Plato, and some were mathematicians, like Archimedes. However, there was Alexander the Great, who became king of Macedonia and was one of the most successful military commanders in history since he sustained abundant accomplishments. He was undefeated in battle, and by the time of his death, he had conquered most of the world known to the Ancient Greeks, along with unifying the multiple city-states of Ancient Greece.1 From the rise of Macedonia and his numerous conquests, Alexander The Great expanded the Greek empire to its greatest size, where his reign would change the face of Europe and Asia forever. Although Alexander The Great had successful conquests and ultimately became one of the most influential military legacies of Greek culture, his ambition of doing so was driven by his own egocentricity, where he sought revenge for the terrible attacks on Greece that the Persians had wrought under Darius the Great and Xerxes, as well as…
It is quite common to go through life following the demands of society and refusing to be unique, allowing it to shape and characterise the lives within the society. In fact, society is even apt of delineating the lives amongst it. However Alexander III, King of Macedon, Pharaoh of Egypt, Supreme Commander in Chief of all Greeks and Emperor of Persia, was not a follower. He was the person leading society; the moulder, the shaper. Through his instantaneous reaction and actuation, he was able to make to important decisions, and it was evident that Alexander was a large influence on his people through the observations of his unconditional courage and bravery. The vicissitude he bequeathed to military tactics made it perceptible that he was not an asset of the society he lived in, but a ruler.…
In the month of October the great King of Macedonia, Alexander the Great, was born. He was the son of Philip II, who is considered as an excellent general of Macedonia, and princess Olympias of Epirus. He inherited the best qualities and character of both of his parents. His father possessed strong and determined abilities of a real general and his mother was unreliable and out of control. Throughout his childhood, most of his friends were women. Lanice, who is a nurse, took good care of Alexander during his early life. Her younger brother, Clitus, was Alexanders playmate and considered one of his faithful friend. Alexander's early life was just like an ordinary Greek life. He often played hoop and balls and enjoyed night stories. In his seventh year, he was assigned to a teacher who taught him good manners and conducts as well as kept him out of trouble. Leonidas, a relative of his mother became his tutor. He was a really strict person and somewhat a disciplinarian but a very effective and efficient teacher to Alexander. His intellectual capability was seen at age ten. At this early age, he was already reciting the Iliad. He was also subjected for hard trainings and physical work-outs that taught him of survival of hardships and neediness (Cummings 49-51).…
Suleiman the Magnificent began his leadership role early in his life; after the death of his father, he became Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Suleiman began an era of military conquests, and different from other kings and leaders, he actually went into battle and rode in the front line with his army. Also, Suleiman actively supported artists, poets, philosophers, being a writer himself. His leadership’s legacy left an efficient legal system, well-organized…
After Alexander conquered Asia Minor he traveled to Persia. He stopped in Gordium and saw a huge knot tying an oxcart to a pole. An old town hero who had made the knot a long time ago told whoever solved the knot would be the next king of Asia. Alexander was determined to solve this extremely hard problem. Soon, he found a solution to this problem which was to slice the knot in half. Because he solved the knot, legend or no legend, Alexander became Alexander the Great and went on to be king of Asia.…
Alexander the Great has been known as a man of many titles throughout his life. He has been known as an adventurer, a King, and a conqueror. However from the time of his reign and all the triumphs in-between, up to his death, Alexander claimed ‘divine’ status. Most historians would agree with his divine status. Alexander the Great was a man who achieved great feats when he began his kingship in 336 B.C. From conquering a majority of his surrounding world, to creating a vast empire.…
I think Philip is coming up with some good answers to how an idol is one thing, and a hero is another. I think it’s true what he’s telling Ted about Christiano Ronaldo, and I agree that a football player can’t be a hero, in less he saved someone’s life or something like that.…