Events Ottomans – Turkic people who advanced from strongholds in Asia Minor during 1350s; conquered large part of Balkans‚ unified under Mehmed I; captured Constantinople in 1453; established empire from Balkans that included most of the Arab world Vizier – equivalent of the Abbasid wazir; head of Ottoman bureaucracy; after 15th century often more powerful than sultan Red Heads – name given to Safavid followers for their distinctive red headgear Shah Abbas the Great – Safavid ruler 1587-1629;
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First Analysis - Obama’s 2004 DNC Cpeech This is the first entry in this site looking at great speeches in history‚ in movies‚ in business – wherever they can be found. Suggest some speeches‚ and if they’re great I’ll analyse them. The purpose of this blog is to try and give you some insight into why speeches work and how you can craft a speech that will win the argument‚ win the business‚ or maybe even win the heart of a loved one. In each case I’ll give some history to place the speech into context
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Chapter 12 Notes Rebuilding the Imperial Edifice in the Sui-Tang Era p 267 * Splinter states fought for the control of China in the centuries after the fall of the Han * Yang Jian was a member of a prominent northern Chinese noble family that had been active in these contests * Yang Jian struck a marriage alliance with his daughter and the ruler of the northern Zhou empire * The Zhou monarch had recently defeated several rivals‚ which united much of northern China * Yang Jian
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From 300 CE to 1450 CE‚ changes occurred in trade networks between Africa and Eurasia through Silk Road revitalization and the items that were traded‚ while trade across the Mediterranean Sea remained constant. The revitalization of the Silk Road occurred due to political stability‚ while the trade items changed because people’s needs changed over time. Mediterranean Sea trade remained constant because the trading cities had stable economies as well as complex societies. One change in the trade
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The attitudes of Christianity and Islam toward merchants and trade from the religions in the 1500’s had mixed results. Many Christians didn’t accept merchants and trade because of their love for money‚while others thought it was okay only if you shared among the poor. Many Muslims thought that trading was okay as long as the merchants were fair‚ while others thought it was okay only if they they shared among the poor just like some Christians thought too. To better understand the attitudes of Christianity
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Indentured servitude was considered a fine replacement for slavery‚ rising as slavery fell out of favor in many of the European countries. However‚ despite the rules that were out in place‚ they were often changed and didn’t follow the what could be considered the lowest form of humanity. Indentured servitude was used instead of slavery‚ but in the end‚ it was almost the same affliction. David Northup’s Doc 4 compares directly with Doc 3‚ 6‚ and 9. They show almost just the sheer amount of
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President Herbert Hoover‚ a Republican‚ had control of the United States from 1929 to 1933‚ the beginning of the economic downfall. Hoover created a laissez-faire government; the government was not involved in everyday business‚ instead it was a very hands off approach and daily life just took its path. When Franklin D. Roosevelt became president in 1933 the economy was now deep in a huge downward spiral‚ and he raised a new Democratic approach to run the government and United States. The United
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Have you ever wanted to learn about medieval europe? Well now is you chance! The middle ages where a time of war‚ violence/crime and disease so the best label for medieval europe was the Dark Ages. War was one of the of the hardest things about the dark ages it plagued the land and there was almost always a war somewhere in Europe. “Between 1337 and 1453‚ England and France fought in a series of war over the control of lands in France. Know as the Hundred Year’s War…” (pg.58) This shows that in
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The Influence of Chinese Culture on Buddhism Buddhism was originally developed in India and brought to China over the silk road‚ and later to some extent through southeast Asia around the first century A.D.. This was during a time when the then reigning Han dynasty was in a state of chaos and Confucianism was being discredited by some intellectuals. The Chinese people therefore came to identify Confucianism with the failing dynasty‚ and sought a new ideology to take place of stale Confucian thinking
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INTRODUCTION The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea mega thrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on Sunday‚ December 26‚ 2004‚ with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra‚ Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake.[3][4] The resulting tsunami is given various names‚ including the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami‚ Asian Tsunami‚ Indonesian Tsunami. CAUSES The earthquake was caused by subduction and triggered a series of devastating
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