The Mongols Empire in the 13th century was known best for their great conquests on large territories. Their empire included large territories from the Asian lands and as well as some parts of Europe. Mongols Empire grew rapidly during this period due to the success of conquests. Their key factors that played a major role into their success of conquests was mostly due to their tactics on invasion and raids‚ their great leadership disciplinaries for political organization and divides‚ and as well the
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“Conquistadors were the men who during the sixteenth century engaged in the acts of exploration and conquest in the Americas that expanded Spain’s colonial empire.” The conquistadors intention was to better their own lives. They also wanted to expand their religion to new territories. While attempting to do both of these things the conquistadors indirectly influenced the scope and nature of world trade. They establish the beginnings of long-term commercial contacts between Europe‚ Africa‚ and
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resulted in the submission of all states in Asia Minor to him. Alexander then traveled south‚ where he defeated King Darius III‚ whom was the leader of the main Persian army. This battle occurred in 333 B.C. at Issus of Northeastern Syria. His next conquest occurred in Tyre in 332 B.C. Then he began his travels towards the Eastern Mediterranean. First he captured Gaza‚ and then traveled into capture Egypt. This gave him control over the entire eastern Mediterranean coastline‚ where he would establish
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Alexander the great was born in July 356 B.C. to his father Phillip II. Alexander’s father prepared him for a life a conquests and legacies by allowing young Alexander to take over the battle of Chaeronea. This was a very important battle for Alexander since it showed his leadership skills considering he was only 16 years old. After the battle of Chaeronea‚ Alexander’s father‚ Phillip II‚ was assassinated. Now a new ruler at the age of twenty would emerge to the Macedonia people‚ he was know as Alexander
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Spaniards brought Africans to the New World at the very beginning of the Spanish conquest. Spanish influence determined Africans’ social aptitude‚ acculturated them‚ and manipulated their role to serve Spanish needs for production. Despite Spanish dominance‚ Africans were able to retain some resemblance of their own cultural distinction‚ and acted independently against Spanish interests. Africans roles evolved as the Spanish faced problems of satisfying high labor demands and maintaining control
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1.Jiedushi（节度使） regional military governors in China. Originally set up to counter external threats‚ the jiedushi were given enormous power‚ including the ability to maintain their own armies‚ collect taxes‚ and pass their titles on hereditarily. Powerful jiedushi eventually eclipsed the power of the central government; the jiedushi retained their powers and quickened the disintegration of the Tang Dynasty. （618-907） 2.Fanzhen (藩镇) a governmental system involving administration through regional
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intermarriage of natives+Europeans and African slaves • Both Europeans and natives tried to maintain original way of life • European exploitation-plantations worked/precious metals mined through forced labor Spaniards and Portuguese: From Reconquest to Conquest -The Spaniards and
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was simultaneously desired and dreaded because of the king’s responsibility to the people and because of the effects of the position on the king’s character. Creon reveals such ambivalent thoughts towards the kingship in his speech defending himself from Oedipus’s conspiracy accusation in Oedipus the King; these ambivalent thoughts reveal much about the nature of the kingship‚ especially in conjunction with Creon’s later actions in Antigone. In attempting to refute Oedipus’s assertion that Creon
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In the early nineteenth century the United States began to split‚ but as mid-century came around‚ people became more polarized in their views and the union started to separate drastically. During the period of 1850‚ until 1861 when the Confederate States of America was formed‚ the union was clearly divided between the North and South. Although the Constitution was not the only factor leading to sectional tension in America‚ there are many strong points in the North and South favoring the statement
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is finished‚ the infant is placed within one of four categories; secure‚ insecure-avoidant‚ insecure-resistant/ambivalent‚ and disorganized. Secure children cry when their mother leaves and is happy when she returns. Insecure-avoidant children continuing playing with the toys and do not notice their mother has left. When she returns‚ the child ignores her. Insecure-resistant/ambivalent children cannot let go of their mothers; when she leaves the room‚ the child is unhappy and when she returns‚ the
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