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    Gupta Empire

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    Gupta Empire The Gupta Empire (320 CE to about 500 CE). It dominated northern India.  People were happy during the Gupta period‚ the "Golden Age" of ancient India. They had religious freedom. They were given free medical care‚ which included simple surgery. Rewards of money were given to writers‚ artists‚ and scholars to encourage them to produce wonderful work‚ and they did. Very few of the common people were educated‚ but the Gupta Empire had many universities. Students came from as far away

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    A HISTORY OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY VOL. I [img_p6] Allan Ramsay pinx George III. A HISTORY OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY BY MARCUS R. P. DORMAN‚ M.A. VOL. I FROM THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE WAR WITH FRANCE TO THE DEATH OF PITT (1793–1805) WITH SIX PHOTOGRAVURES LONDON KEGAN PAUL‚ TRENCH‚ TRÜBNER & CO. LTD PATERNOSTER HOUSE‚ CHARING CROSS ROAD 1902 The rights of translation and of reproduction are reserved

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    Do you agree with the view that the British actions at Amritsar were justified in the aftermath of world war one The British actions at Amritsar were justified in the aftermath of world war one to an extent. The war seemed to boost the self esteem on Indians and unite them‚ suggesting threat against the raj‚ however the view in source 10 shows that there was no proof of a conspiracy‚ source 11 agrees with this but also shows why dyer might have acted in this way. Source 12 agrees with the fact that

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    Shanti Empire

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    Shanti Empire Through out the course of this school year‚ we have learned and examined multiple civilizations. For this project‚ we had to create our own ultimate civilization-gathering achievements from other civilizations and piecing them together to from the perfect Utopia. Like with Mesopotamia‚ Ancient Egypt‚ Ancient China‚ Ancient Greece and just about every early civilization-location played a vital role in the upbringing and culture of the peoples. My civilization resides in where

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    The Roman Empire

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    capital of the greatest Empire in all of the land‚ at the time. At the height of the Empire they might have had a population of a few million‚ and was worth over billions of dollars.Although great‚ the Empire fell for the most simple things. The Empire let the small things go and the small things built up over time to cause a huge problem in the end which brought the end to the Empire. This great Empire was huge‚ fasting over the entire‚ now‚ Europe continent. The Empire was controlled or ruled by

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    and temperate climate. It lies in middle latitudes to the north-west of the great continental land mass of Eurasia. In Britain‚ south-westerly winds are the most frequent‚ and those from an easterly quarter the least. The stormiest region of the British isles is along the north-west coast‚ with over 30 gales a year‚ south-east England and the east Midlands are the least stormy. During a normal summer‚ the temperature occasionally rises above 27 in the south‚ but temperatures of 32 and above are

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    Mongol Empire

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    The Mongol Empire quickly covered the largest territory the world had ever seen. The Mongols’ main strategy in acquiring land was conquering by force‚ but they also relied on more peaceful methods and their tightly-knit political and social organization. The Mongols attacked villages until complete destruction using their land-based military techniques (docs 1‚2‚3‚7 and 8). Sometimes‚ they gave civilizations a chance to submit to terms and avoid destructions (docs 6 and 9). He Mongols’ divisions

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    British Colonial Rule Expressed Through Symbolism in The Post Office In the later nineteenth century‚ the value of India as the second center of the British Empire became more than ever an axiom of British thinking. This was partly because company rule was replaced by the direct control of the London government. It mainly reflected on the rising contribution that India made to the world-system. While Brittan had lost many of its colonies‚ it still held onto India. British rule in India had always

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    Roman Empire

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    existed and thrived on planet earth‚ the Roman Empire is one of the first civilizations that come to mind. The saying “All roads lead to Rome” didn’t appear out of thin air‚ rather the Roman Civilization earned the moniker that would forever characterize them as one of the greatest civilizations to ever exist. Indeed‚ two thousand years ago the world was ruled by Rome. During such times‚ many human beings lived and died under Roman Law. This Empire didn’t simply grow from the ground‚ indeed “Rome

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    Byzantine Empire

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    HISTORY 1111 World Civilization Name: __________________________ Date: __________________ Score: _______ 1 The most important ingredient in the making of a distinct European civilization was the (A) political legacy of Rome (B) philosopical legacy of Greece (C) synthesizing power of Christianity (D) traditions of the Germanic tribes 2 St. Paul used the term ekklesia to refer to (A) a parish church (B) the Mediterranean-wide assembly of Jesus’ followers (C) the office and officials

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