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    The Roman Empire

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    Kevin Paltoo EUH 1000 Mr. Rogers 04/10/2010 The Lex Oppia was a law established in ancient Rome in 215 BC‚ at the height of the Second Punic War during the days of national catastrophe after the Battle of Cannae. This law was designed to limit the rights of women. The law was also passed to tap into wealthy women fortunes by the state in order to pay for the costs of the war. This law basically stripped the rights of women. Marcus Porcius Cato also known as the censor is one of the statesmen

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    The rise of the Persian Empire was due to the first Achaemenid Emperor‚ by the name of Cyrus the Great. He united the Medes and the Persians and was able to build a great Empire. He brought a different form of architectural possibilities and was able to build the Capital City of Pasargadae. The Persian Empire was different from previous empires of the Middle East because they were well connected by roads and using a standardized official language‚ having a bureaucracy. Because they could communicate

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    Interconnections Resulted from the Silk Road When discussing how the Silk Road has contributed to global change and expansion of discovery and technology‚ it is key to focus on how its success is dependent on the development of the three dominate empires within the time period; The Mali‚ The Mongolian and The Aztec. These complex societies were reliant on merchants and specialty crafters from across oceans and continents. Trade is a mutually beneficial transaction that either profits or increases

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    The Enemies of Empire‚ Harold A. Larrabee Thesis: American imperialism during the early twentieth century was strongly opposed by its own citizens‚ including lawyers and bankers from Boston. Moreover‚ it was mentioned as treason of American principles and an anti-imperialist campaign was formed to destroy it‚ a campaign which focused on the aspect of the opinion of its members. Quote: “The anti-imperialists saw the whole problem as a matter of political morality.” The author is stating

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    “civilizing mission” play in the expansion of Britain’s empire in the 19th century? At the close of the 19th century Rudyard Kipling preserved the prevailing attitude of Britain’s intellectual elite in a poem - “The White Man’s Burden”. In his work Kipling confirms the hubris of a generation of Britons who were entirely convinced that they were culturally‚ rationally‚ and morally superior to the “new-caught…Half-devil and half-child” natives of the British colonies. This belief in the superiority of western

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    Roman Empire was getting hard to manage‚ the emperor Diocletian divided the Roman Empire in two administrative divisions. This is because it was not easy for one capital to control such a vast land. The capital of East Roman Empire was transferred to Byzantium in 330 CE by the emperor Constantine. With the time of antiquity‚ when Eastern Roman Empire evolved to be Byzantine Empire‚ the Byzantine Empire carried many cultural and religious values from the Romans. This rise of the new empire helped

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    world’s history there were numerous empires which each grew differently. Even though no two were exactly alike some shared incredible similarities. Two of these empires -- The Roman Empire in Europe‚ and the Gupta Empire in India -- were very similar in the way that they developed even though they were separate from one another. They had a similar basis for their economies which allowed them to thrive‚ and shared many aspects to their social structures. But the two empires differed slightly in their political

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    Lasting more than six centuries‚ this Empire was one of the longest‚ best organized‚ and most enduring political entities in world history. A. Safavid B. Ottoman C. Mughal D. Ummayad Correct Answer: B. Response Feedback: The Ottoman Empire lasted from 1299-1922. It was carved up after being defeated in WWI. Turkey became the largest country formed from the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire founded by nomadic Central Asian people had gained overlordship in key territories from

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    Marcus Cocceius Nerva‚ was a roman emperor who ruled from 96 to 98 A.D. He was born on November 8th in the year 30 A.D in Navia‚ Umbria. He was descended from a family of senatorial origins‚ having history with the previous emperors. Nerva’s great grandfather was consul during the year 36 B.C‚ and Governor of Asia in the same year. Nerva’s mother was the great granddaughter of Tiberius‚ therefore he had connections to the Julio- Claudian line. Nerva did not seek to hold any military or public

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    Spanish & Russian Empires

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    exploration‚ a period of expansion for many Eurasian empires occured between 1450 and 1800. During this period both the Spanish and thep Russian empires were able to advance economically from their connections with societies westward. Both empires used some form of a labor system in order to support their social structures‚ despite the fact that where the laborers originated was different within the two empires. From a political standpoint‚ both empires were run under an autocratic government. This period

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