In the 1400’s‚ the Aztecs began to expand their empire greatly. The Aztec empire did not rule directly over conquered people. Aztecs made alliances with nearby city-states conquered others. According to document 1‚ the rule of the Aztec empire differs from other empires by‚ demanding tribute payments in form of food and clothing‚ precious stones‚ furs‚ fine woods‚ and slaves. Conquered people didn’t refuse to pay tributes to the Aztecs‚ because trade and tribute held the Aztec empire together. As
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Rising Damp‚ Condensation‚ Water Penetration and Leaks in Domestic Traditionally Constructed Dwelling in the UK. This document provides information to help diagnose‚ manage and resolve damp related problems in domestic dwellings. Rising Damp This is the technical term describing moisture rising up a wall. Rising damp becomes evident in the form of stained walls‚ blistering and peeling paintwork as well as salt accumulation up to one meter high. Rising damp can arise for various reasons‚ the common
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Why did the colonists expand westward? Well at the time the colonists were very close together on the east coast and many people wanted to explore their living westward away from most of the civilization‚ to make their own. I am thankful for westward expansion because I live in west. The westward expansion was a great help to everyday life. This had great exploration westward for the brave people that decided to endure this excruciating journey. The people that expanded westward had to endure great
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In 1945‚ World War II ended and another one erupted 2 years later‚ the Cold War. A war with no immediate military action between the two major superpowers‚ the United States and the Soviet Union. It began in 1947 with tensions of political and economic structure within the nations. The United States was a capitalist and democratic nation while the Soviet Union was a communist nation. Both superpowers had goals to expand their rule and compete in various ways. The United States controls most of Western
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The Roman leader Nero slit his own throat on June 9th‚ 68 C.E. after receiving word that the Senate had declared him a public enemy. He was 30 years old. In the beginning of 68 C.E. Gaius Vindex led a rebellion against Nero‚ Rome’s current emperor‚ that could have been easily stopped had Nero not given up so soon. Nero did not put put up much of a fight during his fall‚ and was easily overtaken by the rebels‚ proving that anyone with an army backing them up could become emperor of Rome. Afterwards
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During the 13th and through to the 14th century catholic church authorities turned their focus to creating a united religiously bound civilization‚ acting only upon the fundamental principles of Christianity. The 14th century church enforced religious unity through the inquisition‚ and was mostly successful in doing so. The author Christine Caldwell Ames1 showed that the church used the inquisition as a force to create a cohesive religious civilization during the 13th and 14th century
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Empire. The Ottoman Empire was a group in Northwest Anatolia‚ it had fallen towards the end of World War I. Lawrence of Arabia was a british soldier. He went to the Middle East to find a leader for an Arab revolt. Lawrence was a strong encourager of Arab nationalism‚ which helped weaken the Ottoman Empire. He worked closely with Prince Faisal‚ who became the leader of the Arab revolts. Prince Faisal believed he would become the leader of an Arab country after World War I. Though he was later rejected
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In the year 218 BCE‚ Hannibal and his military travelled across the Alps‚ leading his greatest weapon – war elephants‚ something no one else had accomplished. Hannibal had overcome the impossible‚ training elephants who have sensitive hearing‚ to become powerful weapons during battle. Hearing the plans of Gaius Flaminius‚ Hannibal a followed‚ eventually overtaking the Roman troops. After Hannibal and his army‚ who he lead through the extensive Alps‚ earned victory during the ’Battle of Trebia’; the
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ATHENIAN DEMOCRACY – HOW IT ALL BEGAN The majority of countries in history have been ruled by either a monarchy or an oligarchy. A monarchy involves a single individual with a high status ruling over the state or country. An oligarchy is best defined as leadership by a select few. The Greek city states were no different. But it was a Greek city state that first introduced us to a government system of the people‚ for the people‚ by the people – and became the world’s first fully democratic state.
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There have been many discussions as to whether or not sports build good character. Some experts say that they build good characterstics‚ others say they are neither good nor bad‚ and finally‚ some people say that those beliefs that good things come from competitive sports‚ have been corrupted due to the high pay of today’s athletes‚ and that the rewards given for perseverance in a sport‚ show more in pay than they do in character. I for one believe‚ that in the hands of the right people‚ sports
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