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    protect an empire or to help spread an empire across the land. The Persian Empire was the first largest empire ever seen and this was due to Cyrus the Great’s many conquests. Many of the Persian kings helped the Persian Empire to grow and flourish and they took their role as the Great King seriously‚ such as King Darius who helped establish a strong government. Cyrus the Great‚ though‚ made many significant and lasting contributions to the Empire‚ his wise conquests are what made the Persian Empire timeless

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    Have you ever wondered what really happened on the Titanic in that early morning of April 15. There was many theories of the truth of the Titanic and what really happened that day like they could have had a fire‚ they could have switched the boat‚ or they could of took a wrong turn. There are many other theories of what happened but here are a few explained of what could of happened since there is nobody still alive to confess what really happened on the night the Titanic took that horrible crash

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    The Persian Empire held together a huge empire using a combination of effective ruling techniques. The Persians succeeded where most of the ancient world failed. Persia became successful because of its tolerance‚ their government‚ and their prosperous economy. Persia sought out to create a kinder kingdom and did not destroy local cities and states for their own selfish gain. Cyrus the Great ruled like no other leader in his time. He created tolerance for other people’s beliefs of religion‚ traditions

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    There were many successful empires but some did better than others. The other river valleys or China extended from 2000-200 B.C.E. which was in Asia or east of Greece. Greece latest 750-338 B.C.E and was south of Aksum which thrived through 100-752 C.E. The success of these societies comes from their ability to adapt and overcome the challenges the geography threw at them and that is what shapes history. Even though China was isolated‚ China was able to share ideas and resources through their rivers

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    ushered in a time of chaos‚ similar to the one Western Europe experienced following the breakdown of the Roman Empire in 476 ce. Alexander’s death was sudden and his empire disintegrated into a 40-year period of war and chaos in 321 BCE. Dissension and rivalry soon afflicted the Macedonians. During that time‚ there was a major power struggle since the central administration of the empire collapsed and Alexander failed to assign an heir. This led to his generals battling each other to rule their

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    Reducing U.S. Poverty Rates: How Organized Labor Can Help Intro The current wealth inequality and continuing rise in poverty rates within the United States has troubling implications for a country that prides itself on being the “land of opportunity.” In recent years‚ wealth inequality has soared‚ reaching historic heights that are higher than any other developed Western country and rival those on the eve of The Great Depression (Fischer et al. 1996‚ Saez 2008). The top one percent of Americans

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    WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire Sarah Snider World Civilizations HIS 111.4138 Scoggins 10/12/17   The world‚ once lacking acuity and understanding of possibilities‚ became brilliant under the influence of an ancient civilization that some would call the greatest in history. The Roman empire once started as a small town in Italy and grew to be one of the greatest powers of the ancient world. Due to the geography‚ military strength‚ governmental

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    1.01 Travel Journal 1. How did the boundaries of the Roman Empire change? In 1000 BCE‚ a group of Latins‚ later known as Romans‚ founded the city of Rome. After almost 500 years of it being founded‚ the Romans set up a republic. They gained territory by force‚ beginning with the Italian peninsula and then easily moving to the Mediterranean region. The Romans launched a series of three wars‚ known as the Punic Wars. During this time‚ the were able to conquer Carthage and in return gained access

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    prominent‚ not only in foreign countries but also right here in the United States. Sweatshops violate human rights‚ and many big companies we are familiar with are at fault. The term “sweating system” or “sweatshop” first originated in the 1840’s. The earliest definitions of the term did not relate to the actual conditions of the workshops‚ instead it referred to the relationship between the workers‚ producers‚ and designers. How it originally worked was designers of garments would contract with many

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    German Empire is an empire located in Europe‚ near France and Austria where Germany is located now in the 21st century‚ but the area was much bigger than the area of Germany now. Before this country was formed there were several small countries where German Empire would be located in 1871‚ and the biggest country in that area which was called Prussia was trying to unite Germany so that Prussia can be stronger in terms of economy and politic than other countries in Europe. When Prussia was trying

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