Beffa 4 The Songhai Empire Alex Beffa Global History April 9‚ 2012 Beffa 3 The Songhai‚ also known as the Songhay‚ was not only the last‚ but also the largest and greatest empire of western Africa between 1000 and 1600 ce.i The previous empire was the Mali empire. Songhai was just a client state at the port of Gao‚ which was a major trading port for trans-Saharan trade especially since it is located on the Niger river. When the Mali empire started to decline in the 14 th century‚ the
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role of the Navy has changed over time because of technology but several aspects of sea power remain relevant today. Historical naval forces roles included protecting commerce and defeating enemy navies. Now naval forces roles focus on power projection‚ supporting ground and air forces‚ and defeating enemy naval forces. The changes in roles and technology have affected how naval forces are configured‚ available firepower and where they can deploy but with minimal changes of how they are deployed.
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The Russian Revolution was a time of change. It completely changed the world with the fall of the autocracy and the monarch ruling without question and the first ever communist state. Through the use of ideology‚ the Bolsheviks could achieve their goal without the use of violence. The people involved would each play a key role in the revolution. The events that led up to the resulting violence at the end of the revolution were also very important to consider. The events towards the end of the revolution
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Hierarchies were fundamental aspects of both the Spanish and Mexica empires‚ and permeated through all aspects of society‚ including religion. When the two groups interacted for the first time‚ they established a hierarchical relationship with the Spanish in a superior position to the Mexica‚ which allowed for the Spanish conquest of the Mexica empire. The Spanish considered themselves superior for a variety of reasons‚ including religion‚ politics‚ technology‚ and immunity to diseases‚ viewed as
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A great deal of change took place during this period--brought about because of the Industrial Revolution; so it’s not surprising that the literature of the period is often concerned with social reform. "The common perception of the period is the Victorians are “prudish‚ hypocritical‚ stuffy‚ [and] narrow-minded” (Murfin 496). As Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) wrote‚ "The time for levity‚ insincerity‚ and idle babble and play-acting‚ in all kinds‚ is gone by; it is a serious‚ grave time. Literature
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three major Muslim empires controlled a large part of the land extending from eastern Europe and northern Africa to eastern India. All three of these dynasties had their roots in nomadic Turkish-speaking peoples of central Asia. These three Muslim empires shared similar political and cultural guidelines and traditions that their ancestors had adopted. Throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries‚ these dynasties were the most dominant‚ by the eighteenth century‚ these empires had significantly
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SAFAVID EMPIRE Key Focus: 1) The Ottoman (Sunni)-Safavid (Shi’ite) split in Dar al-Islam 2) Safavids’ use of religious extremism to inspire a following and forge an empire 3) Transition from heterodox ideology to orthodox theocracy under Shah Abbas I) The Safavid Rise to Power in Persia • 3 empires dominated by presence of Islam • M2oguls in India‚ Ottoman Empire‚ and Safavids a) Isma’il and the Messianic Ideology of the Qizilbash (warriors; “red heads” → their turbans) i) How did a 14 year-old
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There were many changes during 1750 to 1900‚ the majority of which were industrial and economic and not always for the better of then or the better of now. In this essay I will list two changes that I thought significant then I will list the negative short term effects‚ the negative long term effects‚ the positive short term effects and the positive long term effects. At the end of each change I will decide whether it was an overall positive or negative change. My first change will be the development
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Chapter 4 Brinkley Textbook The Empire in Transition Questions to consider: Loosening Ties (102-103) 1. How did the relationship between the king and Parliament change during the early 18th century? - During the early eighteenth century‚ the British Parliament established a growing supremacy over the King. The two German kings‚ George I and George II‚ were not used to English ways‚ and the Prime minister and his cabinet ministers became the nation’s real executives. They did not hold
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Every two years we have the Olympic Games‚ the games represent the uniting of athletes from all over the world to compete at the Olympics. However if you think about it‚ the Olympics have changed over time. The ancient Olympic Games were traditionally held as a religious event for the Greek God Zeus‚ but the modern Olympics are held for the world’s athletes to compete with each other. The Games have evolved in many ways in which I have learned and known. The beginning of the Olympics started with
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