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    1750‚ two powerful empires were in the process of being built. These two empires were the Ottoman and the Spanish. During the building process of their empires‚ the Ottoman and the Spanish both developed many similarities in their political‚ social‚ and economic affairs. A major similarity between these empires was that they both had a similar slave system. Although the Ottoman and the Spanish had many similarities‚ they also had many differences. The religions in the empires were one of the biggest

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    was a Portuguese explorer born in Northern Portugal in 1492. His parents ‚ were very wealthy and powerful and members of the portuguese nobility but died when he was only 10 years old. Before he became an explorer Magellan was first a soldier. During a Battle Magellan lost an eye after being shot in it and was injured and lost his leg‚ the wooden leg given to him didn’t fit properly causing him to walk with a limp. He sailed for his native Portugal‚ but a dispute with the Portuguese King

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    Roman Empire.Throughout Constantine’s reign the Roman Empire was unified but soon after his death in 337 the empire was once again divided. In 476 AD the Roman Empire fell; however‚ Byzantine continued to survive. During 527-565 CE Justinian ruled the Byzantine Empire and was highly praised. Justinian throughout his reign attempted to reunite the Roman Empire and was greatly successful. As a result‚ Justinian did not develop a unique Byzantine Empire instead he recreated Rome through following Roman

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    and the Roman Empire share many differences and‚ even more‚ similarities. Some are evident while others are hardly noticeable. The Roman Empire faced attacks from the Huns like we face attacks from terrorists. Natural disasters caused many deaths and they still do today. The Romans lack of care and negligence for their well-being cost them in battle. The same will probably happen to us. It may not really seem like it but the United States is following in the footsteps of the Roman Empire. The similarities

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    Barbarians | The Mongols The Mongol Empire consisted of one of the most strategic military forces every seen in history. It became an empire that spanned from Eastern Europe across Asia making it the largest continuous empire in the history of the world. The development of this great empire emerged from the unification of nomadic tribes‚ and expanded through conquering with the determination of Genghis Khan. During the 12th century‚ the great ruler Temujin‚ soon to be known as Genghis Khan‚ arose

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    Ancient China and Egypt were very successful empires; however‚ there were also some setbacks keeping them from great success. Some of these barriers were due to the selfish rulers‚ weak armies‚ and the landscape. These early setbacks in civilizations were difficult to manage and effectively brought upon their downfall. During the final period in the reign of the tenth empire‚ Ancient China was in turmoil and vassals from other countries that began to rebel. Despite this turmoil and impending uprising

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    Byzantine Empire : As the first Christian Emperor of Rome‚ Constantine claimed to have divine favor for his rule. He defined Christian practices and intervened in theological disputes. This policy came to be known as "caesaropapism"‚ whereby the emperor ruled as both secular lord and religious leader. This tendency to exalt Byzantine emperors as absolute rulers of both state and church was reinforced by the appearance of Justinian in the 6th century. He was an energetic‚ capable ruler with an energetic

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    Compare and contrast between Russian Formalism and The New Critics    Literature is the use of language that mirrors certain features that show the literariness of a text. Language is the projection of an idea or experience. Language is the tool that writers use to show the thoughts and imagination of the writer. The literary text differs from other texts from the fact that the writer artistically uses language as a tool to produce the text. Russian Formalism and New Criticism are two different

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    Curtis 471). The Dutch and the Portuguese stepped in‚ and intruded on the Indian Ocean. The goal of the Portuguese was to build new networks of trade and create a big empire‚ however they were not able to accomplish this. The Dutch‚ who became involved in the Indian Ocean trade after the Portuguese‚ brought with them innovations and business organization‚ because of which they had a greater economic impact. Even though the involvement of the Dutch and the Portuguese brought a few a changes‚ there

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    Russian culture has a long history. “In fact early Russia was not exactly ‘Russia‚’ but a collection of cities that gradually coalesced into an empire. In the early part of the ninth century‚ a Scandanavian people known as the Varangians and their leader Rurik invested in one of these first cities‚ Novgorod. Rurik’s successor‚ Oleg extended the power of the city southward and established Kievan Rus‚ which is now Ukraine” (Ancient). Russians are known to be very proud of their country and traditions

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