British Empire Structure introduction British Empire Introduction to British imperialism Timeline explanations from Empire to Commonwealth Questions to class Sources 1. The British Empire The phrase‚ "the Empire on which the sun never sets"‚ has been used with variations to describe certain global empires that were so extensive that there was always at least one part of their territory in daylight. The British Empire was the largest colonial empire in history
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Gupta Empire The Gupta Period of India was not characterized by enormous material wealth or by elaborate trade activity. It was defined by creativity. Flourishing arts‚ fabulous literature‚ and stupendous scholars are just a few of the things that marked the period. In 185 B.C.E.‚ the Mauryan empire collapsed when the last of the Mauryan kings was assassinated. In its place‚ small kingdoms arose throughout India. For nearly 500 years‚ the various states warred with each other. In the northern
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The Gupta Empire (Golden Period of ancient India) * After Greek Empire in India‚ the Empires of Northern India belonged to invaders who came from Central Asia. * In 4th century AD‚ there rose a pure Indian dynasty‚ the Gupta Empire. * In about 320 AD‚ Chandragupta‚ an Aryan prince made a matrimonial alliance with a Nepali queen. The queen’s army was very powerful and her warriors helped by Chandragupta’s skill in leading them‚ quickly conquered the land and built the Gupta Empire. *
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Modern history From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search "Modern Age" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Modern Age (disambiguation). Human history ↑ Prehistory Recorded History Ancient history Earliest records Near East Africa Mediterranean region East Asia South Asia Early Americas Postclassical Era Europe Middle East Africa South/Southeast Asia East Asia Central Asia Americas Modern history
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The Islamic empire were undoubtedly affected by the gradual shift towards trade routes that bypassed their lands. For the most part the effects were negative that led to a decline in wealth as well as prestige of these Islamic empires. Conversely the new trade routes did allow agriculture to benefit because there was a spread of new crops. Similarly‚ merchants in the Islamic Empire contrived new was to take advantage of the new bustling European trade. Furthermore‚ two factors were instrumental
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White Mughals‚ the true carriers of “white men’s” burden Take up the White Man ’s burden-- Send forth the best ye breed-- Go bind your sons to exile To serve your captives ’ need; To wait in heavy harness‚ On fluttered folk and wild-- Your new-caught‚ sullen peoples‚ Half-devil and half-child. - Rudyard Kipling Although the British directly ruled India for only 90 years‚ British imperialism in India had tremendous impact on many levels of the society. The British brought with them Western
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Empire Niall Ferguson Introduction * To the British‚ as to people in the rest of the world‚ imperialism’s golden age is now considered a stain on human history‚ an era of slavery and racism and the plunder of native lands and peoples. The notion that imperialism is inherently evil‚ and that no empire can be a good empire‚ is an axiom in today’s geopolitics. * Examines the British Empire from an economic perspective‚ controversially concluding that the British Empire was‚ on balance‚ a
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well-known and influential woman artist of all time‚ yet few know of her actual impact on society. While her rise to fame can be attributed to the feminist movement of the 1970s‚ it is important to acknowledge the influence that her artwork had on modern feminism (Biography.com). Frida Kahlo defied traditional female gender roles through her art by emphasizing the physicality of the female body without eroticizing it and by expressing gender fluidity in her paintings. Frida Kahlo‚ an artist born
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Space exploration has been increasing greatly in the last 50 years. It has allowed us to understand the greatness of the universe and the endless possibilities it offers us. Our planet‚ Earth‚ is inhabited by approximately 6 billion humans. This is well over our natural carrying capacity (the amount of resources there are to sustain our population) but with techniques such as farming‚ we have manipulated our resources to provide us with enough food‚ but alternate solutions are needed. The Cold War
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* Queen Elizabeth daughter of Henry 8 and Anne Berlin * Protestant but partly protestant * Defeated Spanish armada * England on the Eve of Empire England Eve of Empire * England Population growing rapidly 1550 3.5 mil‚ 1600 4 mil * Economic Depression in wool trade. * Enclosure forcing people off land * Unemployment raising * People leaving countryside to go to cities * Primogeniture- oldest son gets everything and chooses
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