AP World History 18 October 2012 As Buddhism spread throughout China during the first century CE‚ people had a variety of responses‚ both positive and negative. Many Chinese accepted Buddhism and its beliefs‚ yet some criticized the religion and how foreign it was‚ having been originated in India. Documents 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ and 5 are supportive of Buddhism and documents 4 and 6 discourage it. Documents 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ and 5 all support Buddhism’s beliefs and encourage the practice of this religion. Document
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society‚ the emperor Meiji dreamed to have a unified Japan‚ a country that is strong‚ independent‚ and modern. He wanted to be of equal to other modern countries in the west by adopting American culture and technology. In politics‚ there was a formalized political structure which gave many responsibilities and powers to the emperor‚ few of which was seen in the movie such as the control over the country’s army and navy. Besides‚ for 2‚000 years‚ no commoners were able to see the emperor‚ and it was
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the Taisho era‚ Japan experienced the Meiji period. The Meiji period‚ which was from 1868 to 1912‚ was the restoration era of Japan from the isolated Tokugawa era. It was in this time that the country’s capital was moved from Kyoto to Tokyo and the emperor was put
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Sometimes leaders get so much power‚ they can’t be stopped and they go too far. Nero‚ Tiberius and Caligula were all immoral and corrupt Roman Emperors‚ but one stands out greatly. Nero took control as Emperor of Rome AD 54-68. As a kid‚ his mother‚ Agrippina talked to astrologers about his future. They said he would kill her and eventually become emperor. Agrippina responded‚ “Let him kill me‚ so long as he rules.”[1]Over the time of his reign‚ he both killed and slept with his mother‚ “married
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and compact and sturdy limbs. The Huns also slaughtered everyone and pillaged everything in their way (Document D). The invaders had been able to break into Rome because the emperors allowed the military to stop drills and not wear armor. The invasions had been all the emperors and militaries fault. It was also the Emperors fault because the were the ones who had agreed when the army asked to stop drills and not wear armor. (Document B). Priscus‚ the roman ambassador to the Huns‚ found that the former
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caused in the church can be illustrated by looking at the lives of two bishops of Rome. In the year 314 A.D. Emperor Constantine crowned Ylvester as Bishop of Rome. Silvestre lived in luxury with servants helping him at any time. Constantine confessed his sins to Silvestre and asked for his advice. He presided over Church council and had the power‚ prestige‚ wealth‚ pomp and the favor of the Emperor. Explanation of both the disintegration of the West and the survival of the East in the fifth century
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Pompey’s army at the Battle of Munda and in 46 BCE‚ established a dictatorship after taking Rome by force. Although Caesar was assassinated‚ Octavian‚ his adoptive son‚ took over and manage to overcome Lepidus and Anthony to became the first Roman Emperor‚ thus given the name Augustus by the Senate. b) How did Virgil’s Aeneid and the various visual arts (architecture and
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contributing reasons being political. There were many unfit‚ greedy and violent emperors that were in control of the empire. Emperors inherited the throne‚ yet lacked the ability to rule a empire as powerful as the Roman’s. Inbreeding caused a couple of them to be mentally unstable to rule. There was no system in order to replace the emperor after their death. Some of the time the praetorian guard was payed off to assassinate the emperor.
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government becomes more and more corrupt the civilization will fall‚ this is a big factor of the cause of the downfall in Han China and The Roman Empire. Han was a thriving civilization much like Rome‚ but the government was slowly falling mainly due to emperors who neglected their
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Tan (BEEd-SpEd 2) Date: July 5‚ 2013 Professor: Ms. Pauline Gregorio Subject: SocCul PERSPECTIVES The height of the power of Roman Empire was at vast. Over one quarter of the world’s population lived and died the rule of the Caesars. Emperor Marcus Aurelius was in twelve-years of campaign against the Barbarian Tribe in Germania that was drawing to an end. His final wish before he dies is that to have a stronghold stands in the way of Roman Victory and the promise of peace throughout the
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