Introduction to the movie: Mr. Hundert is a teacher at St. Benedict’s school‚ he is a student of history and like to teach about the western civilization‚ the Romans and the Greeks. Also there is a competition Mr. Julius Caesar held in the school. Mr. Hundert faces certain dilemmas such that his principals‚ virtue‚ morals were on the verge of being compromised‚ although his motives and intentions were all good. Mr. Sedgewick Bell a son of an american senator is the student with whom Mr. Hundert
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within such a short period of time. By the end of China’s northern and southern dynasties (386-589 C.E.)‚ the nation was left unified. In 581‚ Yang Jian‚ a prime minister of northern Zhou Dynasty‚ replaced the dynasty with Sui and appointed himself Emperor Wen. Therefore‚ Yang Jian’s replacement marked the beginning of the Sui Dynasty. Many historians and students claim that the Sui Dynasty was not a significant dynasty due to only lasting a brief thirty-eight years. Nevertheless‚ the new dynasty is
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finishing this comparison. I personally felt that Mencius and Confucius did not share nearly the same feelings for what was the most important unit in a society. I believe Confucius set up the belief of “Emperor‚ Master‚ and Father.” Basically‚ all subjects were obliged to the orders of the Emperor. All students were required to follow the footsteps of their Masters. In the same way that all children should obey their fathers commands. If at any given time these orders came in conflicts with one
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Military * Military achievement was the highest form of service to the state. * Military Image - Importance * Command over the legions – most important power in which the emperors authority rested * The Augustan financial pattern was not easy to continue successfully. * But a self-confident military Emperor could pretend to antique parsimony‚ manage without the goodwill earned by lavish donations and forgo the
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The rise of Charlemagne in the Middle Ages impacted much of Western Europe and was reestablished to be as powerful as the Old Roman empire. The Holy Roman Emperor was able to unite and influence the people of Europe for many years to come. Before Charlemagne (or Charles the Great) came into power in 768‚ his grandfather Charles Martel became the ruler of the Frankish territories after the Merovingian dynasty was losing control of it. When Martel died‚ his son Pepin the Short‚ took the power of the
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general managed defenses and land was available for the people Emperor places the province under the jurisdiction of a general. b. Describe “Iconoclasm” and why Emperor Leo III supported it. destruction of icons . Emperor Leo III Veneration of these religious images was sinful Why did the Byzantine Emperors create a strong centralized government? Strong centralized government (imperial Power). Power is invested in the Emperor‚ and he controls the empire. The Foundations of Christian Society in Western Europe: Chapter 16
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CE) and the Gupta Dynasty of India (320-550 CE). Both dynasties’ advancements have further influenced the modern world. Under the rule of Emperor Han Wudi of the Han Dynasty‚ China flourished into yet another Golden Age. Trade‚ philosophy‚ medicine‚ inventing all played major parts in the Han Dynasty’s successful Golden Age. By about 100 BC‚ Emperor Wudi sent a diplomat Zhang Qian into Central Asia. Chinese products‚ particularly silk‚ were being transported and traded along an overland route
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Michael Beers History 106-01 Mr. Horlor July 12‚ 2013 The Life and Works of Herodotus and Sima Qian A Research-Based Commentary Thesis In the book Herodotus and Sima Qian (2010)‚ Thomas R. Martin contests of the Greek Historian and the Chinese Historian Sima Qian. Martin displays that though the historians’ politics‚ cultures‚ and time periods were different‚ both historians had the innate desire to record their subjective view of history as objectively as possible. Though they were not
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self-sustaining‚ so none tried to improve the traveling situation. This caused traveling among the general populous to decrease‚ and in turn‚ trading decreased. 2. The first “Holy Roman Emperor” was Charlemagne although he was originally crowned as “Emperor of the Romans” before the Roman Empire fell. He was dubbed “Holy Roman Emperor” after the Holy Roman Empire rose. The Roman Catholic Church was one of the sole central and unifying establishments in the Roman Empire and later in the Holy Roman Empire. This
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regents‚ eunuchs‚ and high-ranking military officers. Skilled laborers like farmers and ironworkers followed them. The bottom tier consisted of unskilled laborers such as servants and slaves‚ as well as merchants. Scholars looked down on merchants. The emperor was at the top of the whole hierarchy. In the Song dynasty‚ however‚ the gentry class was founded. The Tang period was very aristocratic‚ but the transition into the Song Dynasty brought about social changes that made it more egalitarian. A simpler
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