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    Compare the reaction of the Ottoman Empire and China to foreign dominance. Over many years connections were made and some were diminished. This sparked problems in some areas which then‚ lead to further problems. In some cases it even caused wars. Nations all reacted different to what was happening. The political‚ social and economic reaction of the Ottoman Empire showed similarities and differences from the reaction of China. The political reaction of the Ottoman Empire was similar to the reaction in

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    Fall of the western roman empire There were many different causes to the fall of the western empire. However‚ this decline was due mostly to economics but also to a few other. One reason was due to the split done by Diocletian. When Diocletian split the Empire into the East and West‚ he remained the ruler of the west but appointed a colleague to rule the West. To determine who would be the next ruler‚ each Emperor would appoint an official that he thought was worthy. Unfortunately this was part

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    The Roman Empire is different from the Islams in many ways. First of all‚ the leaders of the Roman are as following; Augustus and Tiberius. The Religion of the Romans was Christianity. The government of the Roman Empire is autocracy and it was dominated by the senate. The Romans traded beef‚ corn‚ glassware‚ iron‚ lead‚ leather‚ marble‚ olive oil‚ perfumes‚ purple dye‚ silk‚ silver‚ spices‚ timber‚ tin and wine. The main trading partners for the Roman Empire were in Spain‚ France‚ the Middle East

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    DBQ ​Technology in the Han and Roman empires had come a long way since earlier times. However‚ some of the people of these great states seemed to take this for granted. At least that was the attitude I got from three of the documents provided. But‚ mostly the attitude was positive. From the perspective of these government officials and philosophers‚ I perceived an attitude that ranged from very positive to openly negative. ​Two of the negative documents came from upper-class leaders. Document

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    The Conquest of Peru and the Inca Empire With the mighty Aztec Empire in ruins and the Maya decimated in Central America‚ only one formidable native kingdom remains in the New World: the gold-rich Inca‚ high in the frigid mountains of Peru. Francisco Pizarro‚ an illiterate conquistador in the ruthless mold of Hernán Cortés sets out with 200 men to defeat the last great New World Empire. Juan Pizarro‚ Francisco’s Reckless Younger Brother The name Francisco Pizarro is well-known: he was the ruthless

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    The Byzantine Empire was the new center for the Roman Empire‚ but did it directly inherit the art traditions from the Roman Empire? Give examples in your response. The Byzantine people considered themselves as the heirs to the Roman Empire (Online Lecture) so this also meant that they inherited the art traditions of the Roman Empire. Their sculptures stayed with the classical style of the ancient Greek art but a new aesthetic and iconic type art began to develop. The new aesthetic art was created

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    Rome was one of the greatest empires of the ancient world. The early Roman state was founded in 509 B.C. after the Romans drove out the hated Etruscan King‚ Tarquinius Priscus. By this time Rome had already grown froma cluster of small villages to a small city. Little did the settlers know that this was the beginning of one of the greatest and largest empires ever known. After Rome established itself‚ they were determined to never again be ruled by a monarch. The Romans set up

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    The Armenian Genocide was a devastating event that took place in the declining Ottoman Empire in 1915. More than half of the Armenian Population was killed; 1.5 million people. By 1922‚ there were fewer than 400‚000 Armenians. Those that were not killed were starved‚ beaten‚ and left without shelter; kicked out of the empire. However‚ to the Turks this was no more than a messy war. With the threat of a Russian invasion‚ the Turks questioned the Armenians loyalty. The Turks were not sure if the

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    How significant was The Roman Empire in Shaping Christianity both during the Pre and Post Nicean Age? The Roman Empire obviously had a large effect on Christianity‚ up until the rule of Galerius from 98 AD to 117AD Christianity had been sporadically persecuted but with the relaxation of laws‚ there resulted in a steady conversion of the populace of Roman Empire even though roughly 10 percent by the year 300 AD were Christian1. This is why there was such surprise in the year 312 AD when the emperor

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    Early Roman Empires DBQ

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    ​In the early Roman‚ Macedonian‚ and Persian Empires‚ the government‚ laws‚ and economy were major influences in gaining authority over conquered lands. ​The Roman Forum was the central gathering for the Romans. The Forum was considered to be their capital‚ and with a centralized place‚ comes centralized government and laws (8). The Romans also held the importance of Senators‚ and ruling office very close. The senators were the ones who were able to keep the native-born citizens living a hectic

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