The Romanovs had ruled Russia since 1613. When the last tsar of all‚ Nicholas II‚ was appointed to the throne in 1894‚ there was no hint of the fate that awaited him. Many among the huge crowds that lined the streets for his coronation celebration saw him as their "little father." They believed God had supposedly appointed Nicholas to rule an empire covering about one-sixth of the earth’s land area. In 1894‚ Russia was at peace. Foreign investors promoted its industrialization. Russia was ranked
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The Qing line was initially settled in 1636 by the Manchus to assign their administration in Manchuria (now the Northeast locale of China). In 1644 the Chinese capital at Beijing was caught by the renegade pioneer Li Zicheng‚ and frantic Ming administration authorities approached the Manchus for help. The Manchus exploited the chance to grab the capital and build up their own line in China. By receiving the Ming type of government and keeping on utilizing Ming authorities‚ the Manchus mollified the
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Research Essay: The Russian Revolution (Task 1) Assess the role of the Bolsheviks for the decline and fall of the Romanov dynasty. The beginning of the 20th century brought radical changes to the social and political structure of autocratic Russia. It was a period of regression‚ reform‚ revolution and eradication. Eradication of a blood line that had remained in rule for over 300 years; the Romanov Dynasty. The central figure of this eradication was Tsar Nicholas II‚ often described as an incompetent
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Even though the Ming and Qing used old traditions they became the most culturally diverse and largest dynasties of all time. The Ming and Qing dynasties lived how their ancestors lived. They used the same traditions and had the same beliefs. The Ming and Qing were the only Empires to keep their traditions and their ancestors throughout their rule. Also they had the largest expansion and longest period of establishment. Ming and Qing culture flourished‚ they wanted to be known for it. As their land
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Chinese Dynasties The Xia Dynasty‚ 2070-1600 BC‚ was an important dynasty for the Chinese civilization and their history. It brought an end to the Primitive Society and brought up a new trend‚ the slave society. Towards the end of the Xia Dynasty‚ social conflicts grew and they were forced to go to war. The people were tired of dealing with all of with all the things they were forced to do for their leader so they fled in large numbers and were soon ruled by the Shang Dynasty. The Shang Dynasty
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known as dynasties. The first imperialistic dynasty of China was the Qin dynasty. The Qin were very military minded‚ therefore‚ they sought to create a unified imperial state with a stable economy able to support a large military. The Qin dynasty is most commonly known for building the Great Wall of China. The Qin dynasty lasted from 221 to 206 BCE. The last of the great Chinese dynasties was the Ming dynasty. The Ming are regarded as being the most influential of the Chinese dynasties. The Ming
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The Great Ming dynasty has been a dynasty where the basis of its rulings and organizations have been derived from Confucian ideals. Its Emperors held titles as the "Son of Heaven"‚ making them almost deities who should possess the wisdom as well as integrity to oversee such an enormous and centralized empire. Still‚ in 1644‚ the Hans were overtaken by a growing power the of brave warriors on horseback who had an expertise of western firearms. The Great Ming dynasty‚ arguably China’s most flourishing
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The Decline and Fall of the Romanov Dynasty It can be argued that Grigory Rasputin was responsible for the fall of the Romanov Dynasty to an extent. There are many aspects that Rasputin was the cause for Nicholas and his family losing their powers over the people of Russia. It is believed that Rasputin was only the catalyst that brought about widespread revolt. Rasputin played a very important role in the lives of the royal family‚ especially to the Tsar and Tsarina’s only son ‚ Tsarevich Alexei
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similarity between the Han Dynasty and the Gupta/Mauryan Dynasty in terms of political control of the population was they both supported patriarchal families where women were subordinate to men. However‚ an important difference is that in India they had a caste system including jatis‚ which did not exist in Han China. Several similarities of both Gupta/Mauryan dynasty and Han dynasty are they had development of iron and textile expansion. Male dominance was part of both the Han dynasty and the Gupta/Mauryan
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great things‚ dynasties will fall. As the Shang were declining‚ the Zhou dynasty defeated the Shang dynasty and established themselves as the new rightful rulers of China. The Zhou inherited cultural traditions from their Neolithic ancestors in the northwest‚ but inherited many material traditions from the Shang Dynasty. The Zhou dynasty was the first period in which texts were transmitted‚ such as the book of documents. Many clear differences exist between the Shang and Zhou dynasties. During the
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