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    Which country was responsible for the outbreak of World War I? To be able to have a better understanding of who was responsible for the first World War you first need to know causes that led to it and how it happened. WWI began in The Balkans on late July 1914 but there also are several reasons for it. Among these causes there were economic‚ territorial and political conflicts between the great European power in the 40 years leading them up to the war. Militarism also was a one of the reasons‚ this

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    conclusion of Genghis Khan. The prosecution presents various reasons why my client should be sentence to death‚ but they did not tell you‚ the jury‚ why he did what he did. They also did not even address the positive contribution Genghis has promoted. Genghis Khan’s cruel and unusual conduct can be justified from the horrors of his early life. At an early age his father died from poisoning and Khan was forced to provide for his large family. With his father deceased‚ Genghis Khan and his family

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    Themselves. Alexander did‚ he was a kid with Rich parents‚ He went to the best school and taught by the best teacher like Leonidas‚ Lysimachus and Aristotle. Alexander the Great was the conqueror of the Persian Empire and was also known as the King of Macedonia and considered as a Brilliant Military Tactician and Troop Leader. He was born in Pella on July 20 356 BC. It was helpful that Alexander’s father was king and his mother was queen o f Macedonia. In fact‚ it was especially beneficial to Alexander

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    Mongol clans existed in Mongolia for a long time before‚ but Genghis Khan was the first to have the idea to take over other nations. Khan was allied with the Mongols and when he was poisoned by a rival clan his son allied with  the Mongols. In 1206 he unified the Mongols into a single confederation. His son was Genghis Khan‚ who put the Mongols on the map as a force to be reckoned with. He created an army with no tribal affiliations and he chose officials based on talent and loyalty rather than money

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    remarked that “the maxim of the conqueror must be to settle.” Explain what you think he meant by this statement. Illustrate the various ways conquerors settled the New World‚ commenting on what worked‚ what did not work‚ and the consequences of those methods The Spanish official ‘s remark could mean that the primary reason for the conquest of a foreign territory is to look for lands in order to find new places to inhabit and develop . In other words ‚ the conqueror must expand a kingdom ‘s territory

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    Empire has been a form of political organization since early antiquity‚ predating colonial rule‚ and despite the present existence of so-called nation-states‚ the legacy of empire has been extensively debated. Thus‚ former colonies and colonial empires still reflect many of the characteristics essential to the period of imperial domination. The operation of formal annexation and other dominations in order to exercise control over territory by a sovereign is widely perceived to be empire’s key

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    Who was the most important inventor in the industrial revolution? In my essay I want explain who was the most important inventor/scientist industrial revolution. My essay includes James Watt‚ Thomas Edison and the Wright brothers. James Watt was not the inventor of the stream train but he made significant adaptations to it which made it more efficient. This vastly improved the speed and decreased the amount of time during delays and the amount of delays also decreased. He also made a coping machine

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    the path towards their destinies‚ they are ultimately unable to dictate the course of fate. “Muse‚ how it all began. Why was Juno outraged? What could would the Queen of gods with all her power? Why did she force a man‚ so famous for his devotion‚ to brave rounds of hardship‚ bear such trials?” (Page 47 Line 10) In Book 1‚ it talks about how Juno Queen of the Gods was angered when a Trojan man‚ Paris‚ did not choose her as the fairest of the goddesses. She became even more determined to do

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    1. The Roman Empire played a massive role in history as it spread throughout Europe. Therefore‚ after its fall‚ it left behind a lasting legacywhich went on to continue to shape many civilizations‚ even today. One of the most important legacies of the empire was language. Latin went on to become a language widely used by people throughout the world for years‚ and which was used in writing and education. It also became the basis for many of the languages that exist today. The Romance languages‚

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    The Persian Empire The Persian Empire was one of the most successful empires in the world‚ largely because of its strategic geographical location. First‚ the location of the Persian Empire prior to its expansion was between the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf to the south while the northern side of the empire lay the Caspian Sea. A plethora of rivers‚ including River Tigris and River Euphrates contributed immensely to the growth of the empire due to its strategic position and contribution in irrigation

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