1. Give an outline of the views on what caused the UK riots presented in texts 1 and 2 Text 1‚ a news report from the “Voice of America” website written by Al Pessin‚ is generally reporting how the UK riots in August happened and why the Londoners thought the riots broke out. Many of them initially assumed that the violence was a backlash from chronic unemployment‚ slow economic recovery and cuts to public service (site 2‚ line 12 - 15). They thought that the riot was triggered by a still-unresolved
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The Han Empire was one of the strongest classical empires. It prevailed long before many others have fallen. The Han has achieved many things but for many reasons did not last. “all great things must come to an end”‚ and for the Han being such a great empire its reasons were lack of leadership‚ rebellions or civil wars‚ unstable religion‚ and being unable to protect themselves from outsiders. It started when emperors Zhao‚ Xuan‚ and Yuan started to lose their powers in state affairs. [travelchinaguide
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Hans Holbein The Ambassadors ❦Introduction The Ambassadors is one of the most complex and arguably portrait which Holbein had painted. The purpose of this report is to analyze Han Holbeinfs painting‚ gThe Ambassadorsh. The main task of this report is to uncover the meaning of this painting‚ as it still remains unclear. Firstly‚ I will give a short introduction about the painter. Then‚ I will examine the characteristics of the people and the objects in the painting. Lastly‚ I will
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The Classical empires of Rome and Han had similar and different means of imperial administration. Both empires focused on centralized administration and military expansion. They also concentrated on maintaining a full bureaucracy to help the empire prosper. The beginning for the direction of government and administration started with Julius Caesar wanting a centralized‚ imperial form of government. His plans did not span out with upset elite classes that led to his assassination. The elite men
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The Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty were considered the two most powerful empires that ruled their respective parts of the world in the Ancient Era. The Roman Empire dominated the Mediterranean Basin and the Han Dynasty east and central Asia. The Roman Empire shares a combination of internal and external problems subsidizing the fall in the western portion. The Roman Empire parallels the Han Dynasty in the internal pressures each empire has faced and the epidemic effect on trade routes and
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The early Han Dynasty was ruled by Liu Bang. The Han also saw extreme cultural developments with confucianism which was compressed which had been minimized by Qin Dynasty. The Han Dynasty had a centralized government which was highly liked and ruled with dignity for about 400 years‚ ruling less than the Qin Dynasty. Than Han Dynasty was truly for the people doing everything as a government to see their people prosper
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The Effective Han Government In the middle of ancient China‚ a dynasty named the Han dynasty arose to rebell against the Qin dynasty‚ they weren’t strong enough‚ but they clinched the battle by defeating the Qin‚ because according to Teachtci‚ “ Liu Bang rebel who had gained control of the Han kingdom‚ conquered the Qin army and established the Han dynasty.” It was because of this battle the dynasty began. Afterwards‚ the Han built a better army‚ government‚ and a better agriculture‚ than before
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ANCIENT CHINA. READING 2 COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS The Unification of China (pp. 105 – 110) 1. Where were Legalist doctrines met enthusiastically? The state of Qin. 2. Where was the Qin state? Western China. 3. Who oversaw the implementation of the Legalist doctrines in the Qin state? 4. What did the Qin state quickly do? 5. What happened to the Qin state in the fourth and third centuries B.C.E? 6. How did Shang Yang encourage farmers to move to the Qin state? 7. Why did the
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forever‚ because change was needed. From the Qin‚ Han‚ Sui‚ Tang‚ Song‚ and Yuang dynasties‚ many differences occurred in government and education structures while also maintaining things like Confucianism. Many people were frustrated with the differences some dynasties brought which fueled the revolts against the dynasties‚ and the rise and fall throughout time. The similarities are not too common between the multitude of dynasties. The Han improved their own dynasty from Qin’s Legalist principles
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were the Han‚ the Tang‚ and the Song. The rise and fall of these great dynasties form a link that runs through Chinese history. The Han period was one of the golden ages of Chinese civilization. The Han dynasty lasted from 206 B.C. to A.D. 220. It began when the prince of Han‚ Liu Bang‚ took the title Gao Zu and began to restore order and justice to his new empire. He lowered taxes and reduced the Qin emperor’s harsh Legalist policies. These policies created a strong basis for the Han dynasty
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