How did the Industrial Revolution change the world? The Industrial Revolution was arguably the biggest global change in the way humans relate to each other and the world around them since the Agricultural Revolution 13‚000 years earlier. In the 18th century‚ China‚ India and Europe were broadly comparable in terms of levels of economic development‚ standard of living‚ and people’s life expectancy and each claimed around 23% of global GDP. However‚ by 1800s‚ India and China had begun to fall‚ while
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Thutmose III was the 6th Pharoah of the 18th Dynasty in Egypt. During his reign‚ he created a new model for a larger army; reformed the administration‚ weapons‚ chariots; and developed a way for the army to support itself away from Egypt (Gabriel 21). Most relevantly‚ he changed Egypt’s originally more defensive policies into an offensive strategy‚ which required the control of city-states in Canaan and Syria. The new policies focused on finding ways to travel faster during campaigns‚ and required
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Akbar was the representative of the golden age of Mughal Empire. He laid the foundation of a secular national state‚ based on principles of religious tolerance‚ universal brotherhood and political unity. Akbar was born as Abu’l-Fath Jalal ud-din Muhammad on October 15‚ 1542 at the Rajput Fortress of Umerkot in Sindh. He would rule the Mughal Empire for the next 50 years (1556-1605 CE) to become the greatest ruler in medieval India. Akbar as Young Emperor Akbar’s father Humayun was living under refuge
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minorities the right to travel‚ leading to the dissemination of differing religious ideologies across Eurasia. It seemed that the Greek colonies of Central Asia had been left behind after the collapse of the empire‚ that had been converted on a larger scale from Greco-Roman paganism to Buddhism. Often one of the most important aspects of the identity of a person can come in the form of religion‚
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others have changed the world thoroughly‚ their changes resounding through time‚ such as Christopher Columbus. One other has changed the world thoroughly‚ and though all know his name‚ few know who this actually is. This man is Amerigo Vespucci or‚ as known to the Spanish‚ Americo Vespucio. Vespucci was born on March 9‚ 1454‚ in Florence‚ Italy. He was born into an old family‚ having lived in the same mansion for over two hundred years. While Amerigo did not receive a formal education‚ he was taught
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ways of Europe. The Protestant Reformation was sparked in 1517‚ when a man named Martin Luther nailed the 95 Theses‚ a document containing the opposition of Catholicism‚ to the door of a German Catholic Church. In Luther’s writings‚ Luther objected to how the Catholic Church governed and treated its followers. Luther’s actions were unprecedented at the time; this was the first time the Catholic Church had been publicly opposed. Luther’s ideals affronted the Pope‚ but Luther was not the only one who opposed
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shootings in Cawnpore and the massacre in Lucknow‚ vastly changed the presence of British in India. The British realised that they could not run a country through a company with no acknowledgement and respect for culture. After the mutiny‚ the East India Company no longer ruled India - The queen did. The British prime minister chose a secretary of state for India. This change gave the people of India someone to look up to and respect rather than a company ruling and making decisions for their
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cathedrals nonetheless are such impressive structures. 2. How did Gothic architecture change from previous time periods? What was new about Gothic architecture? Sometime in the past the walls of the cathedrals were bulky and small. Then when time started to progress the walls became tall narrow and had glass incorporated into them‚ making their structure even more unbelievable. 3. How does the pointed
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two Ramayanas’: Indian art in the Mughal Era The Mughal Empire ruled the majority of India from the early 1500s to the mid 1800s when the British dethroned the last Mughal King in 1858. The Mughals were Islamic and of Central Asian descent. In fact‚ they traced their lineage the great conquers Genghis Kahn and Timur. The fundamental differences between Hinduism and the Islamic religion of India’s foreign rulers were bound to create conflict. However‚ the Mughal King Akbar‚ endorsed Hindu culture
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and was tutored by Aristotle throughout his teenage years. He later went on to become King of Macedonia after his father’s death at eighteen. He led military campaigns across the middle east and south Asia‚ but why was Alexander so important? How did he change the world? Alexander was born into the royal family of Macedonia in 356 BC to King Philip and Queen Olympia. King Philip was absent most of his life and the prince grew to resent him‚ and at age 13 the King assigned the famous philosopher
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