earliest one‚ he became the king of the Macedonian Empire at the age of 20‚ a year later he started the expedition to the Persian Empire‚ he conquered the Persia‚ Egypt‚ and northern India before 33 years old‚ and then dead on the way back .His influence on Europe is very large‚ affecting many of the great men later. Alexander’s father is the king of Macedonia Philip. Philip created an elite professional force‚ improved the organization of the infantry squares‚ making Macedonia a strong power of
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been such a huge topic of discussion and continues to grow throughout society. Christian influence on values‚ beliefs‚ and practices in western culture are very abundant. From reading the bible and other books on Christianity it really shows how much of an influence it has on peoples lives. Also with the formations of churches throughout the world and all of the followers that it contains shows for itself how much of an effect Christianity has on the world. When the religion was first created there
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big thing. Many people were against it and wanted to get rid of philosophers. There was a famous trial in which the Athenians tried to put Socrates to rest. He was accused of attacking conventional ideas and ways of life. They said he was a bad influence on all of Athens. During the trial they gave him three options. He could be killed‚ exiled‚ or sentenced to life in jail. Socrates said‚ “The unexamined life is not worth living‚” which means there is no point of living if he has to change his
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settlements in the New World. These settlements came together as one and created their own form of government. The foundational roots are the most important aspect of a well-organized system. Without a solid foundation‚ any nation would collapse. By incorporating ideas from the Greco-Romans‚ Christians‚ and Germans‚ they established fundamental principles like representative governance‚ limited government‚ and effective leadership. The Romans were abundant in their success as a regime. Their method of
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son of Septimius Severus‚ had co-ruled with his brother‚ Geta‚ after their father died. Later‚ Caracalla secured his throne as the emperor for 6 years (211-217) by murdering his younger brother. Widely known as a tyrant throughout Rome‚ Caracalla did not have a great reputation by the way he had ruled. To gain support‚ he had campaigned throughout Germany‚ built public baths‚ and granted all free people in Roman citizenship. This might have been caused to raise taxes‚ but had overall changed the
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Index Index 1 Introduction 2 Biography 3 The Tudors dynasty. 3 Economy and society 4 Financial policy 5 The administration of justice 5 Bibliography 6 Introduction. The Tudors: the birth of the nation state. The new monarchy. The Century of Tudor rule (1485-1603) is often thought of as a most glorious period in English history. Henry VII built the foundations of a wealthy nation state and a powerful monarchy. His son‚ Henry VIII‚ kept a magnificent
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A verse pinned to Burr´s door a few months after the duel read‚ “Oh Burr‚ Oh Burr? What has thou done? Thou hast shouted dead great Hamilton! You hid behind a bunch of thistle‚ And shouted him dead with a great hoos pistol” Qtd by Roxburgh‚ 40. On July 11‚ 1804‚ Alexander Hamilton was shot dead in a duel with his arch enemy‚ Aaron Burr. Hamilton had a tremendous affect on the birth of our country and would have had a greater effect if he lived longer. Burr´s reputation was ruined forever and no one
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Adrian Romero Mr. Corbin / Period 4 12/13/13 World History II Harlem Renaissance: The Influence and Impact During the period from 1917 to the mid-1930‚ there was a big boom of African-American cultural expressions that swept through the North and the Midwest of America. But the largest wave of cultural expression happened in Harlem‚ New York. This time period is known as Harlem Renaissance. The reason for this boom was due to the Great Migration‚ the migration of 6 million African-Americans
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The introduction of the GST was very beneficial to Canada because of the revenue produced from it. Although there was a lot of controversy over the new GST‚ and lots of hate to Mulroney‚ the tax revenue would be used for things necessary for the government‚ and the people‚ of course. His new Goods and Services Tax (GST) was effective and still leaves a great impact to this date‚ making him a great Prime Minister of Canada back in
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Government Intervention and Internet Regulation Internet is a global network that connects millions of computers together and allows people to communicate and share information with each other in an effective and easy way. It has become the most widely used means of communications of recent times. “The number of U.S. homes with one or more personal computers increased by 16% (in 1995) to about 38 million households‚ up from 33 million in 1994 and 25 million in 1993” (Fox 9). “Along with that staggering
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