AP World History Comparative Essay Aieshah Abdeljawad 5th 2/14/11 During the period of 1750-1914‚ Western intervention was a common thing as European states began to believe that imperial expansion and colonial domination were crucial for the survival of their states and societies as well as their personal fortunes. India and Africa were colonized so quickly for their resources and out of competition that other European states would colonize them first. Both India and Africa had violent
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AP World History Study Guide General Terms to Study: Unit 1: history concepts/Prehistory Prehistory - Refers to the long period of time before people invented systems of writing. The Five Themes of Geography - Location refers to the relative or absolute location of places. Relative location describes a place with respect to its environment and its connection to other places. Absolute location provides a definite reference to locate a place. The reference can be latitude and longitude‚ a street
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An Empire Divided Rome‚ an empire whose influence and power shaped Europe and the world to what we know. For 400 years the Roman Empire stood as a symbol of hope and oppression. In the year 329A.D. the emperor of Rome Theodius died and his two sons split the empire into east and west. The empires had many areas that they needed to work on in their new nations‚ military divided new and old politicians hammering at the young emperors and gold being the driving force of everything within the government
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Jacob Anderson World Civ I Empires Persia & Rome The foundations of an ancient empire are shaped by many characteristics originating in a civilization’s social‚ philosophical‚ and theological values. Collectively these will bring about an empire that has aspects which will classify them in distinctive ways. The aspects that will be compared between Persia and Rome are the motives for expansion‚ methods of expansion‚ the administration‚ the impact on those conquered and the original empire
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Buddha himself preaching his enlightenment message on his view on the world and how humans should‚ and the best way to‚ succeed in the world. However in the 6th century BCE the government had fallen and there was period of instability until the Sui Dynasty took over‚ during this period was when Buddhism began to majorly spread. After the fall of the Han dynasty‚ there were many responses to the spread of Buddhism throughout China between the 6th century BCE and 570 CE. Buddhism was accepted‚ tolerated
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A Comparison Of The Decline Of Han China And The Roman Empire A Comparison of the Decline of Han China and the Roman Empire The decline of China and Rome both shared similar economic strife in that they were both subject to barbarian and nomadic invasions‚ therefore having to spend large amounts of money on frontier defense; however‚ they differed in that the Han Empire collapsed in part due to the high taxes imposed on the peasant class resulting in a large peasant rebellion‚ such as the
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Ancient Rome Dominates Many have argued over whether Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome was more successful. They were both great civilizations located in the Mediterranean area. However‚ Ancient Rome was more successful. They had a more stable government‚ they handled conflicted better‚ and had more control over their colonies. To begin with‚ Ancient Rome had a stable form of government. Their government was a republic. Every citizen had the right to vote whether they were Patricians‚ the wealthy
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Rome: In Rome‚ there are three social classes‚ arranged according to wealth; Patricians‚ Plebians‚ and Slaves. Patricians are the upper class citizens; they are very wealthy and highly educated. They make up the majority of the senate and therefore control the laws. Plebians are the poor‚ lower-class citizens. They greatly outnumber the Patricians‚ make up most of the army‚ and pay most of the taxes. They are not allowed to marry Patricians or take part in government. Slaves are at the bottom of
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time that all of this happened was in 500 BCE‚ the place that all of this happened was at the Roman senate and in their territories. The male childrens could be citizens if their parents were born in Rome‚ free native male children‚ and sons of freed slaves could be citizens as well. This made Rome better because‚ they would get more and more citizens and they could
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Chapter 5 Outline I. Opening Vignette A. In 2004‚ China celebrated the 2‚555th birthday of Confucius‚ despite Communism. 1. Buddhism and Christianity also growing rapidly in China 2. part of enduring legacy of the classical world B. In the period around 500 b.c.e.‚ there was a great emergence of durable cultural traditions that have shaped the world ever since. 1. China: Kong Fuzi (Confucius) and Laozi 2. India: Upanishads defined Hinduism a. Siddhartha Gautama
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