Introduction: Rome was originally a small town; its increase in trade strengthened and expanded it. Its location next to the Tiber River made it easy for merchants to navigate and enter the city easily. In its height it was the most extensive and powerful civilization‚ it excelled in trade‚ culture and defense. Rome defers from modern Italy in many ways starting from trade‚ transportation‚ culture and government. The Roman Empire’s power had cemented its resilient presence as a powerful civilization
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The age of the Guptas has been regarded as the age of all-round progress in India by all historians. For nearly two hundred and fifty years the Gupta empire provided political unity‚ good administration and economic and cultural progress in North India. The glories of the Gupta age are partly because of the Gupta art‚ sculpture and architecture. The Gupta dynasty produced a number of great rulers successively. They were great conquerors‚ patrons of art and science & they themselves were men of
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society and thought were Greek in origin Rome with its conquests not only got foreign lands‚ but also was influenced by foreign ideas. Rome conquered many places‚ but the place that influences the most was Greece. Morey (1901) implies that “when Greece was conquered by Rome‚ Rome was civilized by Greece”. Rome adopted their ideas in religion‚ philosophy‚ literature‚ art‚ and manners. Let me illustrate how Rome was shaped and refine into this powerful empire. Religion and Philosophy Romans were
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When thinking back to the Gupta Empire in India‚ one might remember the famous works of literature‚ or perhaps the vast lands conquered by the great rulers of the time. But it would be imprudent to ignore the influential achievements made in the areas of science‚ medicine‚ mathematics‚ and astronomy that made the empire scientifically advanced. Many people fail to realize that countless things mistaken for solely modern-day science‚ for example‚ plastic surgery‚ existed centuries ago. Here‚ the technologies
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Document 1: Liver and kidney pills advertisement‚ Sparks Company‚ ca. 1880s 1. What advantages would advertisers gain from using Frances Cleveland’s picture? They would receive more sales because the commonwealth would trust Frances. 2. What advantages might a political candidate get from this phenomenon? It’ They will receive more attention. 3. What does advertising like this tell us about the process of political choice in the 1880s? Political choices try to get appeal towards the commonwealth
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Pratik Harde Commentary on ‘A Gift’ by Rahila Gupta The story is an interior monologue that traces the feelings and emotions of a relationship between two women. It is a very reflective piece or work that is written in first person narration. We are not aware of the identity of the narrator. The title of the story contradicts the story. A gift is given to someone out of happiness and that which has good memories that which stays with a person forever. But here the story is called a gift which
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shogunates‚ military governments also called bafuku‚ between the late 12th and mid-19th centuries. There were differences among the three‚ but also many commonalities. One of the continuities throughout Japanese history is the continued presence of the imperial family. The way that this ancient line of emperors relates to the feudal power structure politically and spiritually is a defining characteristic of these periods. The feudal power structure of local lords called daimyo under a military dictator
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Empire or Emperor? An empire is a state‚ or political system that exercises coercive power over a population. Those with larger populations are more frequently labeled as empires. They conquer‚ rule‚ and extract resources from other states and peoples. Usually‚ empires encompass a considerable variety of peoples and cultures within a single political system. The negative things that come with an empire cannot be overlooked. Many empires are known by their violence‚ exploitation‚ oppression‚ cruel
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Christianity and the Roman Empire Religion played a key role in the daily life and social system of Ancient Rome. Religion included the worship of many gods and more gods were often adopted from conquered areas. Because most religions were polytheist at the time‚ the Romans rarely disallowed a cult from a conquered region to continue. A few cults ran into controversy and opposition from citizens or government‚ such as the cult of Deus Sol Invictus‚ and that of Isis. Romans were also not keen
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“The Oracle has sent me to deliver her message to the Empire. The gods demand a cleansing of the Empire before it teeters over the cliff of ruin. A cleansing that will give strength to the Empire’s faithful‚ and destruction to the enemies of our great Empire‚” he says‚ to the roaring crowds suddenly silenced. Not one sounds echoes in the arena. It’s an eerie sound‚ a deathly silence. Only the distant nickers of war stallions carrying the Imperial Guard can be heard in a crowd of hundreds. There is
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