Ancient Assessment – Agrippina – by Sophie Mulley Describe Agrippina’s relationship with other members of the imperial court. (10 MARKS) “Agrippina was a formidable adversary. She had political allies at all levels‚ acquired during Claudius’ reign‚ and she knew how to exploit her Augustan lineage and descent from Germanicus to the full.” – Griffin Agrippina the younger is recognized as one of the most ambitious women in history who encompasses a great desire for power‚ wealth and supremacy
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Xiaoming zhangRuby PerlmutterEnglish 1010 September 26‚ 2014 The difference between the education system in China and America Nowadays‚ since China becomes stronger than before as a world power‚ more and more people start to compare China to other capitalist countries such as Britain and America. One of the most popular topic for people to talk about is the difference between the education system in China and America. As a Chinese student who has studied in America for one year in university‚
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The Chaozhou Han or Chaozhou people (commonly known as Teochew Nang) are Han people who are native to the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong province of China and speak the Teochew dialect. The Teochew diaspora can be found almost anywhere in the world‚ especially Southeast Asia‚ North America‚ Australasia and France. The diaspora‚ at least estimated‚ contains over 10 million people‚ which is as much as the population of Chaoshan itself. They speak a language closely related to Hokkien‚ and their
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and contrast the political and economic effects of Mongol rule on China and Russia. Mongol rule affected China and Russia similarly because it caused power struggles but was different in the way that China dealt with inflation and the Mongols were brought down by peasant rebellion while Russia declared itself independent and prospered economically through its annexed cities. Mongols created discontent within their rule from the start when they purposefully kept a rift between the Mongols and Chinese
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Pompey as the sole consul of Rome. This broke the Republican rule where there should have been two consul’s not just one. Caesar refused to resigned his position that was ordered from the Senate and seen the moved as a unjust action to oust him from power. He refused to resigned his military post and disarm his men and instead started a civil war around 49-45 BCE. Caesar defeated Pompey’s army at the Battle of Munda and in 46 BCE‚ established a dictatorship after taking Rome by force. Although Caesar
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The Treaty of Rome (1957) The signatories to the Treaty aimed (according to the preamble : * To ensure the economic and social progress of their countries by common action to eliminate the barriers that divide Europe. * to concentrate their efforts on the constant improvements of the living and working conditions of their peoples. * to achieve concerted action in order to guarantee steady expansion‚ balanced trade and fair competition. Furthermore‚ they : * were anxious to strengthen
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Jena Beaudoin Professor Paul Western Civilization II 12 December 2012 The Roman republic and Athenian polis were two great experiments in political philosophy in the ancient world. These two distinctly different methods of running a nation in both Athens and Rome have one similarity – that they were founded on the intent to give common law and justice to the people. That aside both of the nations‚ which will be discussed in this essay‚ was culturally‚ economically and historically quite different
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THE GLADIATORS OF ROME In ancient times‚ the Romans enjoyed watching others get hurt‚ or even die in the form of Gladiator matches. Most Romans watched these fights in an arena. An arena is a central stage used for sports or spectators. Usually‚ people paid to watch these fights but on special occasions‚ the entire event was sponsored by one elite – wealthy Roman and the tickets were given to the general public for free. Although Gladiator fighting might seem barbaric to us today‚ in the
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Rome vs. Greece Which of the city-states do you think was the better civilization? There are many difference and similarities between these city-states. Both are the most honorable ancient cultures in Western culture. Greece and Rome had fought many battles‚ but those battles only made them stronger. Both had their own ways of life and political views as a civilization‚ and these ways varied incomparably. While Greece had many artistic achievements‚ Rome focused on creating and improving a unified
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Hans Christian Oersted was born in Rudkobing on August 14‚ 1777 to Soren Christian Oersted and Karen Hermansen. His father was an apothecary and did not have the time to properly raise Oersted or his brother so they were raised by a German wigmaker. When he turned eleven‚ he went to work for his father at his pharmacy‚ where his first interest in science began. Without any prior schooling‚ except what he learned informally through others‚ he passed the entrance exam to University of Copenhagen‚ where
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