Alexanders the Great death in 323 BCE ushered in a time of chaos‚ similar to the one Western Europe experienced following the breakdown of the Roman Empire in 476 ce. Alexander’s death was sudden and his empire disintegrated into a 40-year period of war and chaos in 321 BCE. Dissension and rivalry soon afflicted the Macedonians. During that time‚ there was a major power struggle since the central administration of the empire collapsed and Alexander failed to assign an heir. This led to his generals
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Alexander II: Liberator or Traditionalist? During the Tsarist reign of Alexander II (1855 – 1881)‚ Alexander implemented a number of reforms that were destined to change the Russian social system. These reforms were the result of Russia’s humiliating military defeat in the Crimean war‚ as it awakened Alexander to the need for far reaching reforms in order to bring Russia up-to-date with the rest of Europe. However as these reforms were implemented a number of social and political issues arose
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TELEPHONE One of the greatest life changing inventions was the telephone. Electronic communication first began with the telegraph that allowed simple sentences to be tapped out over a telegraph line. In 1873‚ Alexander Graham Bell‚ along with Thomas Watson‚ an electrician helping Bell‚ began experimenting with a “harmonic telegraph” which he hoped would allow multiple communications to be transmitted simultaneously over the same pair of telegraph wires. By 1874 he was also working on a method
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respect that is given to someone who is admired. My definition of honor is respect given to someone who does something honorable for his/her community. A scientist is someone who deserves honor because their discoveries and inventions help the world. Alexander Graham Bell was born on March 3rd‚ 1847 in Edinburgh‚ Scotland. Bell was named after his grandfather and the middle name‚ Graham‚ was added to his name when he was 10. He was greatly influenced by his family and town. Bell’s hometown of Edinburgh
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Alexander Graham Bell and the Kite Alexander Graham Bell is most famous for the invention of the telephone. However‚ few people know of Bell’s great passion for both aeronautics and kites. Bell’s kite designs contained a variety of geometrical shapes and different elements including rotors and winged flying wheels. Bell experimented with man carrying kites to further his knowledge of man assisted flight. While working on the telephone‚ Bell mentioned to his partner that their next big project
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Alexander Hamilton was a man of great importance during the time of the American Revolution. He was one of our founding forefathers‚ and had become the first Secretary of Treasury from 1789 to 1795. After his death on July 12‚ 1804 from gunshot wounds as a result of a duel against his rival Aaron Burr‚ he had left a great impact on the state of our government today‚ because of his different point of views and accomplishments. Hamilton had a depressing childhood‚ but because he had overcome all of
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Alexander I Alexander I of Russia was born December 23‚ 1777 and died December 1‚ 1825. He served as Emperor of Russia from 23 March 1801 to 1 December 1825 and Ruler of Poland from 1815 to 1825‚ as well as the first Grand Duke of Finland. Soon after his birth on December 23‚ 1777‚ Alexander was taken from his father‚ Paul I of Russia‚ by his grandmother‚ Catherine the Great‚ who greatly disliked Paul and did not want him to have any influence on the education of Alex. Both sides
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Alexander the Great was the king of Macedonia around 356-323 B.C. He was born to his parents King Philip’s ll and Queen Olympia. In the ancient world‚ Alexander the Great left a major impact on the Greek society. He showed leadership in battle with skilled warfare‚ he changed their culture by Greek Language‚ architecture‚ literature‚ art‚ and religious diversity‚ and by building the first empire. With his skilled warfare and leadership During many major and minor battles‚ Alexander fought
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Which features of the Persian Empire did Alexander incorporate for the administration of his empire? The Ancient Greece was divided in city-states that were independent from each other. However they would form an ally if they had a common enemy but when they didn’t they fought against each other. The Persian Empire reached its apogee in the XV century BC. The Persians already dominated the orient and wanted to reach Greece in the V century BC. To stop the Persians‚ the Greco-Persian wars started
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When Alexander III tried to invade the Indian subcontinent‚ he faced tough opponents who eventually discouraged rest of the Macedonian army to abandon the campaign into the India subcontinent. By the time Alexander III reached the Indian subcontinent‚ he had conquered‚ rest of East Asia and north Egypt. Before straight out war‚ Alexander the Great formed alliances with King Ambhi Kumar who was the ruler of Taxila. Taxila provided Alexander with army and resources to subdue the rest of the tribes
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