The Roman Empire is known as one of the greatest empires of all time‚ blossoming politically‚ economically‚ and culturally. Rome was quickly expanding‚ reaching as far as North Africa. When Octavian came into power‚ the Pax Romana‚ or “Roman Peace‚” began. However‚ this long peace may have triggered the beginning of the end of the Roman Empire. Because Rome was not distracted by conquering foreign lands‚ its citizens relaxed and lived in luxury. There did not seem to be any goals they did not
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topic from history‚ how this topic relates to today‚ or anything we have covered in class (25 points). The Mongols: How Barbaric are the Barbarians? Who are the Mongols really? The Mongols had an empire that existed during the 13th and 14th centuries AD‚ and was the largest continuous land empire in human history lead by a great ruler called Genghis Khan. For centuries they have been remembered as a brutal tribe of nomadic barbarians who were a serious threat to people and civilization throughout
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At its height‚ the Ottoman empire (ca. 1299–1922) spread from Anatolia and the Caucasus across North Africa and into Syria‚ Arabia‚ and Iraq. Its size rivaled that of the great cAbbasid empire (750–1258)‚ and it united many disparate parts of the Islamic world. Sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Ottoman conquests allowed them control of many ports and sole access to the Black Sea‚ from which even Russian vessels were excluded‚ and trade among the provinces increased greatly. As the largest city
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1413. From this unpromising position‚ the son and grandson of Mehmed (Murad II and Mehmed II‚ whose combined reigns span nearly seventy years) achieve an astonishing recovery for the Ottoman state - posing an ever greater threat to the Byzantine empire. Murad patiently reasserts control over much of western Anatolia‚ and makes equivalent headway in the Balkans. Serbia is brought back into the Ottoman fold (Murad marries a Serbian princess in 1433). Much of Bulgaria also is recovered. A strong
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~ T HE O TTOMAN E MPIRE ~ AND THE W ORLD A ROUND I T ~ For Virginia Aksan in friendship ~ ~ The Ottoman Empire and the World Around It ~ S URAIYA F AROQHI ~ Published in 2004 by I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd 6 Salem Road‚ London W2 4BU 175 Fifth Avenue‚ New York NY 10010 www.ibtauris.com In the United States of America and Canada distributed by Palgrave Macmillan a division of St Martin’s Press 175 Fifth Avenue‚ New York NY 10010 Copyright © Suraiya Faroqhi 2004 The right of Suraiya Faroqhi
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The Empire in Transition Explain the importance of the series of crises from the Sugar Act through the Coercive Acts. How did each crisis change colonial attitudes toward the mother country? In the pre-Revolutionary era‚ outrage was rampant throughout the colonies‚ as the British‚ seeking to correct their debts from the costly French and Indian War‚ decided to make good on direct taxation in the colonies‚ thus monopolizing the trade industry‚ and eventually‚ vying for total control of the
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Tobacco cultivation in Pakistan Tobacco belongs to family Solonaceae and genus Nicotiana. It has four species but only two of them are cultivated around the globe. These include Nicotiana tabacum and Nicotiana rustica. Cultivated species of tobacco contains 36 or 48 chromosomes while 24 chromosomes are found in wilds species. It has terminal raceme inflorescence which may contain 150 flowers. Its seed is very small 2000-5000 seeds per 2-valved capsule. It is an annual plant with tap root system
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Indian Monuments India is among one of the rare and unique countries in the world which stands for its ancient cultures and traditions‚ which range through a span of centuries. It is clearly evident from the remains of the ancient monuments and traces in the different parts of India. The Indian monuments are the living examples which take us back to thousands of years and helps in exploring the history of India. These monuments in India offer a great help to study and know more about the ancient
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The 2008 Mumbai attacks (often referred to as November 26 or 26/11) were more than 10 coordinated shooting and bombing attacks across Mumbai‚ India’s largest city‚ by terrorists[5][6] who invaded from Pakistani seawaters.[7] The attacks‚ which drew widespread global condemnation‚ began on 26 November 2008 and lasted until 29 November‚ killing 164 people and wounding at least 308.[2][8] Eight of the attacks occurred in South Mumbai: at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus‚ the Oberoi Trident‚[9] the Taj
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I. Introduction a. There are many beautiful and worth seeing historical places in India‚ but the Taj Mahal of Agra is the most intriguing palace in the world. b. Today I will be talking about the Taj Mahal. c. I will be covering three main points such as why it was built‚ how it was built and what it is today. II. Body a. Why the Taj mahal was built. i. According to our tour guide‚ the Taj mahal was built about 350 years ago on the command of the emperor Shah Jahan for his third wife Mumtaz
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