One of the reasons for the fall of the Western Roman Empire were political problems. There were several emperors that were unfit to rule‚ they were cruel to the people and greedy. The emperors usually inherited the throne‚ but did not have any knowledge on how to rule and their mentally unstable personality did not help. People asked the Praetorian Guard to assassinate the emperor in exchange for money or a position. When the emperor was assassinated there was no system to replace the him. Civil
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Josh Vincent Chapter 7 The Empires of Persia a) The empires of Persia arose in the arid land of Iran. For centuries‚ Iran had developed under the shadow of the wealthier and productive Mesopotamia while absorbing migrations and invasions. b) During the sixth century BCE‚ rulers of the province of Persia in southwest Iran embarked on a series of conquests that led to the formation of an enormous empire. c) Four dynasties ruled during the times- The Achaemenids (558-330 BCE)‚ Seleucids
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2007DBQ： Han and Roman Attitudes Toward Technology Throughout the history Han Dynasty of China and the Roman Empire were the two enormous political unities‚ both developing their technology well. Han was generally positive and supportive toward the technology using though Roman thought that each job has its own social dignity‚ therefore leading to the inferior attribute to the craftsmen and technology involver. Han was praiseful towards its achievements and progression of the technology‚ while
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Chapter 33 Study Questions 1. Hunger and poverty tend to be typical of all third world problems. The governments despise the poor. The people of poverty have to depend on religion for self- assurance and tend to be closed-minded since they are segregated within the community and looked down upon. The third world has contaminated resources and many people can become ill. 2. Women in third world nations‚ especially the mestizo‚ mulatto‚ and indigenous populations do not have equal rights
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Brazil o Spread t Caribbean • There was Spanish‚ Friend‚ English‚ Dutch islands o 80% of slaves will end up Brazil and Caribbean o America is looked at in Europe for recourses • Cash Crops Silver was BIG • More of it so it can be used for world currency • All Spanish o Sugar was mostly Portugal but not the Caribbean • Potsoi Mines in Bolivia (Andes) o Huge city miserable conditions for the Incas o Repartimiento – continuations of the Mita. BUT WORSE? Instead for government for Spanish
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18 Nomadic Empires And Eurasian Integration People: 1. Abbasids: Cosmopolitan Arabic dynasty {750-1258 CE} that replaced the Umayyads; founded by Abu al-Abbas and reached its peak under Harun al-Rashid. 2. Chinggis Khan: Born in 1170s in decades following death of Kabul Khan; elected khagan of all Mongol tribes in 1206; responsible for conquest of northern kingdoms of China; territories as faw west as the Abbasid regions; died in 1227‚ prior to conquest of most of Islamic world 3. Ghaznavids:
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Hinduism and Christianity are two of the thriving religions in the world today. Both religions help make up vast amount of worshiper all over the world. While both religions agree in some aspects‚ they differ in others‚ both impacting people around the globe in a unique way. Hinduism and Christianity are similar‚ in that loving god is one’s first responsibility in life. The two religions differ‚ in the number of gods or spirits they worship‚ and the founders of the religion. In both religions loving
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Slave Trade Part 1 1. Describe the characteristics of the “Atlantic System”. The Atlantic System was a major catalyst in the growth and development of the Atlantic slave trade‚ which boosted the world economy significantly. The Atlantic system a link between Africa and the rest of the world. It simply was the destiny that Africans were going to face‚ being shipped to the Middle East‚ Europe‚ and especially across the Atlantic to the Americas‚ also known as a diaspora. This forced migration
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skills were made possible by the large brain and intelligence that goes with it. Question 3: After nearly 2 million years of physical and cultural development‚ how did human communities in different parts of the world learn to manipulate nature? Answer 3: Humans all over the world had been nomadic hunters for almost 2 million years. During this time physical and cultural developments allowed humans to form communities. In these communities people gradually learned to manipulate nature in favor
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Analyze similarities and differences between the role of the state in Japan’s economic development and the role of the state in the economic development of ONE of the following during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. China Ottoman Empire Russia Analyze the connections between regional issues and Europe’s global struggles for power in the mid-18th century. - I basically talked about how political conflicts( such as England and France) led to the English wishing to invade French
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