All over the world empires have arisen‚ they are unique‚ different‚ and in some ways the same. How they came to be is always an interesting tale‚ from the very first people who had a vision for the future to the more recent ones who take care of that vision. The large centers in the world now were once just the beginnings of a village or small town. And in similar ways the Ottoman and Spanish empires were built up‚ but there are many differences between the two. Both the Ottomans and the Spanish used
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The Ming and Qing Dynasties had similarities such as social structures and examination systems. Both empires had an upper‚ middle‚ and lower level to society. The highest class was composed of the emperor and his family‚ scholar bureaucrats‚ and landowners. Below them were peasants‚ artisans‚ and merchants‚ and the last class were slaves‚ indentured servants‚ and beggars. Interestingly‚ the merchants were considered the least valuable of the middle class because the Ming and Qing Confucian principles
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Song and Ming Dynasties of Ancient China showed similar periods of decline. The two Dynasties increased the taxes for different reasons. The Song Dynasty increased their tax payments to pay the invaders. The Ming Dynasties leaders were corrupt‚ and they kept taxes for themselves. Therefore‚ they raised them to get more money for their own luxuries. The peasants couldn’t afford the high taxes and due to this both of the dynasties started to ignore the needs of the poor. The Song and Ming Dynasties
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The Post-Ottoman Syndrome: A Never-Ending Problem In the novel War and Peace In the Middle East‚ author Avi Shlaim argues that Arab nations have been unable to escape the post-Ottoman syndrome. In particular he describes how the various powers inside and outside the region have failed to produce peace. While some of Shlaim’s arguments hinder the message‚ I agree with his overall thesis that the Middle East problems were caused and prolonged by the failure of both powers and superpowers to
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Europeans about Ming China? 9. What did workers in Jingdezhen do to protest working conditions? 10. Although the European sent a steady supply of ships to trade with China‚ how did the Chinese respond to Western trade? 11. How were the Portuguese‚ the first Europeans to arrive in East Asia‚ received by the Chinese? 12. How did the Dutch gain favor in China? Be specific. 13. How did the Jesuits under Matteo Ricci’s leadership seek to enhance their status in China? 14. Who did
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In the Dynastic cycle‚ the Song and the Ming Dynasties of Ancient China showed similar periods of decline. Both Dynasties experienced good time periods throughout their dynasty‚ but also bad time periods. To start off‚ the Song Dynasty started to become more concerned about wealth rather than supporting their army. Once this happened the army weakened and invaders started to attack China in 1279. The Ming Dynasty had tons of issues with taxes and so did the Song Dynasty. The taxes were too high so
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Feared Empire. The Mongols are arguably the best conquerors the world has ever seen. Through brutal military tactics and intimidating physiological warfare‚ they were capable of building the greatest land empire that the world has ever seen. The empire not only was fierce and cruel but they also brought about the rival of Silk Road trading which helped lead to their people to great economic prosperity. The Conrad-Demarest Model of an empire is a basic guideline that all of the empires are said
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der Empire ComparisonThe Ottoman Empire and Mughal Empire both being “Gunpowder Empires” faced similar issues. Both empires faced inadequate transportation and communication systems‚ both faced poor bureaucracies‚ and competing with rival empires. The first problem was inadequate transportation and communication systems. Although they had the necessary military technology to control their empires‚ transporting it to where it was needed was another issue. The larger they grew‚ the more difficult
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Soon after gunpowder’s total potential was discover. The Chinese then invented the cannon. Three major empires saw the power of these cannon and began to create and experiment with this new technology. As known technology advanced so did cannon building and other small arms. This allowed the empires that invested in this technology to strengthen and spread out and conquer more lands. As these empires expanded they began to intrude on European cities. Naturally Europeans didn’t appreciate the intrusion
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were the main characteristics of each of the Muslim empires‚ and in what ways did they resemble each other? How were they distinct from their European counterparts? The Ottoman Turks consisted of Turkic-speaking nomadic people who had spread westward from Central Asia in the ninth‚ tenth‚ and eleventh centuries. They were located in the northwestern corner of the peninsula‚ which allowed them to expand westward and eventually take over empires between the Mediterranean and the Black Seas. The
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