Western culture and policies have shaped the modern world‚ especially the Middle East‚ in many ways. Since the sixteenth century‚ the nations of Western civilization have been the driving wheels of modernization. Globalization is simply the spread of modern institutions and ideas from one high power to the wider world. Technological innovation and economic growth along with such concepts as democracy‚ individualism‚ and the rule of law administered by an impartial judiciary‚ set Western societies
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encouraged people of each state to think about their ethnicity as well as identity. Even though many states benefited‚ other states were suppressed and unable to break free. This is one of the factors that led up to the First World War. As the Ottoman Empire began to decline‚ it was right in the 19th -20th century‚ which was the prime time of nationalism. States wanted freedom from their reigning countries due to their national pride‚ yet the reigning countries were uncooperative. The Balkan areas
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Han vs. Rome The Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire were both very prosperous during the time period of 200 B.C.E.-400 C.E. The Han Dynasty reached the Pax Sinica‚ under the rule of Emperor Wu Ti‚ while the Roman Empire reached the Pax Romana‚ under the rule of Augustus (Octavian). Their development was steady and with the right leader‚ both civilizations were able to reach a Golden Age. Rome and China progressed in different areas but they both benefited and were successful nonetheless. One
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occupied. For example‚ the majority of the Athenian slaves were domestic servants‚ but the majority of African Americans had brutal and tedious jobs such working in fields all day. Slaves were also used to enforce religions‚ such as Islam. The Ottoman Empire forcibly converted approximately one million non-Muslims. However‚ the main purpose of Africans in the Americas was primarily as a work force. A significant difference was that of the Aztec slavery. For them‚ slavery was not considered hereditary
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for a new trend of shaping the literary works and musical pieces which are important reflections of culture. I have to mention Ottoman music in our culture. Ottoman classical music developed in Istanbul and major Ottoman towns from Skopje to Cairo‚ from Tabriz to Morocco through the palace‚ mosques‚ and sufi lodges of the Ottoman Empire. Above all a vocal music‚ Ottoman music traditionally accompanies a solo singer with a small instrumental ensemble. In recent times‚ instruments might include tambur
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are attempting to conquer Indian land as well. Conquest and expansion proved to be one of the driving causes behind European journeys to the new world‚ and benefited the Europeans. One thing that was hurting them however was the expansion the Ottoman Empire and their capture of Constantinople‚ which cut off trade routes with Asia. So they were forced to find another method to obtain resources. With trade routes such as the silk road blocked off‚ Europeans journeyed to the new world to find resources
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In my opinion ‚ The Central Powers (Austria-Hungary‚ Germany and The Ottoman Empire) will win the war .I feel this way because before the start of the war Germany and Austria-Hungary have very strong military powers ‚ their powers even stronger than Britain and France. Moreover ‚ the Russian economy was becoming very poor and because of this communism is going to take over the country and The Russian army will exit the war in 1917.Moreover‚ Germany and Austria – Hungary are part
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and revenge for the occupation of their lands by the Turks. This revolution sparked by strong nationalistic views led to the second largest war in human existence. <br><br>Up until the early 20th century‚ the Balkan States were controlled by the Ottoman Empire; however‚ due to the decline of their power and prestige‚ the Balkan States found an opportunity to gain independence. The unification and formation of Italy and Germany as countries encouraged the Balkan revolt of 1875-8. The revolt spread like
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information for each these great leaders that appear in this article. Ataturk was so successful as he parlayed his military victories in to a single minded devotion to raising up his fellow Turks and not worrying about keeping the non-Turks of the Ottoman Empire inside it. Hannibal was usually a ruthless and tactical genius‚ through oddly he let slip his one chance to totally destroy Rome after his overwhelming victory at Cannae. He also had little political savvy in his own Carthage. Roman society and
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In the beginning‚ on the island of New Guinea‚ where sugarcane was domesticated some 10‚000 years ago‚ people picked cane and ate it raw‚ chewing a stem until the taste hit their tongue like a starburst. A kind of elixir‚ a cure for every ailment‚ an answer for every mood‚ sugar featured prominently in ancient New Guinean myths. In one the first man makes love to a stalk of cane‚ yielding the human race. At religious ceremonies priests sipped sugar water from coconut shells‚ a beverage since replaced
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