the Suez Canal also made trading easier and cheaper across Egypt on the African continent. The man made canal is located by the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Egypt was the first country to dig a man made canal across its land that connected the Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea through the branches of the Nile River. In 1854 Ferdinand de Lesseps‚ French consul to Cairo‚ made an agreement with the Ottoman governor of Egypt to build a canal 100 miles across the Isthmus of Suez; a strip of land located
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Charlemagne’s influences on Europe during his reign allowed for the development of modern society. Charlemagne is called the "Father of Europe"; he was able to unite most of Western Europe for the first time since the Roman Empire. He is also responsible for the Carolingian Renaissance a cultural‚ artistic and religious revival headed by the Catholic Church. Through his conquests and internal reforms‚ Charlemagne encouraged the formation of a common European identity. Both the French and German
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PARTS OF SPEECH A term in traditional grammar for the eight categories* into which words are classified according to their functions in sentences: Nouns -The part of speech (or word class) that is used to name or identify a person‚ place‚ thing‚ quality‚ or action. Pronouns - A word (one of the traditional parts of speech) that takes the place of a noun‚ noun phrase‚ or noun clause Verbs - The part of speech (or word class) that describes an action or occurrence or indicates a state of being
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The Safavid‚ Mughal‚ and Ottoman empires all depended in some way on the allegiance of non-Muslims to the empire. The Ottoman emperors were kinder on their conquered people‚ and the main separation between Muslims and non-Muslims in the empire was the tax on the dhimmis (non-Muslims). The Safavid leaders were more forceful in this regard. They imposed on subjects to convert to Islam unless they were an asset in trading with Europe. However‚ the leaders of the Mughal Empire‚ starting with Akbar‚ were
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PERSIAN EMPIRE Similar to the Roman Empire the Persian Empire stretched across vast lands without any serious rivalry. At the height of the empire it stretched across‚ not only‚ Asia‚ from the Aegean to the Indus River‚ but also included part of the continent of Africa. We get the word‚ Persia‚ from the Greek word Parsa meaning‚ “Above reproach”. The Persians unlike most other Empires would be ruled under a benevolent ruler. This would bring a large amount of cultural diffusion to the Empire. The
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The Mughal Empire Editorial I am writing this editorial to demonstrate the growth of our country commensurate with our faith in Allah. Our government is founded on the principles of the Quran‚ our Holy Book. In the Quran‚ it speaks about respect for religious diversity. In our empire‚ we demonstrate this by accepting Hindus and allowing them to be part of our government and allowing them to maintain their religion and cultural. The Quran also speaks of honoring our God. We have done so here
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The expansion of Western Europe started with the Iberian phase. Spain and Portugal‚ the two countries of the Iberian Peninsula‚ had a short-lived yet important role in European expansion. European expansion then turned to Western Europe. Western Europe consists of the Dutch‚ French‚ and British. While Western Europe was exploring new worlds overseas‚ the Russians were expanding westward across all of Eurasia. Religion played a major role in expansion for both the Portuguese and the Spanish due
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Empire Niall Ferguson Introduction * To the British‚ as to people in the rest of the world‚ imperialism’s golden age is now considered a stain on human history‚ an era of slavery and racism and the plunder of native lands and peoples. The notion that imperialism is inherently evil‚ and that no empire can be a good empire‚ is an axiom in today’s geopolitics. * Examines the British Empire from an economic perspective‚ controversially concluding that the British Empire was‚ on balance‚ a
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Shanti Empire Through out the course of this school year‚ we have learned and examined multiple civilizations. For this project‚ we had to create our own ultimate civilization-gathering achievements from other civilizations and piecing them together to from the perfect Utopia. Like with Mesopotamia‚ Ancient Egypt‚ Ancient China‚ Ancient Greece and just about every early civilization-location played a vital role in the upbringing and culture of the peoples. My civilization resides in where
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3) Discuss how World War I forever changed Europe and the World. Be sure to discuss: the immediate effects of the war (casualties and damages‚ changes to the political and socialorders‚ the fall of 4 mighty empires‚ etc.); President Wilson and the 14 points; the Treaty of Versailles; establishment of the League of Nations; bitterness felt by the defeated countries‚ especially Germany‚ and how that would influence the years to come. The political changes effected by WW1 were reflected in the fall
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