invading Italy. 22. Which of the following was first to be made part of the Roman Empire? Sicily. 23. The Silk Road linked which of the following cities? The Bactra and Luoyang 24. Which of the following was the first emperor of the Flavian Dynasty? Vespasian. 25. Which of the following Greek and Roman Gods are linked
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History has a pattern of gaining power but also losing it‚ as the emperor of the Qin Dynasty‚ Shi Huangdi‚ used his power to unify the state of the Qin Dynasty in China. Shi Huangdi first gained his power after he defeated the last of the Warring States‚ a period in which states were at war. Yet‚ Li Si‚ Shi Huangdi’s Legalist counselor‚ advises Shi Huangdi in Document 1 about his concern that “the feudal lords will revive their strength and organize themselves into an anti-Qin alliance”. Li si fears
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In the Dynastic cycle‚ the shang and zhou Dynasties of ancient China showed similar periods of prosperity . the Shang and the Zhou dynasties shared an interest in education and domestic family structure. Both of the dynasty were similar in many ways like they both had one ruler and they both had a lot of wealth. The Zhou appointed governors and the Shang had local lords rule. Zhou and shang also had some differences like for example zhou took farm control over china after they beat shang
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politics? This is a very controversial issue‚ but I believe that religion influences politics. I will illuminate on some cases in history that reflect on this point of view which are the influence of Christianity on Rome‚ Confucianism on the Han Dynasty and finally the effect of religion on politics in this stage of time. Any understanding of Christianity has to start with Judaism because Jesus was born a Jew and he grew up in the Jewish traditions. By the time Jesus was born‚ Israel was a
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The Sui Dynasty: Establishment of the Dynasty (p. 282) 2. How were the Sui rulers similar to the Qin dynasty? Give examples of what Sui rulers did. The Sui Dynasty: The Grand Canal (p. 282-283) 3. What was the purpose of building the Grand Canal? 4. What were the two cities the Grand Canal connected? 5. What was the impact of the Grand Canal on China? 6. How did the Construction of the Grand Canal contribute to the fall of the Sui Dynasty? The Tang Dynasty: Tang
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Imperial Rome The Han Dynasty and Imperial Rome were both large and powerful empires that existed during the Classical Period. The Han Dynasty and Imperial Rome had some major similarities as well as differences. The Han Dynasty had a similar government system as Imperial Rome‚ the empires’ governments made the same mistakes that led to similar declines; however the government’s involvement and view on trade was different between these two empires. Both the Han Dynasty and Imperial Rome were monarchies
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is also clear that Legalism was more effective in ruling a state as the Qin Dynasty (governed by Legalists) was the first to create a centralized empire‚ introduce provinces which still exist in modern China‚ finish building the Great Wall of China‚ produce a simplified and standardized written language‚ and spread military influence beyond China. On the other hand‚ although emperors both before and after the Qin Dynasty adapted Confucian principles to their political practices‚ Confucius himself
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Mediterranean Sea and shared diverse trading relationships with other nations and cultures around that area. Suleiman I was the greatest ruler during the Ottoman Empire. Their trade contrasts with that of the Chinese trade because the first ten dynasties of China traded over a wide region and the Ottomans only traded in the region of cultures near their own. The next empire to evolve was the empire of Persia. Persian control began in what is now present day Iran in the 1500s. Persian rulers forced
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history. China is believed to have settlements dating back to around 8000 BC (Thompson 51)! The majority of Chinese history can be divided into dynasties. Many of the dynasties lasted for hundreds of years. Each dynasty had different rulers (emperors) and the country was run a bit differently during each dynasty. Some of the dynasties such as the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) were ruled by foreign nations like Mongolia (Thompson 52). Foreign rule added to the already established customs and cultures of
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(even though rule of Vietnam lasted much longer). Of course geography played a role in this connection because China and Korea are‚ well‚ connected. Koreans are ethnically distinct‚ however‚ a fact that led indigenous Korean rulers to establish dynasties with a will to keeping their peninsula secure. Koreans originated out of eastern Siberia and Manchuria rather than out of Mongolia or Asia Minor making them have more in common‚ ethnically‚ with American Indians than with the
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