This inherent resistance would manifest itself during the Theban Revolt of Upper Egypt which detached itself from control of the Ptolemies from 206 to 186 BC and came under the rule of two native pharaohs‚ Hyrgonaphor and Chaonnophris. Reasons for this stemmed from the anti-colonial resentment of the Egyptian people toward their Greek rulers and from how the Ptolemaic kings misconducted themselves according to the role of the Pharaoh. The traditional objective of the Egyptian leader was to ensure
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The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the East India Company’s army on 10 May 1857‚ in the town of Meerut‚ and soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India‚ with the major hostilities confined to present-day Uttar Pradesh‚ Bihar‚ northern Madhya Pradesh‚ and the Delhi region.[3] The rebellion posed a considerable threat to Company power in that region‚[4] and was contained only with the fall of Gwalior on 20
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May and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control (LOC). The conflict is also referred to as Operation Vijay (Victory in Hindi) which was the name of the Indian operation to clear the Kargil sector.[10] The cause of the war was the infiltration of Pakistani soldiers and Kashmiri militants into positions on the Indian side of the LOC‚[11] which serves as the de facto border between the two states. During the initial stages of the war‚ Pakistan blamed the fighting
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cent to collect every dollar of taxation. In Luzon‚ it now costs ninety-five cents. The only taxes that can be profitably collected are those in Manila. The rich islands of Leyte and Mindanao contribute practically nothing. The first islands to revolt were Luzon‚ Mindanao‚ and Leyte. About one year and a half ago‚ agents of the insurrectionists appealed to the government at Washington to interfere in their behalf. The petition was received and filed. In the hot season‚ during the greater part
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Indian Rebellion of 1857- A Sociological Perspective The Indian rebellion of 1857 which is also known as ‘India’s First War of Independence’ was a crucial historic moment for our country. The Indian Rebellion of 1857 did not occur as a result of one specific event; it was an accumulation of several events‚ over time‚ resulting in its eventual outbreak. It was in reality a product of colonial rule‚ of the accumulated grievances of the people against the British. The Rebellion of 1857 could be understood
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more claim to South America yet also provided Portugal with automatic control over most of the Indian Ocean. Portugal ended up colonizing places like Brazil in South America and India and Macau in Asia. Portuguese-speaking population is a result of the Treaty of Tordesillas. Brazil’s Portuguese Empire Spanish Empire Spanish-Portuguese Empire during their personal union (1581-1640)
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Ionian Revolt: Ionian Revolt: The Ionian Revolt began began 499 BC was a series of military revolts from the people of ionia against the persian empire ‚ancient Greek colonies Mysia ‚Lydia‚Caria and Lycia that rebelled against the geographical enormous persian empire. During the arcade age a lot of Greek cities sent out expeditions to colonise the mediterranean‚Herodotus the father of western history‚gives the only greek historian text about the only persian wars written at the time of the period
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Why did the peasants revolt in 1381? Background Information: The Black Death‚ which flooded through Europe between years 1348 and 1349‚ killed roughly half the population of England. Since peasants were usually quite poor and lived in tough conditions‚ many of them were wiped out completely during the Plague. This caused an increase in land but a shortage of labourers. Since the quantity of working class peasants dropped greatly‚ many survivors saw themselves differently. They thought the Lord
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History Revision Resistance and Revolt Slaves resisted enslavement in two ways: Insurrectionary/ Active Resistance Non- insurrectionary/ Passive Resistance Non- Insurrectionary Resistance This form of resistance was subtle and non-violent used by the slaves to convey their rejection to slavery. Methods of passive resistance include: Grand Marronage (Running away for extensive periods) Malingering (Working slowly; effective around harvest time as this would put the planters behind schedule)
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The Spartacus revolt is different from the two Sicilian island ones. The slaves revolting were not herdsmen or farmers‚ instead Spartacus led a revolt of gladiators. Gladiators were men who were trained to fight each other to death for the entertainment of Roman public. Gladiators were not never the same amount of treat that a farm slave or same amount of freedom a herdsmen slave would get. The life of gladiators was not a very promising one with the idea you would die for people enjoyment and had
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