She includes the Persian Empire in her book because they had military and economic strength. They were skilled in using the strengths of the people they conquered to succeed. c. This empire was successful because they used the individual strengths and talents of the people they conquered; in doing this they were able to conserve resources. They were also successful because they didn’t suppress the people they conquered. They let them keep their own religions‚ languages‚ and general way of life
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"We live in a world where lemonade is made from artificial flavoring and furniture polish is made from real lemons‚" said Mad Magazine’s Alfred E. Neuman. Throughout history‚ the spice industry has evolved from primitive humans flavoring meat with leaves‚ to multi-billion dollar companies injecting chemical compounds into common foods; from tasting a few minute grains on entrées to feeling a discharge of natural and artificial flavors from exquisite candies‚ and from scavenging the world for priceless
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enemies‚ Alexander ran these new additions to his empire and effected them through cultural influence. While Alexander was exceedingly bright‚ some may have doubted how he chose to run them. Even after the overthrowing of Darius III‚ Alexander still wanted to add more to his empire. He even went as far as India to overthrow‚ which only failed due to homesick soldiers. Thus‚ this had to be Alexander’s greatest flaw‚ he didn’t know when enough was enough. Now‚ back to subject at
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Pretty much all of the excitement over the last century has been about the new advanced technology‚ most people are fooled by thinking they need the newest and the best. But to what extent is this new technology ruining the environment and the actual people? It is believed that with all the new technology people are becoming less healthy as they can use the technology to do all the work for them. Have the people of the world become too dependent on computers‚ cars‚ the internet‚ different machines
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Diocletian concluded that the empire was far too large and complex to be ruled by only a single emperor. Therefore‚ in order to provide an imperial presence throughout the empire‚ he introduced a new system called the Tetrarchy. This system describes a form of government where power is divided among four individuals. In 285‚ Diocletian assigned his lieutenant Maximianus the Western half of the empire. In 286‚ Diocletian promoted him to the rank of Augustus or "Senior Emperor"‚ and in 293‚ he appointed
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Alexander the Great Alexander the Great was a Macedonian king born in July of 356 BC. He was the son of King Philip and Queen Olympia‚ and was tutored by Aristotle throughout his teenage years. He later went on to become King of Macedonia after his father’s death at eighteen. He led military campaigns across the middle east and south Asia‚ but why was Alexander so important? How did he change the world? Alexander was born into the royal family of Macedonia in 356 BC to King Philip
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breakdown‚ a partition‚ and one of the greatest falls from grace Europe had ever seen. It was a rotting national pyramid and administration‚ coupled with declining industry competitiveness and
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Stuart England a. James I b. Charles I i. Years of Personal Rule c. The Long Parliament and Civil War d. Oliver Cromwell and the Puritan Republic e. Charles II and the Restoration of the Monarchy f. The “Glorious Revolution” g. The Age of Walpole 4. Rise of Absolute Monarchy in France: The World of Louis XIV a. Years of Personal Rule b. Versailles c. King by Divine Right d. Louis’s Early Wars e. Louis’s Repressive Religious Policies i. Suppression of the Jansenists ii. Revocation of the Edict of Nantes
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day on earth. Being that it is natural for us to live and perish‚ while nature will remain the same. Hypothetically speaking‚ the ocean display and portray the most powerful forces on earth. This proposal is represented in the poem “The Tide Rises‚ Tide Falls” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. In the poem the ocean is a symbol for life. In reality‚ the ocean contains up and down movements that cannot be stopped. This relates to humans living life and dying‚ as the pattern continuously repeats itself
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All there was in the universe was Chaos. He wanted to build something and created Earth which was Gaea. She was happy for a while until she felt lonely all by herself. Chaos must have heard her and put a sky over her Ouranos. Chaos also wanted to build something under the Earth which was Tartarus. Ouranos and Gaea married and had children. Gaea gave birth to twelve titans‚ The Elder Cyclops‚ and The Hundred-Handed Ones. Ouranos chained the Cyclops and The Hundred-Handed Ones and threw them in Tartarus
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