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    Ottoman Empire

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    Form the late 18th century into the early 20th century‚ the ottoman Empire continued to retained much of its basic political and economic structures. Although these things were generally recognizable to earlier periods in it’s history‚ the empire was losing territory as frontiers shank. Despite their shrinking of territory‚ many forces within the empire became more and more complex. As well as fighting the familiar imperial wars‚ the leadership was having to deal with internal rebellion as well

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    Spanish Empire

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    Spanish Empire The Spanish had little respect for Indian culture. As soon as their boots hit the ground‚ they set about subverting and destroying every aspect of the Indian way of life. The Aztecs attempted to befriend the Spanish explorers‚ but when Hernan Cortez heard his capitol of Vera Cruz had been plundered‚ he capture and killed their leader Montezuma II. The Incas didn’t fare any better. Francisco Pizarro‚ driven mad with greed‚ kidnapped the Incan king‚ Atahualpa and forced his people to

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    Gupta Empire

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    Gupta Empire The Gupta Period of India was not characterized by enormous material wealth or by elaborate trade activity. It was defined by creativity. Flourishing arts‚ fabulous literature‚ and stupendous scholars are just a few of the things that marked the period. In 185 B.C.E.‚ the Mauryan empire collapsed when the last of the Mauryan kings was assassinated. In its place‚ small kingdoms arose throughout India. For nearly 500 years‚ the various states warred with each other. In the northern

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    The Empire In Transition

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    Chapter 4 Brinkley Textbook The Empire in Transition Questions to consider: Loosening Ties (102-103) 1. How did the relationship between the king and Parliament change during the early 18th century? - During the early eighteenth century‚ the British Parliament established a growing supremacy over the King. The two German kings‚ George I and George II‚ were not used to English ways‚ and the Prime minister and his cabinet ministers became the nation’s real executives. They did not hold

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    Greek Empire

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    Thousands of years ago‚ in a time of war‚ conquering‚ and empires. One of the greatest and most noteworthy of the empires was ancient Greece. Greece became an empire because of its geography‚ economy‚ and social aspects of its society. Greece developed at an alarming rate because of the area and terrain. Greece developed with only one land border. This let them focus on things other than defense. The surrounding area is all ocean giving them humidity and great fishing. The sea acted as a great source

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    An Empire for Slavery

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    Nicole Soifua Professor Quiroz Texas History 25 February 2014 An Empire for Slavery In the book‚ "An Empire for Slavery"‚ Randolph B. Clark describes the way in which Texas slaves coped with life under oppressive circumstances. Some of the topics discussed in the book include how slaves approached daily chores and provided for their material and physical condition. Also‚ it is demonstrated how slaves tended to their psychological and spiritual well being and how they displayed their feelings

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    Aztec Empire

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    Who were the Aztecs? Why were they considered to be an empire even greater than the Romans? And how was Hernan Cortes able to defeat them? These are some of the questions that people ask about these indigenous people. These people are known as the Aztecs but originally called themselves Mexica. They came to Mexico in the early thirteenth century and from there they started to develop a social structure and government consisting of priests‚ kings‚ peasants‚ and soldiers. Besides having a very organized

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    Gupta Empire

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    Gupta Empire The Gupta Empire (320 CE to about 500 CE). It dominated northern India.  People were happy during the Gupta period‚ the "Golden Age" of ancient India. They had religious freedom. They were given free medical care‚ which included simple surgery. Rewards of money were given to writers‚ artists‚ and scholars to encourage them to produce wonderful work‚ and they did. Very few of the common people were educated‚ but the Gupta Empire had many universities. Students came from as far away

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    Shanti Empire

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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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    Empire Notes

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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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