The Mughal Empire The Mughal Empire was an empire that at its greatest territorial extent ruled most of the Indian subcontinent between 1526 and 1857. It consolidated the Islam culture in South Asia and in result it spread the arts of the Muslim culture and its faith. The Mughal ruling class included the Muslims despite most of the subjects in the empire being Hindu. Zahiruddin Mohammad Babur was the founder of the empire. Under his rule the dynasty remained unstable‚ and was eventually exiled
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The Fall of Rome The early Roman state was founded in 509 B.C after the romans drove out the Etruscan king. Rome was known to be the center of the world which lasted for several centuries and the thought of such a worldwide power could decline was unheard of. Rome started out from a cluster of villages and into a great empire. It covered most of Europe‚ North Africa and parts of Asia. It was so powerful and seemingly unstoppable but as the aspects that made Rome so dominant started to fade
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Life Is Never Sweet When Things Fall Apart Change is something that is very hard to accept. Especially when you are use to everything going your way. The story Life Is Sweet at Kumansenu‚ by Abioseh Nicol‚ is about a woman named Bola who had six children. Unfortunately‚ all of the six children ended up dying young. After she gave birth to her sixth child‚ a medicine man demanded her to break her dead son’s bones so he couldn’t come back to mock her. However‚ she refuses to fulfill
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Asoka ruled the Mauryan empire over 2‚000 years ago. Asoka then added kalinga to the Mauryan. Asoka is an enlightened ruler because he decided to spread Buddhism‚ he became friends with kalinga and he became a Buddhist. First‚ Asoka started to spread Buddhism in India and parts of Asia. He became a Buddhist and sent missionaries to spread Buddhism to India and some parts of Asia. When he spreads Buddhism it makes him good because it means that because he believes in it and doesn’t want
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Byzantine Empire under Justinian When Justinian became emperor in 527‚ he wanted to build a new Rome by incorporating the ancient Roman Empire. He made Constantinople the capital of the Byzantine Empire and kept the Roman culture along with the Greek culture for more than a thousand years. Justinian helped rebuild the Roman Empire by the many contributions he gave to the empire; he was able to rule a well-structured empire. Justinian was known partly for rebuilding the Roman Empire; he restored
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THE BLITZ Where and when did the Blitz start? At 4:56pm on 7 September 1940‚ the air raid sirens wailed as the luftwaffe (the German Air Force)‚ launched a massive attack on London. Around 350 bombers flew across the English Channel from France and dropped 300 tonnes of bombs on the docks and streets of London. Other places that were affected? Other important military and industrial centres‚ such as Aberdeen‚ Belfast‚ Birmingham‚ Cardiff‚ Exeter‚ Glasgow‚ Sheffield‚ Swansea‚ Liverpool
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In fall of 1917‚ the Canadian armies were sent North Belgium after their great success at the Vimy Ridge battle in April. The battle occurred in Ypres area of Belgium‚ where the Passchendaele is located; it was the scene for several First World War Battles. However‚ it is understood the Passchendaele is mentioned as the horrific fighting condition. Because the area was made up of flat‚ low land and filled around with sticky mud which turned the battlefield dip into the sea of mud during the raining
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Inca empire also known as the Tawantinsuyu to the Incas was founded in 15th century A.D by a small city name Cuzco or modern day Peru which rapidly expanded. This was all due to the first emperor/Carpa Pachacuti who came into power after stopping the invasion of one of their rival groups the Cuzco was named the Chancas and ruled from 1438-1471. The rapid expansion was due to the key factors that it was located between two other empires‚ the Wari and the Tiwanaku which allowed them to use
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Ottoman Empire The formation of the Ottoman Empire started about the beginning of the fourteenth century. The first land controlled by the Ottoman Empire was the Anatolian peninsula. The Ottoman Empire would become on of the most successful states because of a variety of reasons including the fall of the Byzantium Empire‚ military tactic‚ and more to be addressed. This combination of reasons was required for the Ottoman Empire to become so powerful. The beginning of the Ottoman Empire can be
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The Roman empire lasted from 700 BCE until 476 Ce‚ and incredible 1‚176 years. But how did Rome fall? Some say political squabbling. Others argue invasions. However‚ the downfall of Rome was due to military problems‚ and natural disasters. Earthquakes brought buildings to the ground‚ while illnesses killed thousands of innocent people. Also‚ the military was losing it’s edge. They decided to become lazy‚ beginning to think too much of themselves. To begin‚ Document F states‚ “The population of Rome
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