The British Empire was the largest the world had known. It was said “the sun never sets on the British Empire‚” as it was so large it covered all time zones. Britain had a small population and army so governing was done by inflicting a devastating military defeat on the conquered nation. The defeat was so great that would be no future resistance. It had the desired effect of scaring the locals into doing anything they could to maintain Britain’s favor. This kept the peace. Part of this would
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places where beautiful empires from ancient populations settled‚ spreading their culture‚ architecture‚ knowledge‚ and art‚ among other qualities. Two important empires that were raised during 600-1550 CE in the Americas are the Aztec Empire in Mesoamerica‚ and the Inca Empire in the Andes. “The Inca Empire and its contemporary Aztec Empire grew out of political‚ economic‚ and cultural pattern that began to form around 600 CE” (Von Sivers et al. 433). The Inca and Aztec Empires are an important and
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evolved from a strong centralized state to a position of complete political fragmentation. It was a society that was at its cultural height in creativity that ended in total decline; however‚ in the eastern portions of the Roman Empire there was political continuity and centralization of state as seen in the Byzantine Empire‚ which split Rome into two. The world at this time was witnessing the mass movement of pastoral people interacting with sedentary people and the weaknesses of many empires including
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The fall of The Roman Empire The Roman Empire gave the world many good things. Rome gave the world Christianity‚ which is now the world’s largest religion. The Romans also gave the world their language. The Romans spoke Latin‚ which is the base for most languages used today. Many of these languages include English‚ Spanish‚ Italian‚ French‚ and Portuguese. This leads to the question. If Rome was such a powerful empire‚ then what led to the decline of the Roman Empire? The fall of the Western
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SAFAVID EMPIRE Key Focus: 1) The Ottoman (Sunni)-Safavid (Shi’ite) split in Dar al-Islam 2) Safavids’ use of religious extremism to inspire a following and forge an empire 3) Transition from heterodox ideology to orthodox theocracy under Shah Abbas I) The Safavid Rise to Power in Persia • 3 empires dominated by presence of Islam • M2oguls in India‚ Ottoman Empire‚ and Safavids a) Isma’il and the Messianic Ideology of the Qizilbash (warriors; “red heads” → their turbans) i) How did a 14 year-old
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During the Emperor Justinian’s reign‚ from 527 until 565‚ the Byzantine Empire expanded in wealth‚ power and prestige. Much of this was due to Justinian’s skilful rule. There were also periods of retrenchment and plague which often makes the period seem an unsuccessful one‚ although I believe these times showed his quality as an Emperor. One reason that the Empire expanded under Justinian was because of his ability to pick exceptional advisors. The men that he gave power to owed this to him and
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Marko Smojver Modern Germany Professor Lees March 7‚ 2012 The House of Krupp From the beginning of the German Empire during Otto von Bismarck’s legacy through the young Kaiser Wilhelm II legacy many improvements to the political‚ economic‚ and social level of the empire were rising. From 1815 to the rise of Hitler the industrial rise in Germany was one of the greatest behind Great Britain in Europe. So the book I chose was “The House of Krupp” by Peter Batty. For thirty years Germany was
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Process description Planning is the main key to a successful building project. Every project is a separate entity and should be always carried out individually. Knowing the main steps and the flow of the project delivery process is important. There are three different ways to carry out a building project. The way of going thru the steps is determined by the size of the project. In smaller in-house design and construction projects investigative scope and budgeting are done first. After a letter
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An empire is an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority. Most empires rise because of a strong personality or a ruler/king that conquers other land to make it his own. Usually a ruler has good ideas and a plan that will make his empire stronger and bigger. For example‚ discovering new technology‚ desire to become an empire‚ and good economy. While all empires fall because their ruler dies‚ the enemy finds better technology‚ fighting themselves‚ natural disasters‚ and
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Charlemagne and the Carolingian Empire A major part of European history is the building of France. Charlemagne and the Carolingian Empire was major factor in the rise to modern France and a huge part of it history. Charlemagne sculpted the landscape of France with political‚ economic‚ and educational ventures to establish the Holy Roman Empire. The laying of a foundation for a centralized government is what Charlemagne was aiming for throughout the rein of the Carolingian Empire (encyclopedia). The thesis
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