James Lentz DBQ essay on Asoka Asoka: Ruthless Conqueror or Enlightened Ruler Asoka was one of the greatest rulers of ancient India. He was the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya of Magadha who established the first Indian empire. Chandragupta reigned for twenty-four years before relinquishing his throne in favor of his son‚ Bundusara (Asoka’s father)‚ who left no noticeable mark upon the empire. My thesis would be that Asoka was an enlightened ruler and not a ruthless conqueror. The first
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The association of the rupee with pound sterling as the intervention currency was broken in A. 1990 B. 1991 C. 1992 D. 1993 ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form On which one of the followings is the benefits received principle of taxation to achieve optimality bases? A. Marginal benefit received B. Total benefit received C. Average benefit received D. Ability to pay for the benefit ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Ashoka‚ the great
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Ashoka From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia "Asoka" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Ashoka (disambiguation). |Ashoka the Great | |Mauryan Samrat | |[pic] | |A Chakravatin (possibly Ashoka) first century BC/CE. Andhra Pradesh‚ | |Amaravati. Preserved at Musee Guimet
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Indian Classical Age 11/21/13 Dan S Cni P5 In ancient India two kingdoms dominated and reigned. Seperate and unique respectively‚ they were very powerful. The Gupta and Mauryan empires where both attempts to recreate very successful previous empires. The Mauryan attempt to recreate the Magadha empire and the Gupta try to recreate the Mauryan empire. But the essential question is which kingdom
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important State in NE India. * Chandragupta Maurya * First state to bring centralized and unified government * By 321 bce overthrew ruling emperors * 4 century bce conquered all N. lands * Kautalya – advisor of government * Arthashastra- book created to show principles of government and their power * Created a bureaucratic admin system * Son succeeded him in 297 bce. * Ashoka-grandson of Chandragupta * Reigned 268-232 bce
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Shakespeare depicts King Richard II as someone having multiple fundamental character weaknesses throughout the play‚ including: a lack of maturity; extreme insecurity; blatant incompetence; and a self-serving personality. Believing himself as God’s gift to England‚ Richard II follows his own narcissistic plans rather than doing what would have been what is best for the people. Consequently‚ as you can imagine‚ the choices made by Richard II were detrimental to England and its’ people and ultimately
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of focus: Alexander II and Alexander III. Alexander II hoped to change and resolve Russia and their social and economic problems. His son‚ Alexander III‚ was more conservative and wished to undo everything his father did. Alexander II ascended the throne at the age of thirty-seven. He was tsar of Russia from 1855-1881. Alexander II was referred to as the “Tsar Liberator.” One of the major accomplishments of Alexander II is that he was able to emancipate the serfs. Alexander II singed the emancipation
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that lead to the start of World War II. There are many reasons that caused World War II started. Some of the main reasons that caused World War II to start where the Treaty of Versailles‚ The Great Depression‚ Japanese Imperialism‚ and the Attack on Pearl Harbor. World War I ended when they signed the Treaty of Versailles on June 28‚ 1919. Because the U.S. senate rejected the Versailles settlement it was very dangerous years that were going to start World War II. The Treaty of Versailles was suppose
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in Europe. Since World War I‚ the struggle for world power became a popular subject among governments. World War II exemplifies the power struggle among Germany‚ Italy‚ and Japan and also gave American political leaders such as Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry Truman the chance to prove their true leadership abilities domestically and internationally. At the beginning of World War II‚ America introduced legislation called the Neutrality Acts. From 1935 to 1939‚ the United States was determined to
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The Mauryan period is an important period in the history of Indian art and architecture‚ with the foundations for Indian art being laid‚ which would later reach their height during the golden age of the Guptas. Our main pieces of evidence and material come from the time of the great Mauryan king Ashoka. Some of the finest examples of Ashokan art‚ are the famous Ashokan pillars that he erected across the country. These columns were works of art‚ architecture and engineering. The pillar was made out
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