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    of human civilization many empires have risen and fallen‚ however the empires of Sargon the Great‚ the Assyrian’s‚ and the Persian’s have left their legacy due to their innovativeness and creativity. For example‚ Sargon the Great created the notion of appointing governors in conquered territories. Also the Persian’s adopted one single language (Aramaic) to help innovate their road systems‚ postal services‚ and trades. These are just some of the many tools these empires used to grow in size and conquer

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    Religion The Arab empire and the holy Roman Roman empire are two of the most important empires in history. Religion has a big influence on these two empires. The Arab empire main religion is Islam. People who follow Islam are called Muslims. Muslims believe in only one god called Allah. The word Islam means “peace”. Prophet Muhammad is considered a prophet and a man like all other men. Allah sent him as his final revelation. Islam has five pillars: Belief‚ prayer‚ charity‚ fasting‚ and pilgrimage

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    Throughout history‚ the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire have both been through periods of great success‚ but they seem like two totally different civilizations. While this may be true in some cases‚ the two periods of peace were also very much alike in many ways. During Pax Romana (Roman Peace) and Pax Sinica (Chinese Peace)‚ the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire strived with a centralized government (both civilizations ruled by an emperor) and a similar economy (the way they traded)‚ but differed

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    Essay On Gunpowder

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    on the world was gunpowder because people today use gunpowder for several thing like fireworks.Paper Money is also one because these two thing are mostly used now in the world like printing money and paper “During the 800 the Chinese invented a very different product called gunpowder”.Today in tIn the 21st century we use gunpowder to keep the world safe and also to have a little more fun. “In Chinese‚ gunpowder is called huo yao‚ meaning flaming medicine.The birth of gunpowder was an accidental

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    Although The City-States of Greece and Persia are similar by their education‚ they are different because of their political systems and military systems. They were similar and different in so many ways. The City-States of Greece and The Persian Empire had great educational systems. Both were prodigies in warfare and solving problems in their own countries. They had unbelievable ideas of warfare like the Persians lining up ships and putting planks of wood over them and marching 70‚000 men across

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    The Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire vary in their political development and achievements. The Roman’s developed two different codes of law‚ one that applied to citizens and another that applied to non-citizens. Rome’s trade routes were built using stone‚ which made it very easy for merchants to travel from one city to another over a vast amount of land. China‚ however‚ used a single code of law for all their citizens and conquered peoples‚ and used a long and treacherous trail in their trade; that

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    Compare and contrast

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    October 4‚ 2014 Eurasian Empires‚ 500 BCE- 500 CE Definitions: Empire: A very large business or group of businesses under the control of one person or company. Tribute: Something that proves the good quality or success of something Imperial: Relating to or suggestive of an empire or an emperor Commercial Exchange: Connected with trade or commerce Absolute Monarchs: someone who wields unrestricted political power over the sovereign state and its people Beuraucry: It’s a system of government

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    Gunpowder Plot

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    Introduction The gunpowder plot happened in 1605 ‚ in London.The people involved were Guy Fawks ‚ Robert and Thomas Wintour‚ Thomas Percy‚ Christopher and John Wright‚ Francis Tresham‚ Everard Digby‚ Ambrose Rookwood‚ Thomas Bates‚ Robert Keyes‚ Hugh Owen‚ John Grant and the man who is said to have organised the whole plot Robert Catesby. The other people involved in the plot were Robert Cecil and mounteagle. Some Catholics decided to come up with the plot ‚ to blow up parliament. There aim

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    The Gunpowder Plot

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    Brown‚ Aalia 4B Eng/Lang arts 12 Mrs. Landrum-May February 26‚ 2013 The Gunpowder Plot was a failed attempt to kill King James I. the plot was to blow up the house of the lords during the State Opening of England’s Parliament. The plan also included the king’s 9 year old daughter whom was supposed to be awarded as the Catholic head of state. This may have occurred after the hopes of greater religious tolerance was defeated‚ which left many English Catholics disappointed. They had few but strong

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    Gunpowder Essay

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    Since gunpowders accidental discovery in China around 850 C.E.‚ gunpowder has been one of the most influential inventions in history. Intended primarily as medicine and entertainment‚ Chinese scientists quickly realized gunpowders potential for engaging in warfare. “It was a component of flaming arrows and rockets and was used to fire projectiles” (Classroom). The bamboo tubes used to channel the explosive energy of gunpowder to launch a projectile was history first firearms. This new ranged weapon

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