The Romanov Dynasty held the Russian Empire as one of the most powerful European states for over three centuries. In 1917‚ during Nicholas II’s contradictory reign‚ a revolution began that transformed the empire into the first ever communist nation‚ replacing the infamous autocratic rule and introducing the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The Russian people were ruled by an autocratic government since 1613 when the Romanov Dynasty began. The government was run by the Tsar who had unlimited power
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Nicholas II came to the throne during an arduous time in Russian history. It was a combination of factors‚ including his political ineptitude that led to the fall of the Romanov dynasty and eventually cost Nicholas II‚ the Tsarina Alexandra and their five children their lives. Russia was late in modernising‚ partly due to the Tsar?s lack of reforms‚ and was behind Britain‚ France and the United States. Russia was also slow to emerge from feudalism‚ and was undergoing difficulty as industrial and
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The history of the Umayyad dynasty and Schools The Umayyad dynasty‚ started after the death of the fourth caliph. The Umayyad dynasty comes from a long line of members of the Umayyad clan from Quraysh. Mu’awiyya was the first ruler of the Umayyad dynasty and he started an illegitimate kingship. He and his family members claimed to be imams of guidance‚ and the salvation for Muslims. There first downfall was the rule of the third caliph Uthman. He granted himself more power than the other caliphs
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The Romanov dynasty reigned over Russia for three hundred years‚ the rule coming to an end in 1917. Tsar Nicholas the second abdicated from the throne at the end of the February Revolution; his heir‚ Tsesarevich Alexei‚ would never be the Tsar of all the Russias. It was a wonder that Alexei lived as long as he did‚ his death coming not from his hemophilia type B but rather from execution at the hands of the Bolsheviks. Tsarina Alexandra turned to many mystics and holy men in Russia after many doctors
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trade. They can be both internal and external. The empires that I chose as examples are Han dynasty and Mongol empire. Han dynasty‚ which started in 206 BCE and ended in 220 CE‚ was one of the longest of China’s major dynasties. In 202 BCE‚ Emperor Gaozu‚ who is also known as Liu Bang‚ became the first emperor of Han dynasty‚ after defeating the last rebellion against him. He had already been king of Han dynasty since
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Abbasid Dynasties In the rise and spreading of the Islam religion‚ there were many dynasties that were similar and different in their own way. The Umayyad and Abbasid Dynasties can be compared: culturally‚ through religious tolerations and cultural blending; politically‚ through bureaucracy and misuse of government powers; and economically‚ through trade and advancements of technology. Culturally through religious toleration and cultural blending‚ the Umayyad and Abbasid dynasties can be compared
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Was Nicholas solely responsible for the revolution of 1917? The revolution of 1917 was the culmination of a number of factors coming together and causing the volatile mix of reasons to come together and boil over. The people of Russia where fed up with the horrible conditions they had to put up with and decided to do something about it. Some factor I will discuss include the industrialization‚ Nicholas introduced several policies which harmed his countries economic prosperity. One thing that
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The life story of Genghis Khan fascinates because of the significant strides he made in life. Unlike his grandson who inherited power‚ he had to work hard to reach the position of power. While his rise to power was in itself a major achievement‚ his success to unite and organize a formidable force made up of Mongols‚ who were essentially nomads‚ is a reflection of his intellectual acuteness. Even though also acknowledging that his grandson‚ Kublai Khan‚ was also successful in conquering the parts
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(Shihuangdi) in hopes of many successors (McKay‚ 178-179). The Qin state soon fell apart and led to the beginning of the Han Dynasty‚ which managed to take power and keep China unified until 220 C.E. The unification of China affected many parts of politics‚ culture‚ and social life during the Qin and Han Dynasties. After the Qin Dynasty managed to unite all of China‚ the First
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World Civilizations: China I. China in the Classical Period: 1000 b.c.e – 500 c.e. 1. Time Line of Events: 1600-1100 b.c.e- Shang => 1100 b.c.e- Decimals created => 1029 b.c.e-Creation of Zhou Dynasty => 551 b.c.e - Confucius is born => 500 b.c.e. - Editing of 5 classics‚ Laozi (Daoism) => 478 b.c.e. - Death of Confucius => 450 b.c.e. - Development of Calendar => 400 b.c.e. – Crossbow used => 402-201 b.c.e. - Era of Warring State => 275 b.c.e. – Cast Iron Process => 221 b.c.e. - Qin begins
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