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    The Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires all contributed to create what is known as the Age of Gunpowder Empires between 1450-1800 (Islamic Empires). Although these empires were thought to be extremely different, the vast amount of similarities within their actions and methods proved to be almost identical. These empires focused their power on military and used new technological advances with firearms; this included the cannon and small arms. The Empires even took it upon themselves to develop a

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    Empires of the fifteenth and eighteenth century like spanning from Egypt, Iran, and Gujarat are covered under the denomination of “Gunpowder Empires” or Islamic empires. According to Traditions and Encounters, “The creation of these durable and powerful political entities brought to an end a century and a half of Muslim political disunity.”(Pg. 610) Giving a look to this quote, the government administration derived a chain of events that abolished more than a century of political disunity. The “Gunpowder

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    Introduction: - At the end of Louis the sixteenth’s rein, Napoleon had to correct all of the problems that Louis sixteenth started. The French Revolution was an extremely marvelous event that changed France forever. The French revolution started as a liberal revolution but power shifted and it was not long until Robespierre and his fellow comrades the Jacobins were in control of France. It was not long until the public rebelled against Robespierre and the Jacobins and many people found their heads

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    Condemnation of Imperialism in Heart of Darkness      Though Conrad did not learn English until he was twenty-one, he still mastered the language and artfully uses it in Heart of Darkness. One sentence of his is particularly striking, as it sums up the views that he condemns throughout the novella. The accountant, one of the first imperialists Marlow meets, says to him, "When one has got to make correct entries, one comes to hate these savages-hate them to the death"(Conrad). This sentence

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    Both the Ottoman and the Mungal empires were not only among the most successful empires but also the greatest empires which have been highly esteemed in the history. The two empires had various military similarities despite the fact that there were many differences which existed. Both of the empires had gone through times of growth as well as prosperity. Despite the fact that Ottoman and Mungal Empire never forced conversions into Islam, the Ottoman Empire was heavily relying on the tough military

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    is it a common act and why is it predominantly found in western culture? The textbook definition states imperialism as “the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies” (“Imperialism”). In short, imperialism is the act of an empire governing a foreign territory. George Orwell visualizes this act for us in the short story of Shooting an Elephant. Throughout the story, the reader follows through the eyes

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    from their alliance for self-protection against the Russian. While the Russian army was getting strong the Ottoman Empire was beginning to crumble so they sent out letters for assistance from the United States along with other regions. Many soldiers were dying from being shot, diseases, or infections from wounds. The Ottoman Empire needed all the help they could get if the Ottoman Empire was determined to win the war. Finally understanding why Josh was selected to go, I got in front of him and tightly

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    Throughout history there has been times when empire building and expansion were very popular. During the Early Modern Era, from 1450-1750, this occurred a lot. The European, Russian, Chinese, Mughal and, Ottoman empires were all being built around the same time. An empire is a group of states or countries under one supreme ruler. When the empire is divided by an ocean or has part of it distant from the other, the part away from the mainland is known as a colony and the homeland is the Mother Country

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    Our group devised a solution that would make sure the empire wouldn't decline as it did in history. We realized that the Aksum Empire's decline was a domino effect from it's one main cause: Deforestation ​A factor in the decline of the Aksum empire was deforestation. Deforestation was caused by their need for large amounts of timber to create charcoal. They needed charcoal to produce iron tools and weapons. At first, the empire had a myriad of timber which allowed them to grow and thrive. When they

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    About Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte is one of the most written-about figures in history, yet "it is impossible to say what Napoleon might have done. People even have different opinions about what he actually did do"[1]. Napoleon was a powerful and influential leader from his moments in the French civil war to his years as a political leader. His accomplishments are many, and his position as one of the great leaders of the ancient world is questionable because

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