Emperor Antoku

history is on the succession of dynasties that ruled it over a period of time until around 1912 when Republic of china was formed before rising to the current People’s Republic of China was formed in 1949. In China, a dynasty was made up of Kings or emperors that came from the same family. They ruled in succession where a king could be inherited by his son or his immediate relatives. Although china’s history is majorly regarded on the basis of dynastic ruling, other small kingdoms were established that

and the more earthly passions of malice and ambition kindled the flame of theological discord; the church, and even the state, were distracted by religious factions, whose conflicts were sometimes bloody, and always implacable; the attention of the emperors was diverted from camps to synods; the Roman world was oppressed by a new species of tyranny; and the persecuted sects became the secret enemies of their country” (Gibbon Ch. 38). These religious factions were distracting the rulers of the Empire

art have always gone hand in hand in China. Be it the terracotta army of the first emperor of China (late 3rd BCE) or the propaganda posters during the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), art has been an important tool for the Chinese rulers to pursue their political agendas to reach the common man. The interaction between art and politics was perhaps at its peak during the Qing period (1644-1911). The Qianlong emperor (乾隆, r. 1735 – 1799) is considered to be the forerunner of the project of “militarization

imperator sciurus Common Name: Squirrel Tamarin Range Distribution: The Saguinus imperator sciurus is a recently found subspecies of the emperor tamarin, which is a New World monkey. It has only been seen in the temperate climate forests at higher altitude (8200-11500 inches) in the southern section of Andes in Argentina. Physical features: Like emperor tamarin, the Saguinus imperator sciurus is a small primate, but the Saguinus imperator sciurus is slightly larger. An adult Saguinus imperator

As a political tactic, rulers often portray themselves in a certain way in order to stabilize their reign and rule more effectively. Some take the approach of uniqueness by setting themselves apart from their subject population while others take the approach of sameness by emphasizing the similarities in which they share with the people. Not exclusively limited to apartness or sameness, some rulers have shown to employ a mix of both ruling styles. It is these versatile rulers who have experienced

2005, p. 142). Kotter and Rathgeber, collaborated in writing the tale to illustrate to readers an eight step process to follow in order to successfully utilize change with great results. Novel summary The fable begins by introducing a colony of emperor penguins living on an iceberg in the frozen Antarctic. Due to the colony having lived on the iceberg for many years, and the iceberg having been there for years longer, the entire colony believed the

Courage and Christianity Christianity is one of the worlds most recognizable religions today. With every major religion, a struggle has to be overcome in order to be successful. Over a period of hundreds of years, Christianity spread through the Roman empire. The spreading of Christianity was not an easy task but a terrifying task that took the brave to conquer. Although several powerful rulers were important in spreading Christianity in Ancient Rome, it would not have taken root if not for its

marriage, so Constantine’s father left Helena to marry the stepdaughter of Maximian, the Western Roman emperor. After sometime Constantine’s father was elevated to deputy emperor under Maximian in 293. Constantine was getting used to being successful. After his promotion, Constantine had a little bit drama in his life. Right after that, he was sent to the court of Diocletian, to the eastern Roman Emperor-an opportunity not found so easily. There, Constantine received an extensive education, its most important

The Old Summer Palace, known in Chinese as Yuanming Yuan. Emperor Kangxi named the garden as "Old Summer Palace". The first “yuan” means round, which hints the hoping to be a perfect person that like a round, without a gap. "Ming" imply the wish that to govern the dynasty and politic bright and clear. It was originally called the Imperial Gardens and located in western suburbs of Beijing China. I will introduce this famous Chinese great art because it described by Victor Hugo as “dazzling cavern

Meray Aslan 2/16/2017 The last emperor of Germany and king of Prussia still stirs up many different opinions is Kaiser II. He was a strong and effective leader through his discipline, self-assurance and nationalism, whose sole passion is to make their country the best it could be. Kaiser Wilhelm II was born on January 27, 1859 to Prince Frederick of Prussia and princess Victoria of the United Kingdom. Prince Fredrick then fell ill and died after just 99 days of his reign and Wilhelm II