Jeroboam II

By the early 18th century, the Ottoman Empire which ruled the Middle East began to decline. While the Western European states were not necessarily superior at this point, they were transforming. Western Europeans were able to transform their society from an agricultural one to a technology and industry based one. This momentum spread from industry, to military and intellectual fields. This rapid change, known as the Great Western Transmutation, made it nearly impossible for competing nations

was the siege of Constantinople (New Rome), the capital of the Byzantine Empire which took place in 1453. The siege was led by the seventh sultan of the Ottoman Empire, the 21-year-old Mehmed the Conqueror, ruler of the Ottoman Turks, Sultan Mehmed II and his invading army who defeated an army that was commanded by Constantine XI Palaiologos. Consequently, the defeat of Constantinople on 6 April 1453, led to a 53-day siege. This event marked the fall and the end of the Roman Empire, a sovereign state

Queen Maatkare Hatshepsut, Pharaoh of Egypt during the 18th dynasty, from 1473 BC to 1458 BC, was one of only a handful of female rulers of ancient Egypt. Her story is unique in Egyptian history, and reigned longer than any other female pharaoh. Thutmose I, had many wives, and many children. However, Hatshepsut was the daughter and only child of Thutmose I and his primary wife Ahmose. Hatshepsut, was favored by her parents over her brothers. She was beautiful, smart, and had a charismatic personality

Current pop culture has been influenced by great works of literary merit for as long as we can remember. Ozymandias, being the astounding poem it is, evidently had a lot to give to producers, writers, and musicians hundreds of years after its release. Percy Shelley produced various ideas to take from the poem; from whom the poem was about to when the poem was written. Each influenced piece of pop culture uses Ozymandias in completely different ways; making Ozymandias an incredibly versatile poem

Ancient Egypt was a civilization because they have some of the seven indicators of civilization. In Ancient Egypt there was government because the Pharaoh was the supreme leader over everybody so, then he was the most powerful person in Egypt. Egypt was too big for one Pharaoh so he couldn’t run the government all by himself so then he had had a hierarchy of rulers and leaders, and they would run different aspects of the government. The government had laws because of the common sense of right

Entry One: In order for you to understand my current situation and life, it is imperative you know the backstory. Though far from glamorous, my past has greatly shaped the woman and leader I am today. Born to a peasant mother and bear-trainer father in Constantinople, my opportunities were limited. Advancing in social class was not an option in this “human jungle” and my family’s main goal was survival. Once my father died, it became my older sister’s and my responsibility to provide for our

Psycho is a 1960 American film directed by Alfred Hitchock. The screenplay of the movie written by Joseph Stefano was inspired by the novel of the same name by Robert Bloch on the year 1959. This film is categorized into the horror-thriller genre of film. The starring was Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates, Janet Leigh as Marion Crane, Vera Miles as Lila Crane and John Gravin as San Loomis. This film is a black and white film and the lighting is more towards dim effect which terrified the audience

Before the acquisition, RBS understood that ABN AMRO would receive approval for its IRB models. But after acquisition ABN AMRO’s progress towards IRB approval raised questions about how RBS, would be able to comply with Basel II at the consolidated level so, ABN AMRO withdraw its application and did not receive approval. ABN AMRO and DNB agreed that ABN AMRO would continue to report capital on the basis of Basel I which included minimum ratio of 9% for tier 1 and for total

No luck she never had the chance to be happy. Aeldra couldn't handle it anymore. She was all by herself growing up in a destroyed, impoverished cabin surviving more than living, always begging for food on the street and never had anyone to be with except her parents everyday in her dreams.Her horrible life story started when she was only a three month baby when her father Deniz died on a trip in the sea, and a nine year old little girl when her mother Bora was killed in a hurricane. Destiny or maybe

While artistic and historical license has been taken, the setting is an element of the movie that is true to the essence of the Bible, faithfully representing the dry and barren landscape of Egypt, while the impression of it’s geography has been altered. Although the Dreamworks animation, ‘The Prince of Egypt’ depicts the setting accurately, the animators of the film have changed certain aspects of the movie to create interest and relatability. The first difference in the setting of the book of Exodus