The early Islamic empire expanded using three methods. These methods included military conquest, political means, and financial incentives. First, the Islamic empire expanded through military force. According to the document A: battle of Yarmuck, the battle was fierce and bloody. 24,000 Muslims took part and 70,000 Greeks were put to death.
The Great Wall was made by the Qin and Han dynasty's to keep out invaders and other enemies. The benefits did outweigh the cost because it kept your city protected, it was harder for invaders to attack. They also put troops in the frontier areas of the Wall to increase the security level. According to document A it states that "the government will construct walled cities, well protected by high walls, deep moats, catapults, and thorns." This shows that the Qin and Han wanted to make it harder for the mongols to attack and that china wanted to be prepared for when other dangerous situations happen.
Cuneiform was a system of writing created in Mesopotamia around 3,000 BCE. Scribes used a reed to make “wedge shaped” indentations on a clay tablet. Cuneiform started as way of keeping track of business transactions but was later used to create alphabets for the languages spoken in Ancient Mesopotamia. The Code of Hammurabi (discussed later) was written in cuneiform.
The most important factors that allowed the Persian empire to become great are their economy and their military. Document Three talks about how Persia built elaborate imperial centers, using art and architecture to demonstrate power. The building of imperial centers helped strengthen the empire by being central hubs. They allowed Persia to control the far reaches of their Empire. Military, Trading routes, and Communications were all aided by the imperial centers.
Ashoka was the cofounder of buddhism and made a big religion After Ashoka destroyed Kalinga Ashoka felt a feeling and so he went seeking for a teacher. To help him and while serching he see a buddhist a monk to the monk told him to sit under the bodi tree and then Ashoka did and had enlightment and then became a buddha. When he returned he had changed Many things about himself he would go to poor and then give them riches and he rejected violence. And would go to other kingdoms and give them advice to their king on how to make it a better place.
Ashoka was an amazing ruler, with a light and a dark side. Ashoka ruled the Mauryan Empire 2,000 years ago, from 268 BCE to 232 BCE. Ashoka’s spiritual transformation began after they conquered and added Kalinga to their empire, and he felt remorse and quit violence (BGE). Asoka: ruthless conqueror or enlightened ruler? Ashoka was an enlightened ruler because of the way he cared for his people, and for his fair edicts.
According to source F, the Royal Road “is said that there are as many horses and men posted at periods of time (or space) as there are days required for the whole trip, so that one horse and one man are assigned to each day. And neither snow nor rain nor heat nor dark of night keeps them from completing their selected course as quickly as possible.” The Royal Road was one of the biggest infrastructures that helped Persia, spanning over 330 miles from Lydia to Phrygia (Source F). This big road had many rest stops for the horses to make the travel faster and more efficient. Darius’s Canal was a narrow waterway that allowed ships to travel directly from the Nile River to Persia, since this is closely related to the Suez Canal, this is considered an engineering feat.
Roads made travel faster because softer and less rugged pathways made using horses,
Empires grew rapidly across the Afro-Eurasian region from around 700 BCE to 200 BCE. Some of the most notable empires from that time were the Persians, Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, and the Qin and Mauryan Dynasties. One of the most impactful and efficient ways that empires could successfully expand was through a powerful military. However, a strong military was not the only attribute that led to imperial growth and was not the most influential part of the empire’s expansion.
People were affected by the new ideas that emerged throughout the Renaissance in both positive and harmful ways, these ideas eventually sparked the Protestant Reformation. Renaissance Europe was the rebirth of classical ideas from Greece and Rome. Historians have identified that the main sources of the European Renaissance beginning were the emergence of humanism, different artistic and technological innovations, and the impacts of conflict and death. The enduring issue that is most prevalent during the Renaissance period is Acceptance or Opposition to new ideas. Acceptance or Opposition to new ideas means new ideas can come into conflict with traditional ideas, the spreading of new ideas can be beneficial or harmful depending on many factors.
Document 6, written by a high official of Rome, emphasizes the brilliance it took a man to construct roads that had “grace and beauty” (Doc 6). This document summarizes how the Romans viewed technology like roads with practical uses, but they cared more about the beautiful architecture of it and how it enhanced the character of Rome. Another piece technology that the Romans valued was the aqueducts as shown by document 8. A Roman general, governor, and water commissioner reports the use of their aqueducts and marvels in the water production compared to other civilizations. The Romans are rarely interested in the improvement of technology unless it benefits and brings pleasure to the entire society, or mainly the upper class.
In 1939, Reza Shah’s unveiling declaration sparked a worldwide debate as to what the veil actually symbolizes. Ever since the beginning of Islam, women throughout the Islamic world have had to adopt the hijab as part of their cultural and religious attire due to various interpretations of the Islamic dress code. In addition, the Koran emphasizes purity in the name of Islam by asking both men and women to be modest when it comes to the way they dress. Furthermore, in his efforts to modernize Iran, Reza Shah failed to satisfy the needs of his people, as he gave women no say in what they could and could not wear in public. This eventually resulted in the division of Iranian women, as there were those who favored the Islamic tradition, and those who supported the regime and its adoption of Western values.
The definition of abortion is the termination of a pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy. A woman who decides to have an abortion, may have many different and personal reasons to have one. Abortion is a big controversy on whether it should be legal or not. One side, Pro-Life, believes abortion should be illegal because it is a crime of not giving a child a well-deserved life. Since a baby is said to be a God’s gift often, people think it is going against God by doing this.
Roads allowed Christians spread the Gospel to other areas safely. Traveling was relatively easy, but slow. A well known prophet in this time, who took advantage of the roads and sailing routes is Paul. Paul's hometown was Rome, but because of these routes that were safe to travel, he had many expeditions, the farthest of which lead to Jerusalem, which is approximately 1434 miles (or about 2308 km). Paul and many other prophets were able to spread the Gospel, which lead to the increase of Christians in the Roman Empire.
Being a female minority with a high grade point average, I knew that by attending college, I’d be given an opportunity to change the way female Hispanics are portrayed. We are often look down upon for being amongst the least educated group in the U.S. Women in general face many challenges in their education, and when additional characteristics such as ethnic differences are included, the challenges increase. I want to attend and excel in college to show that Hispanic women are capable of furthering their education. I want to contribute to making a new portrayal for female Hispanic students.
