The Punic Wars: The Rise And Fall Of The Roman Empire

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The Roman Empire included most of what would now be considered Western Europe (History Learning Site). The empire was conquered by the Roman Army and a Roman way of life was established in these conquered countries (History Learning Site). In a series of three wars, known as the Punic Wars, the Romans eventually defeated the Carthaginians (History Learning Site). Carthage was burned to the ground and all signs of the city were destroyed by the Romans as a sign that the power of the Carthaginians had disappeared forever (History Learning Site).
With Carthage defeated, the Romans became the most powerful Mediterranean state (History Learning Site). The more wealthy and powerful the Romans became, the more able they were to further expand their …show more content…

When Yingzheng was in his reign, he defeated the other six states (Han, Zhao, Wei, Yan, Chu and Qi), from 230 BC to 221 BC. Later the insurgency was led by Xiang Yu and Liu Bang. In 207 BC, Xiang Yu's army defeated the Army of Qin and Liu Bang swept into the capital which finally ended the Qin Dynasty (Travelchinaguide.com).
At the end of the Qin Dynasty in 207 BC, war broke out between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu (Travelchinaguide.com). It was known as the Chu-Han war, and it lasted for four years, ending with the victory of Liu Bang, who later established the Western Han Dynasty (Travelchinaguide.com). To strengthen the unity of the nation to perpetuate the Qin Dynasty, Emperor Qin, which is Liu Bang, carried out many reforms in politics, economy, military affairs, and culture (Travelchinaguide.com).
In politics, he declared himself the Emperor of the state (Travelchinaguide.com). Executive organizations both in the central and local places were systematically reorganized and local counties were restructured (Travelchinaguide.com). In his economy, he standardized weights and measures and he stipulated that the round coin with square hole (Ban Liang Coin) should be the coin used in the country (Travelchinaguide.com). In Addition, he standardized the written character, making the Qinzhuan the standard font …show more content…

Rather, people are now faced with the issue of terrorism which is a global social issue that is getting worse day by day. Terrorists are trying to gain their power to control the world. Just like ISIS, they are trying to control the world by using the way of terrorism. They kill a lot of people and stir up a lot of problem for the society. The first reason is because ISIS wants to revive parts of Islamic scripture written in the early Middle Ages (Jihadica.com). Perhaps those parts reflected mainstream morality then but they’re out of step with today’s mainstream (Jihadica.com). The second ones ISIS wants to terrify the population of middle east to subdue it and just because of the western countries are trying to stop them, and they are also trying to control the western countries (Jihadica.com). The third one is that they want a lot of money by controlling the world (Jihadica.com). And the last is the ISIS want to change the thinking way of the teenager in the world