Ottoman Dynasty

The Safavid dynasty started under Shah Ismail. Under his power the Safavid’s took over the majority of Iraq and Iran making it a new Persian state. The Safavid’s reached their highest point of achievement under ruler Shah Abba who was the son of the previous ruler Shah Ismail. Under Shah Abba the Safavid’s went after the Ottomans to get back lost land. the ottomans were a threat to the Safavid’s. When ruler Abba died, traditional religious belief’s increased woman had to give up their freedom…

importance began to diminish around the eighteenth century. In 1722, the fall of the Safavid Empire occurred and under the rule of Sultan Husayn, the Persian state suffered long term economic deterioration. It wasn’t until Nadir Shah of the Afsharid dynasty took power that political unity was restored, and for the first last time Persia’s borders were extended. However soon after this period, began the state’s decline, which led to the contraction of Persian around the Middle East and Asia. The…

All throughout the existence of humans there have been some sort of order established between each other. There are leaders & followers and that has always been the bases of society. Royalty, Kings, Queens, Presidents, Political Figures, are seen at the head of the wolf pack while regular citizens, peasants, soldiers, etc. have been the establishment of all those great civilizations, the heart and soul with someone leading them into a direction. Whether it may benefit or destroy them. Now in the…

increasing but food supply was not. People were discouraged so they turned to opium for relief. The Chinese began to rebel against the Qing Dynasty. The Chinese wanted peace and for poverty to become abolished, so the people started the Taiping Rebellion, which was led by Hong Xiuquan. Hong Xiuquan and his army successfully rebelled against the Qing Dynasty. The Qing Imperial troops and British and French forces attacked the Taiping. After this the Taiping government was brought down by these…

From the 12th to 20th centuries, the Ottoman, Mughal, and Qing empires conquered and dominated Asia Minor, the Balkans, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, and China. During the height of their power, they faced many challenges that they had to overcome in order to rule their people successfully. The Ottomans, who were Muslim, had to deal with the Jews, Christians, and other non-Muslims in the empire. They also had to deal with the Mongols as the Ottomans moved in tribal groups from the…

could either build or destroy an empire; in which Egypt experienced both. Egypt tremendously influenced the Chinese way of leadership in relation to the rise and fall type of dynasty. In early Egypt the rule was hereditary until the dynasty collapsed and a new dynasty came into power. Typically the first ruler of the dynasty had higher qualities of virtue, leadership, and good since of control and diplomacy. However, the following kings, who were either sons or grandsons, had corrupt and lazy…

Question 1: Many sultans initiated military reforms in the Ottoman Empire through military from the 18th century to the 20th century. As a result, some of them forced to leave the throne or were assassinated. Mahmud II learned from the mistakes of his predecessor, Selim II. For example, he developed an elite army to defeat the Janissary forces that have once been the dominant force in the Ottoman Empire. After getting rid of the Janissaries, Mahmud II began creating diplomatic divisions within…

fallacies of times before and contemporary society sheds light on why great nations fail. In the scholarly setting, students study the legends of ancient times. The ancient greats from the Greeks to Chinese shaped our times culturally, but these dynasties have the opportunity…

I selected the Power Figure (Nkisi Nkondi) from The Brooklyn Museum’s Collections: Art of Africa. It was difficult to narrow the choice to only one. Each piece had so many eye catching elements. Each piece had its own story to tell and teach us about its history. The Nkisi Nkondi demanded my attention by the aggressive stature and glaring eyes. To fully appreciate this piece we need to learn its history. The Power Figure also known as Nkisi (in-KEE-see) Nkondi (in-CON-dee) came from the Kongo…

technical complexity of some of the most stunning terra-cotta and copper cast sculptures to ever be constructed. Chapter four serves as an analysis of the various body and facial marking seen in different figurines and their relation to different dynasties and their excavated…