Colossus of Rhodes

The Great fire of Rome was a devastating fire that began on the night, between the 18th and 19th of July in 64 AD. The fire lasted for 6 days and died down but reignited again for 3 days. This event is significant to the classical world, as 3 districts were entirely destroyed, 7 suffered serious damage and only 4 districts survived, only after 10 years since Nero became Emperor of Rome. At least two-thirds of the city was ruined. Following the fire, a rebuilding programme was led by Nero, such…

a. bureaucracy. b. shoguns.* c. emperor. d. peasantry. e. merchants. 29. Who demanded that Japan open its ports for refueling and trade? a. Robert Clive, famous British fighter in India b. Matthew Perry of the United States Navy* c. Cecil Rhodes, rich already from South African diamond mines d. Tsar Nicholas, ambitious ruler of Russia e. Benjamin Disraeli, British politician 30. Leaders of Meiji Japan planned to remain free from Western imperialism by a. negotiating with Western…