Imperial units

In the period of British Imperialism specifically during the latter half (1750 until 1857) there were many areas of disagreement between the Indians and the British due to religious and cultural differences. One major controversy caused by those differences was the practice of Sati/Suttee. As is the case in most cultures, religious views justify actions and morals. When one group of people interact with another group of people with a different cultures or religion, there is bound to be…

its prosperous period during the Tang Dynasty: it became the national religion, and Lao Zi was treated as the Chinese ancestor. For a very long time in Chinese history, Daoism had a significant influence in Chinese art. According to the class notes, Unit 4, in the terms of philosophy aspect, it “taught that the ultimate reality, could not be perceived.” (p. 4 sec. 1.2); and “‘Dao’ means the way, the road, or the path and is the ordering principle of all life, the interface between human life and…

The Roman Provinces’ Relationship to the Roman Economy Background N.S. Gill writes that Rome’s provincial system came into play, following their expansion beyond, as she puts it, “the Italian boot” (para. 1), and referring first to the islands of Sicily in 241 BCE, followed by Sardinia and Corsica in 238 BCE. At the end of the second Punic war (205 BCE), Rome’s next major portfolio “acquisition” was Spain. In all, Gill lists thirty-two Roman colonies. I was curious why she listed a date range…

During WWI, land battles were fought in trenches with guns. Twenty years after WWI, ground war and land battles transformed. It transformed from static trench warfare to very mobile battlefields. The reason for this transformation was the introduction of military vehicles. Artillery vehicles, armored cars, and tanks were the most effective military vehicles of their time. Armored cars were lightly armed and wheeled and often used as command vehicles, though they saw their share of combat.…

collected nursery rhymes and fairy tales. Phillips had a private education at Jesus College, Cambridge. In 1872 Philipps' significant other met with a mishap while riding, which at last prompted softening of the cerebrum. He immediately expected by imperial letters patent the extra surname of Philipps, and took the administration of her Worcestershire property. He enhanced the domains, despite the fact that he soon sold most of them. Phillips spouse kicked the bucket on 25 March 1879, and…

pretty much have bragging rights. Ethnocentric motives for imperial…

Cixi was a charismatic and powerful woman who effectively controlled the Chinese government for 47 years, from 1861 to her death in 1908. Cixi was born on November 29, 1835 and died on November 15, 1908 at the age of 72. Her given name was Yehonala which is her Manchu name originated from the combined name of two tribes, Yeho and Nala. She was born to parents of the middle ranks of Manchu society living in Beijing. Cixi’s father died when she was very young and as an eldest child she felt…

capital city of Ning Hia. After this, it gave no choice but for the Tangut officials to surrender to Khan, ending the revolt against him. Genghis Khan was still not satisfied with the end result of the conquering of the Tanguts, so he ordered the imperial family to all be executed. This therefore ended the Tangut family line. Genghis Khan ended up dying in 1227. We still don’t know what the exact cause of his death was, but some historians think that he may have fallen off of a horse while he…

In this past unit, we’ve studied and discussed the belief systems from the earliest civilizations around the world and up into more recently, ancient Rome. We’ve looked at how Rome took bits and pieces from different areas, such as, the Greek gods and goddesses and made them their own and adding gods from the different religions of the places they seized. Rome eventually embracing Christianity as Ethiopia did, though it wasn’t easy. While watching the 2009 film, Agora, we undoubtedly…

artificial island, which makes Australia feel as though they need to defend themselves better. It is safe to say that, if Australia builds up a big enough military, they will have more influence in their region of the world. Most of the major, modern imperial powers still have influence in their respective regions and worldwide even though their empires have since fallen. However, they need to be aware that there are already major powers at play. When modernizing, places like Britain did not…