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    The Hundred Days Analysis

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    “The greatest dangers lie in the allowing of ignorant persons to meddle and talk and argue amongst themselves upon subjects they know not of.” This statement, published in Emperor Guangxu’s second edict during the Hundred Days’ Reform period, ironically summarises one of the major failings of the reform period. Had the Emperor not been swept along by the pace of the reform, but rather realised the crippling incompetence and naivety of the reformers, perhaps the reform would not have been given…

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    The Roaring Dragon Hotel was a three star hotel in the south-west of China. It was a famous enterprise which was owned by the state and 40 years of history. Roaring Dragon Hotel had a good reputation but started fading as there was a change in management to Hotel International. This organization had a good reputation and suitable enough to buyout the management of the Roaring Dragon Hotel. After the takeover, Hotel International took steps and changed the policies both internally and externally…

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    Pantheon Symbols

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    Emperor Hadrian, the ruler during the time the Pantheon was built, contributes to many of the Pantheons aspects. “In the tenth year he lost his father … he immersed himself rather enthusiastically in Greek studies – in fact he was so attracted in this direction…

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    The great Roman Empire was very powerful and grew quite a bit in the long period it existed, spreading over many areas as its influence continued. The main reason that the Roman Empire fell was the lack of loyal military personnel, the absence of an organized government, the monumental size becoming overpowering, and invasions from enemies. The Roman Empire was a large, growing empire that was very powerful. There was loads of entertainment for rich and for poor, and the wealthy had the choice…

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    Zheng He's 7 Voyages

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    Noor Shahin The 7 voyages of Zheng He In 1403, the Yongle Emperor ordered the construction of a massive fleet of ships capable of traveling the Indian Ocean successfully. His political motive for starting these expeditions was so that he could enlist states an imperial tribute system that increased the domestic prestige of the emperor because china considered itself the center of the world. The voyages consisted of 27,000 men aboard 317 ships. In 1405, Chinese imperial fleet set out on its…

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    Romans around the time of Caesar’s rule looked highly towards the past, viewing it as a humble beginning. Believing that they were simply Trojans that searched to find a new place to live. As the Empire grew in size, many different ideals were assimilated into its borders. This caused for there to be little blips of individuality that appear over time, for those who were more stubbornly avoiding what were the norms. An example of this is what Edward Gibbon says in document two, “The introduction…

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    Constantine embarked on a journey for his military career in which he traveled over the Roman Empire from Palestine to Britain, Spain, and Gaul. Before Constantine was emperor the early church was fierce with persecutions by the roman government, but throughout that time the Roman Empire was still growing and spreading. During this time many Christians lost their lives and many important documents were destroyed. He was convinced that he needed a more powerful aid than just his military…

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    “ Neither the Han nor the Roman empire emerged through a sudden, unexpected revolution”. The Han empire was controlled by Shi Huangdi was a chinese monarch who was awed by his advisors by the scale of his success. while there was also the great empire of Rome that was controlled by Octavian who later went under the new name Augustus who like Shi Huangdi became a monarch both had multiple achievements while rule their empires and both used this titles and justified their actions because of their…

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    3 Constantine the Great was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity. Close Panel Some of his accomplishments, according to Health Research Funding, include setting himself apart form the Roman army because of his background; “growing up in a privileged-but-restrained home, which included a fine education, Constantine made his way into the Roman army.” Another achievement would be that he became a Roman emperor where he “brought an end to Christian persecution” (5…

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    Roman Empire is the largest empire in the World. It consist a group of countries or states that controlled by one ruler or government. The example of the countries are Portugal, Spain, Italy, England, France, Turkey, Germany, Belgium, Egypt, Greece, Saudi Arabia, Israel and others. The golden age of Roman Empire was reflected in the growth of tourism. There are some factors that encouraged the growth of tourism under Roman Empire. The first factor is economic factor. Economic factor is…

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