Seleucid Empire

Catholic Loyalty Essay by Cian Montague, 14470288 (Ivar McGrath’s class) I do agree that the question of Catholic loyalty to the state was the key question in Ireland in the 1750s and 1760s. This had been an issue for some time, but now it seemed that the avenues to change had been opened. In 1756 Britain went to war with France and what was to be the Seven Years’ War gave rise to a pressing need for troops. Many leading Catholics saw this as an opportunity to negotiate the repeal of the Penal…

‘Crusade’ is a non-medieval Franco-Spanish hybrid that has been considered synonymous to the pursuit of a good cause. The Crusades were a series of on and off religious wars fought between the years from 1096 to 1487 under the authority of various Popes. The Crusades were basically fought for the recovery of the Holy Land. They were ordered by Pope Urban II in 1095, and within months the first Europeans had arrived in the Middle East to rid the Holy Land of Muslims. One story particularly…

Roman Religion 1. Romans were monotheistic 2. They were very tolerant of other Religions< even adopting some of their Gods/Goddesses B. Judaism in the Empire 1. By 6 A.D Judaea was placed under the direction of an official (procurator) 2. There was a Jewish revolt in 66 A.D 3. But they were crushed by the Romans 4 years later 4. The temple…

The American Revolution was a war fought between 1765 and 1783. The war was fought between the thirteen original colonies and Great Britain. The thirteen original colonies were tired of being under the British crown and decided to revolt against Great Britain. The colonies wanted to be independent, while Great Britain wanted the colonies to stay loyal to the crown. This dispute then lead to a war that caused the thirteen British colonies to become the United States of America. Taxes that Britain…

In ancient Roman, people invented a lot of magnificent feats and the ancient Roman aqueduct was one of them. The aqueduct mainly had two floors, connected by arches. The top floor was responsible for transporting water from one place to others by using fully closed canal. While, the lower level acts as supporting parts or pavement, assisting people pass across the river. Aqueduct are made up of stones, granite, without any concrete or other binding agent. Paragraph 2 In the fourth century BC,…

Egypt and Modernization Modernization in Egypt was a little different than in many other civilizations. Egypt wasn’t its own nation, but rather, it was a part of the Ottoman Empire, ruled by the Sultan of Istanbul. The rise of Egypt’s modernization began with the firman, or decree, of Albanian Muhammad Ali as Pasha of Egypt. (Thompson, p.224) He made many changes to Egypt that would progress their modernization, such as creating a vaccination program, building hospitals and schools, including…

Japan's Tokugawa, or Edo, period existed from 1603 to 1868, until it underwent many rapid key developments, transforming the traditional Japanese government, society, and culture into the modern Meiji Restoration of 1868. The Meiji Restoration overturned the long-reigning Tokugawa shoguns and pushed Japan into a modern era. During the Tokugawa period there were many blossoming developments that prompted the modernisation of Japan to take place such as the decline of the Bakufu (military…

After Meiji Restoration, Japan had almost completed its modernization stage. During its modernism period, the flourish of mass media brought various doctrines and ideologies into Japanese people minds namely Capitalism, Marxism, and Militarism. Compared with the literature written in Meiji Restoration era, the ideology of Success Advancement now was not main focusing point as before. In my opinion, the reason is that after Meiji Restoration, Japanese people gained the confidence on their rapid…

The crusades were a series of religious wars. They took place in the medieval period from 1095 to 1291. The first crusade was the first attempt to take over the Holy land, it was ordered by Pope Urban II. After that, a total of nine crusades took place. There were an array of people who travelled to the Holy Land crusades including peasants’ knights and second sons. Although the crusades failed to capture the Holy land, they had several impacts on Western Europe. One of the changes was cultural.…

Timeline of 10 Key Dates A. 5th Century - Greek Golden Age B. 323 BCE - Alexander the Great C. 321 BCE - Mauryan Empire in India begins D. 221 BCE - Qin unified China E. 32 CE - Beginnings of Christianity F. 220 CE - End of the Han Dynasty G. 333 CE - Roman Capital moves to Constantinople H. 350 CE - Kingdom of Kush falls I . 476 CE - Fall of the Roman Empire. J. 500 CE - Gupta Empire collapses after the Hun invasions II. Top 10 Individuals or Groups A. Ashoka - Mauryan Emperor that aided…