Songhai Empire

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…

In 1917, two revolutions happened that would change the future of Russia forever. In March, the strikes, and rebellion has caused the abdication of the Tsar Nicholas II, and the Provisional Government coming to power, and in October, the Bolsheviks had gained power to overtake the Provisional Government, and be the sole rulers of Russia. 1. March Revolution From 1894 to 1917, Russia was ruled by Nicholas II, the last Tsar of Russia. During time of innovation, Russia was still clinging…

Journey’s End is set in 1918 in France when the German army was preparing a massive attack against the allies once again and is also set in the British Trenches in the days before the Battle of Saint-Quentin during the First World War – It is against this threatening backdrop that the play opens. The play is based on Sherriff’s real-world war experience – R.C. Sherriff was an officer in the East Surrey Regiment and was wounded in the battle of Passchendaele in 1917. Journey’s End only takes…

My hometown is a wonderful country Kazakhstan, which is well known for its eventful history, distinctive culture and unique nature. Kazakhstan is the world’s largest landlocked country and the ninth largest in the world. Kazakhstan is the country, which has never attacked or tried to conquer foreign lands, however, other khanates attempted to gain our lands several times. Thousands of people struggled for freedom of our motherland, and many people died for the homeland’s futurity. During tsarist…