START I

Decent Essays
Improved Essays
Superior Essays
Great Essays
Brilliant Essays
    Page 40 of 50 - About 500 Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Kamehameha was a great leader because, he was the first Hawaiian to unify all 8 Hawaiian Islands. As Kalani’opu’u’s nephew he wa as well trained not by Kalani’opu’u, but by Kekuhaupi’o(1). He was strong, fierce, and unstoppable at the time. One example is, he was the only person to unify all 8 Islands, also he, was an effective leader because he was able to kill almost every ali’i. This is part of why Kamehameha was the greatest leader in Hawaiian history. He was an effective leader, because he…

    • 492 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The Great King Kamehameha A leader is successful by making laws to keep peace, and take care of their people. King Kamehameha was kind, and respectful. Kamehameha was kind and caring to his people. He was an effective and successful leader. Evidence can be found for this in Hawaii's Royal History by Helen Wong and Ann Rayson, and History of the Hawaiian Kingdom by Norris Potter, and Lawrence Kasdan. King Kamehameha was both an effective and successful leader because he changed his kingdom…

    • 638 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Kamehameha was never expected to rule any of the islands, nor was the next designated heir for the chief’s place. A Long time ago before Kamehameha was born, Hawaiians arrived at the Hawaiian islands, establishing villages and kapu’s. The Hawaiians accustomed to their new home, learning about its land and agriculture, such as taro, potatoes, and how to fish for seafood. They learned how to maintain their sources by placing laws on the number of food caught or harvested. Kamehameha was then born…

    • 507 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    From my experience, I selected the object by my side, the studio at the landscape architecture building. The images are shown bellow, the first image is an empty Starbucks cap and the second image is the flower cap. In this semester, I noticed an empty Starbucks cap on the studio table, at Landscape Architecture building, no one threw it away and left on the table for a period. Last week, an idea jumped onto my mind that making the empty waste cap in beauty…

    • 576 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Dier-El Bahri

    • 1701 Words
    • 7 Pages

    Hatshepsut's reign was marked by a period of peace and internal development. The pharaoh established a thriving art scene, pursued innovative architectural projects with the help of esteemed eighteenth dynasty architect Senenmut, and facilitated successful foreign trade expeditions (Britannica). One of Hatshepsut's greatest achievements during her rule was the construction of her mortuary temple Deir-el Bahri, located in Thebes. At the time, Deir-el Bahri was an architectural novelty. The…

    • 1701 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Discuss the rise and consolidation of the Ottoman dynasty in the 14th and 15th centuries. Why is 1453 considered to be a critical year in many narratives of the empire? The Ottoman Empire is considered as one of the largest and long-lasting empires in our human history. The empire is said to have spanned more than six hundred years, which subsequently ended in 1922, with the eventual rise of the Turkish Republic along with its several states in the Southeastern Europe and the Middle East. In…

    • 560 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The Roman Empire in the Middle Ages is predominantly known for its religious reforms and impact on the history of the religious community as a whole. However most of the standards and ideals that are so strongly relied upon from this era descend from the earlier pre-christian Roman Empire. One of the first major initiatives in the religious aspect of the Roman Empire is the signing of the Edict of Milan by Emperor Constantine the Great in the West and Licinius Augustus in the East. The Edict of…

    • 836 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    shows only upper-class people would usually have them. With more and more trade Constantinople was getting more and more population which meant that the Byzantine Empire had to expand its borders and conquer territory. During the reign of Justinian I the empire started to expand and conquered territory that the Roman Empire had lost. Even though the Byzantine Empire was an expansion of Roman Empire their grand strategies were significantly different. The Byzantines realized that they could not…

    • 923 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    is over.” I pranced my way to the middle of the floor and took my starting position. The generic routine music started off slow, but quickly picked up. It was the first meet of the season. The previous year I placed second at the Idaho State Championship, with the difference between first and second being an additional step. Although I was one level higher and had tougher competition, I was determined that this was my year to take the first place trophy. If that was going to be true, I had to…

    • 2007 Words
    • 9 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    This was crucial for religions because it created a universal toleration by which Christians and others were permitted to worship freely. Christians were given back land that was confiscated and were allowed to build churches. Walson in “Constatine I” writes that emperor Constantine, “While he tolerated certain pagan religious practices, pagan sacrifices were forbidden, temple treasures seized, gladiatorial contests ended, crucifixions were abolished, and laws were enacted against sexual…

    • 1041 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Page 1 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 50