The Emperor

Emperor penguins are the only animal that stay in Antarctica during winter not only can they survive the most awful weather conditions on earth they walk a long distance to return to their birthplace to mate and produce offspring on the open ice. In early June once the females have laid her egg they carefully transfer the egg from on their feet to the father’s feet. The couple have to be very careful because if the egg stay on the ice for too long the chick inside will die. The mother penguins…

Roman Empire fluctuated throughout the time period because of some events in the empire and actions of individual emperors. The conflict between Christianity and Empire was inevitable, but it wasnot on the level that the government should persecuted the Christians. The reasons that there were conflict and persecution were mostly related with political climate, dispostion of each emperor and differences of Chrisitanity from local religions. In the Roman Empire the religion was headmost and…

central Asia, and briefly re-conquered Vietnam under the Ming emperors. Ming rulers ran an effective government, using a centralized bureaucracy staffed by officials who had taken the civil service examination Ming emperor set up a nationwide school system They completed the grand canal, on which grain was shipped South to North in china. The economy flourished The Sui Dynasty (581-618 CE) was a brief one with only two reigning emperors but it managed to unify China following the split of the…

of the Western Roman Empire. Many of Rome’s emperors were greedy, cruel, and lacked the skills needed to rule an empire. In addition, multiple emperors were mentally unstable. An outstanding example of an emperor with these traits is Nero. Nero burned down much of the heart of Rome, in order to make a palace to attest to his riches and honor himself. He also thought of himself much like a god and killed his own mother. A large number of Rome’s emperors were assassinated by their own Praetorian…

When one characterizes God as hidden, it refers to the the unclear nature of God’s existence. Robert McKim tells a story about “The Hidden Emperor” that is analogous to the common traditions of theist Gods. That God is an omnipotent being who requires trust and obedience in exchange for protection in ordinary means and the afterlife. The lack of empirical evidence for God’s existence is explained by that God chooses to be hidden and reveal himself only indirectly. In McKim’s story, there is an…

The last Mongolian emperor had become extremely corrupt, so the Chinese fought back. In one of his decrees, Zhu Yuanzhang mentions that “During the final years of the Yuan dynasty, there were many...who did not treasure their sons and daughters, but prized jade and silk.” This…

born into a Muslim family in China, with the original name, Ma He. Later in his life, Zheng He became a loyal servant and friend of Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty. The emperor, impressed and appreciative of He’s accomplishments and loyalty, gave Ma He the surname Zheng along with military power. In 1405, Zheng He conducted the first of seven voyages on behalf of Emperor Yongle. China wanted to show the world its power and become richer, and going on these voyages was a way to do that.…

It is sufficed to say that without the influence of the Roman Empire, Christianity would not have become the most influential religion in the world. It is however; also true that prior to becoming the official religion of the Roman Empire through Emperor Constantine in AD 303, Christianity was a persecuted religion. Various Christians were slaughtered because of their “treasonous” actions against Roman Empire. These persecutions were often glorified events performed as a deterrent to the pagan…

Tiberius and Tacitus’ Views on an Emperor Tiberius, the heir to the empire of August, was among the first Emperors of Rome was the focus of the first several book in the Annals. As a staunch supporter of the old Republican government it is logical to assume that Tacitus was not fond of the ushers of the imperial era would be an understatement, however it Tiberius was particularly distasteful to his pallet. To Tacitus the rule of Tiberius was the rule of a tyrant and poor example of a Roman.…

The beginning of the dark ages began with the start of the fall of the Roman Empire when the Visigoths which was led by Alaric, took down the walls of Rome and in the process of over taking the capital of the Roman Empire. The Visigoths marched through the city burned down homes, killing many people and destroying whatever was in their path without a care, leaving destruction wherever they went. The invasion of the Roman Empire lasted for a whole three days. This was the first time the walls of…