The Invaders

established a dynamic kingdom as a centralized form of government; his successors, Samudra Gupta and Chandra Gupta II, had made the Magadhan the capital of their large empire. Unfortunately, by the time of its collapse, political authority devolved to invaders, local allies, and independent regional power brokers, decentralizing the government. Similar to what happened in the Mediterranean area after the fall of the Roman Empire, several states organized large regional kingdoms and tried to…

taken from them. Then later readers see the further deterioration of Tonder’s sanity: “A little note of hysteria crept into Tonder’s laughter. He said, ‘Conquered and we’re afraid; conquered and we’re surrounded,” said Tonder (Steinbeck 68). The invaders came in with the delusional dream that they would conquer the town and everyone would love them. Because of their community, they are in and the orders they are required to follow they are not able to be sane. When the balance between community…

society the Mycenaean were not able to fix, creating a domino effect on their economics, as they were not able to trade weakening the civilization. Another theory according to Greek legends is that half civilized Dorian invaders from the north replaced the Mycenaean. These invaders spoke a different Greek dialect and were a new wave of Greek migration. Having that said all this information and theories may very well be the exact reason of the Mycenaean extinction. Even though nothing has been…

The Renaissance brought out the inspiration for the humanist scholars to pursue new ideals of thinking through their time in the arts, philosophy of the human nature, and expansion of education throughout the cities. Pursuers of greater knowledge sought to establish an identity amongst the people of their, hopefully, securing them in the roots of history books and translations worldwide. Painters of the Renaissance like Leonardo Da Vinci, developed a visual aid on the outlook of human…

defined as a disease of the intestinal tract. Gluten is found in food based of wheat, rye, barley, such as cereal, bread, pasta and biscuits. When you eat food that has gluten as an ingredient, your body thinks that it is a foreign invader and tries to fight off this invader. When your body does this it is called and autoimmune disease. Sometimes it could even be a genetic disease. When you suffer from this disease and you ingest gluten, your immune…

to bring in reinforcements. A very able general, V. I. Chuikov, took command of the main defending force, the Sixty-second Army, while Marshal Georgii K. Zhukov, Soviet Russia’s greatest general, planned a counteroffensive. In subsequent days the invaders fought their way into Stalingrad against fierce resistance. This was urban street fighting of the most bitter sort, occasioning tremendous losses on both sides. The blasted ruins of houses and factories began to stink as hot winds carried the…

skin. Out of these spittle spaceships emerge aliens. These alien invaders are bent on conquering the large body that is you. These aliens enter you through your nose, more specifically through your mucus membranes, commonly known as “mucus”. You inhale deeply, and these aliens are breathed into your lungs. Then they start infecting you, till you are taken down with malady. You might be wondering who these aliens are. These alien invaders are none other than influenza! All three major strains…

The Maya civilization, began in 1500 BCE. Located in Mesoamerica, the Maya land was geographically diverse. The area included rivers, mountains, highlands and lowlands. However, the Mayan area, was also faced with scarce water sources and a humid climate. Despite this, the Maya land was still a desirable place to build a civilization. Areas on the Mayan land, were faced with heavy rainfall. Document 3, goes on to explain that the heavy rainfall produced dense rainforests. A dense…

In November of 1885, the European powers convened to divvy up the African continent in order to avoid a world war. Each individual nation had to conquer the land in order to truly control it, but in the eyes of European powers, the African continent was essentially a new source of raw materials for them to use. In response to the European Scramble for Africa, African leaders oftentimes attempted to create diplomatic ties instead of letting Europeans make them colonies; however, sometimes…

methods of evolution or medicine. The human race evolved and used medicine to combat the environment and the invaders trying to enter their body. One form of invader was Malaria, a disease spread from host to host by female mosquitos. Some invaders are already embedded in our DNA like the disease hemochromatosis. This disease is inherited from ancestors and isn’t contagious unlike other invaders. Another disease, Diabetes, is where the body produces no insulin. This disease can be triggered…