After Muhammad’s death, there was quarreling between his followers over who should succeed him. The afternoon that he died, a caliph, or religious successor to Muhammad, was designated. Abu Bakr was chosen for his warmth, courage, and wisdom. He knew that which Bedouin tribes could be turned against each other and which could be enticed into alliances.…
Chapter 28 Descent into the Abyss: World War I and the Crisis of the European Global Order…
1.) To actually conquer this territory it required a well-trained and equipped army. Also it took lots of time and people with skills. When Genghis Khan died, the land that he had owned split up. The Mongols built highways which helped them in trading. They were also the first to use gunpowder, coal, and printing.…
• Great Trek: Movement of Boer settlers in Cape Colony of southern Africa to escape influence of British colonial government in 1834; led to settlement of regions north of Orange River and Natal.…
e. The Aztec Rise to Power – eagle with serpent on cactus – Toltec lasted till 1150…
Pg. 143 The Popol Vuh greatly influences the Maya society, because that is their belief system for how humans were brought to this Earth. This story is like the story of Adam and Eve to Christians. The Mayas don’t have any other explanations for the origins of the human race. They grew corn to represent the human body, because they believed it would revitalize…
1. Russia overturned its conservative policies in many ways. Alexander II removed the serfdom. Cultural nationalism led to political demands and worried the state. Their lust to become as successful as the west led them to industrialize. The lower classes suffered greatly in this time period, and they demanded better living conditions. Since the serfdom was disestablished, the government gave them land, but they would only be able to leave if they paid off the debt on the land. Many things changed once communism took hold.…
• A thesis that is split among multiple paragraphs or merely restates the prompt is…
| Were said to have evolved about two hundred years ago. Homo sapiens or Human species are to have similar external features, and basic elements of genetic makeup and body chemistry- DNA, chromosomal patterns, life-sustaining proteins, and blood types with large apes.…
During the 1500 and 1600s, what stimulated or discouraged Spanish interest in the lands that are now Texas?…
|Senate= real power and became hereditary because Senators kept nominating their sons for office |…
The prophet Muhammad was son of nomadic Bedouin herders and merchants. He was born in 570 C.E. and he was son of an honorable merchant family. He had an…
When Cortes heard of a vast and wealthy empire deep within the Mexican interior, the conquest of Mexico had already begun. The Aztec empire was what the ambitious Cortes had been looking for since his departure from Spain; he most certainly hoped that his wish to discover the empire would come true. The Aztecs, on the other hand, did not know Cortes. The empire was as it always had been; the Aztecs had no serious premonition of war. Cortes knew nothing of the size and power of the Aztec empire and if he did, his decision to bring only a few hundred men was certainly a gross misjudgment. The conquest of Mexico remains surprising for this reason: it seems puzzling that such a huge conflict could stem from two opposing forces, one of which was so terribly ill-prepared for war. As Inga Clendinnen states; "How was it that a motley bunch of Spanish adventurers, never numbering much more than four hundred or so, was able to defeat an Amerindian military power on its home ground in the space of two years?"…
We ask that the number of religious holidays be reduced, for each of them enchains the activity…
The three religions are united by the same beliefs but they are marked by different things that they practice. They also have different customs and ideas. Also, they have smaller groups which are called sects or domination.…