Raeneisha Cole Spring ‘14 Empires In World History: Reading Response Week 15 As the end of the course is nearing‚ functionally and thematically it is not unexpected that the primary and secondary sources reviewed this week debate the prevalence of one of the world’s rather youngest empires‚ the United States of America. To begin‚ Niall Ferguson asserts that an empire encompasses “economic penetration‚ military projection and cultural influence” (Ferguson 1)‚ which at large‚ is agreed upon
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Were his accomplishments positive or negative? These are all questions that when combined as one create a debate that has been going on for decades. There are those who admire Alexander’s military achievements and ability to carve out the largest empire the world has seen. Then there are those who perceive him as a selfish‚ cruel madman with drinking problems. This paper will outline the different sides taken on Alexander and the question as to what his significance/influence was and whether it was
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position of the King after his father passed away and was able to also accomplish the expansion of his father’s empire. He deserves the title also because he started conquering at the very young age of sixteen‚ and ruled his father’s army after he passed away. He was a great fighter because he was Another one of his great accomplishments was that he successfully defeated the Persian Empire that no one was ever able to defeat before‚ and which
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taxes‚ and gave their sons to be soldiers to the Persian army. This strategy worked because it raised the question‚ why wouldn’t you want to be a part of the empire? If Cyrus had not let the Jews return to their land and helped them rebuild their temple then‚ he was not fulfilling the “sense of freedom” that he had established in his empire to the Jews. One way Cyrus helped the Jews tremendously was that he generously funded the rebuilding of their temple. He stated in the
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gain control of all of the land stretching from Greece all the way to India. Phillip the II was a great leader‚ who was succeeded by his son‚ Alexander. Carrying on his father’s legacy‚ Alexander set out with intentions of conquering the Persian Empire. He thought of himself as godly‚ because his mother had told him that Zeus‚ the most powerful god‚ was his father. From this moment on‚ he strived for immortality. He wanted to be praised by his people as a god‚ since he was so great and successful
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the Great Alexander the Great began to earn god-status because of his legendary accomplishments. Alexander did many things during his lifetime that just made other people pretty much sure that he was a god. In fact Alexander conquered the biggest empire of his time and claimed it for Macedonia. Alexander however could not do this alone in fact he had a very elite army of 37‚000 soldiers when he set out‚ including Greek and Macedonian troops. Alexander first went to Asia Minor to free it’s Greek
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Iran is one of the oldest civilizations of the world‚ dating back to 4000 BC. The Achamenid Empire (550-330 BC)‚ founded by Cyrus the Great‚ ruled from the Balkans to North Africa and also Central Asia‚ spanning three continents. The great Persian empire of the yore‚ also endured invasions from the Greeks‚ Arabs‚ Turks and the Mongols. Islamization in Iran took place during 8th to 10th century and that led to the eventual decline of Zorastrian religion in Persia. Although‚ Persians adopted Islam
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numerous conquests‚ there were three events that were meaningful to his empire and legacy. His desire to fulfill his father’s wish to conquer the Persian Empire made the Battle of the Granicus River‚ the Battle if Issus and the Battle of Gaugamela keystone to his own empire. Alexander the Great was a superior military tactician and all three of these battles were strategically planned with a goal of destroying the Persian Empire and displayed his unmatched skill. In 334 B.C.‚ Alexander the Great
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On the day Alexander the Great‚ son of King Phillip II and Olympias‚ was born Phillip II captured the city of Potidaea‚ Phillip II’s general Parmenion won another important battle‚ and Phillip II’s horse won a race at Olympia. It was said that a son whose birth coincided with three victories would himself prove to be invincible. It was also said that Alexander descended from the Greek heroes and demi-gods Heracles and Achilles. During his kingship Alexander did very little to disprove these statements
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The start of the Persian Wars is mostly due to Persia. The Persian Empire was very ambitious‚ and it became well-known for being the largest empire of its time‚ as it occupied the entire Middle East‚ parts of Egypt and Libya‚ and some areas around the Mediterranean. This ambition was what led the Persians into conflict with the Greeks‚ initially with the Greek cities on the Anatolian seacoast‚ after the conquest of Libya in 546 B.C.E. At first‚ the Greek cities allowed Persian rule‚ but in 499
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