Tenzin Cultural genocide in Tibet compared to the Holocaust The Holocaust has many tragedies and losses‚ it is considered the biggest genocide in history. The cultural genocide in Tibet also had many losses and was one of the worst in history. The cultural genocide in Tibet consisted mainly of torturing their victims to death‚ whereas in the Holocaust they were killed quick many at a time. The cultural genocide of Tibet started when the Chinese declared that Tibet should be part of
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The following essay is a short review on Hobsbawms chapter entitled the Age of Empire‚ it is to give a summary of the chapter at the same time pointing out the main points he mentions in the reading. The reading is basically about a period called the ‘Age of Empire’‚ which was a period from 1975 to 1914. It was given the name Age of Empire for the reason that leaders of that period preferred to be called by the title Emperor. The writer highlights how the world economy was being controlled by the
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Comparing and Contrasting Ancient Rome with Ancient China Over the course of history there have been many empires that amass enough wealth and influence to be considered major world powers. Two of these empires are ancient China‚ and ancient Rome. Though they shared similarities‚ they were fundamentally different in several ways. Both the Chinese and Roman empires were vast and powerful. They each encompassed a diverse group of people in different areas- whether states or polis. They both participated
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The Viking Raid One afternoon I was out working in my fields‚ the king Viking came to me and all my neighbors‚ to take us to go fight the other empires‚ and to take their land. So‚ while we were on our boats going to the other land‚ some of our people died because it took so long to get there and also of malaria. Only a few died so it didn’t matter much. We then realized that we needed weapons‚ so the first village we invaded was little so we could take it without any weapons. Then we stole their
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From the year 2600 BC to 1900 BC‚ a major civil culture‚ known as the Indus River Valley Civilization‚ made it to its climax in a region now known as South Asia. The Indus Valley Civilization was an enormous civilization that consisted of over 1000 individual varying settlements. The settlements of the Indus Valley Civilization spread through what is now all of Pakistan‚ sections of Afghanistan‚ and some parts of India. When archaeologists attempted to investigate the civilization‚ one key aspect
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi was born in a peasant family who then slowly rose up in position. He left his home to work for the daimyo‚ of Totomi. A short period of time later‚ he went back home and became a foot soldier for Oda Nobunaga‚ who was a really good Japanese leader at that time. A summarized history of Oda Nobunaga‚ he was the son of Oda Nobuhide‚ who was a minor daimyo in Owari province‚ which is now a part of Aichi prefecture in central Honshu. Nobuhide even though he was a minor daimyo‚ he controlled
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The Flowering of the Islamic Empire Islamic Empire was one of the most powerful empires in the world. Islam began on the Arabian Peninsula. By the middle of the 8th century‚ Arab conquests had created the Muslim Empire. Spain‚ North Africa‚ western and central Asia ruled by the religion of Islam. Over the next 500 years‚ Islamic civilization flowered over this area. This large land empire united under Islam in the 700s to 1200s. Many advances were made in Islamic Empire; such as mathematics‚ art
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What constitutes a great warrior‚ does not necessarily comprise a great leader. The Records of the Grand Historian show a great warrior in Xiang Yu‚ but also a terrible leader. Further‚ this text portrays Gaozu as an adequate warrior yet‚ a magnificent leader. A warrior is defined by their ability to bravely enter battle against all odds‚ while also having incredible combat skills that evoke fear in their enemy. When analyzing two characters‚ Xiang Yu and Gaozu‚ from Records of the Grand Historian
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Empire. The Ottoman Empire was a group in Northwest Anatolia‚ it had fallen towards the end of World War I. Lawrence of Arabia was a british soldier. He went to the Middle East to find a leader for an Arab revolt. Lawrence was a strong encourager of Arab nationalism‚ which helped weaken the Ottoman Empire. He worked closely with Prince Faisal‚ who became the leader of the Arab revolts. Prince Faisal believed he would become the leader of an Arab country after World War I. Though he was later rejected
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The death of Alauddin in AD 1316 was a signal of civil war and a scramble for power amomg rival parties. Malik Kafur got rid of the princes one by one‚ and assumed power as a regent. However‚ the slaves of Alauddin hatched a conspiracy against him‚ and Kafur was murdered. The last Khalji ruler was Khusrao Khan who was killed by in AD 1320. The nobles‚ who were tired of the chaos and confusion‚ raised Ghias-ud-din tuglaq‚ also called Ghazi Malik‚ to the throne in AD 1320. Ghias-ud-din Tuglaq Ghias-ud-din
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