In the time after the last Great Ice Age, Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt and Israel were three important civilizations that flourished and left significant political and cultural traits onto one another. Mesopotamia, being one of the earlier civilizations had lasting impacts on Egypt and Israel. While these Empires shared many things in common, they also differed greatly in culture, religion, war and scientific research accomplished during their reign of power. Mesopotamia was the first region to enjoy the freedom of city-states, which is why it is known to be the first civilization. Each city-state enjoyed its own freedoms, but also shared many of the same things including language, religion and sciences.
The Mongols amazing military strategy also played a part in their success. How the Mongols ruled conquered people also allowed them to grow their empire faster and more efficiently. As shown in Documents 1 and 2, the Mongols were very smart in how they conquered people. They used strategies and tactics that were unfamiliar to the people that they were conquering. Document 1, was written in the 13th century and is written from oral stories of the Mongols.
(docs 3, 4, 6, 8). The promotion of the pestle and mortar invention by the mythological emperor Fuxi showed the positive attitude the Han had towards new inventions (doc 3). As a new creation this invention was widely used and praised but as improvements were made to the pestle and mortar their benefits were significantly increased. The author, Huan Tan, felt that new inventions were beneficial to the Han society and clever improvements made the benefits made mythological emperor Fuxi’s creations even better. This is the POV because he is praising Fuxi’s invention and is explaining its widespread use in the society.
Caleb Lester September 13, 2012 Civil HY 101 Maneck Egypt and Mesopotamia Throughout society many successful civilizations usually compare and contrast with each other. For instance, Egypt and Mesopotamia, they had some similarities but were different as well. They were the same in geographic locations, cultural views, but different in religion. To begin, the primary reason that Egypt was so successful was because of the Nile river. By it being so close, they had easy access and took advantage of their opportunity.
Some believed that Oregon would offer them a better life, a place where they could make their fortune. For others, the mere promise of adventure was incentive enough to move west. Pure and simple patriotism also motivated a great many who joined the Oregon movement. The Oregon Territory was claimed equally by both the United States and Great Britain. However, England dominated the region economically.
Cannons prevented nobleman from waiting out the siege in their stone castle. Canons led to guns, which were originally very simple, and by today’s standards ineffective. They would often be used along side of traditional weapons such as pikes, lances, and crossbows. However, adding guns into the mix immediately changed the way battles were fought. The popularity of guns on the battlefield quickly led to great improvements in the technology.
If the west hadn’t of helped I think that the Taiping Rebellion would have continued to take over provinces and eventually the Chinese government. One reason why I think that the Taipings would have succeeded is because of their leader Hong Xiuquan. Hong Xiuquan was able to organize a society to follow him in his beliefs and initiate the Taiping Rebellion (Hong Xiuquan). Also he was very disciplining and subject to careful drill and strict command when it came to the military (Hong Xiuquan). This led to his many military victories.
Rifle guns and canons would be the most popular sources of weaponry in warfare to date. They have evolved overtime and have become better, increasing in power, speed, and quantity therefore leaving a big impact. 2.Why were the Europeans the people who were able to conquer so many of the world’s greatest civilizations and control so much of the world? Based off of the film it would be safe to say that Europeans were able to conquer and control most of the world because off natural advantage. Looking into the geography of Europeans they were able to easily advance with their crops and production and the domestication of animals therefore producing a more stable society above all others so as they advanced they were able to take what they know and conquer neighboring lands.
The Chinese’s discovery of gunpowder gave the Chinese a great advantage, going into any type of war, and after awhile they were ahead of everyone else in warfare. “During the 14th Century, Chinese gunpowder solutions had reached their maximum explosive potential” (Gunpowder.h-1). Since the Chinese were the first to come across gunpowder, it had given them more time to tamper with the formula and solution to have better performances coming from their explosives or guns. The Chinese began researching how they could make the smoke released from the explosion, to begin to
But the Atomic Bomb did end World War II, but it still instigated serious controversies concerning its power and destructive potential. Although it did much harm to Japan, in the long run it was deemed necessary, and has been justified in several different ways. Compared to other alternatives for ending the war, more lives were saved by dropping the two atomic bombs. It also helped to bring this horrid war to an end. Many Americans believe that the Japanese deserved to be bombed based on how they had previously treated the United States, which is another reason why it might have been justified.