Kushan Empire

From simple agricultural civilizations to large and advanced empires, the Classical Period, from 1000 B.C.E. to 500 C.E., was one of the most important and developmental periods in human history. During this period, several large civilizations developed in the Middle East and Asia. These civilizations made many advancements in areas such as politics, economy, technology, art, and religion. Two major civilizations that developed during the classical period were China and the Indian subcontinent. During their development and existence, several rulers and dynasties controlled the large civilizations. The Han dynasty of China and the Gupta dynasty of India were two of the most successful and effective rulers of the Chinese and Indian civilizations.…

2200 BCE China’s Xia Dynasty rises Minoan society rise 2000 BCE Indo Europeans began to build settlements in the Italian peninsula A sophisticated society of Minoans arose from the island of Crete 1800 BCE Bronze metallurgy brought by the Etruscans in Rome 1766 BCE Xia Dynasty decline China’s Shang Dynasty rises 1628 BCE Volcanic eruption on the island of Thera destroyed almost everything 1600 BCE Mycenaean society rises Mycenaeans began trade with Minoans and learned about…

society consists of unequal relationships, so if the superiors in society behave with sincerity, courtesy, and are respectful, the inferiors will be submissively motivated to do also. Confucianism not only gave more social mobility within classes but also gave more rights for women. However, these new Confucian rights were not given for women to gain independence such as the right for higher education but for them to serve the men better, maintaining a patriarchal society. Instead of using the…

Imperialism is defined as “the policy of extending a nation’s authority by territorial acquisition or by establishing economic and political hegemony over other nations.” As Western European powers continued to extend their empires across the world, the idea of a new imperialism would emerge between the period 1880-1914. The principle of new imperialism involved the extension of Western political and economic dominance in parts of Africa, the Middle East, and Asia in the late nineteenth and…

would treat him as a leader. Alexander deserved to be called, the Great, because of his strategic military skills, ambition to become a great leader at a young age, and the way he maintained and controlled his empire when he was the king (Plutarch 4). A larger empire was something Alexander lusted for. Those who he failed to persuade to live under his rule he overpowered with his army, forcing his leadership upon them. When it came to combat Alexander excelled in strategizing and outsmarting…

Empire features a large ensemble cast following the lives of the Lyon family as they struggle to attain what they believe is rightfully theirs. In this musical soap opera an assortment of issues are addressed such as sexuality, expectations, inheritance, and most importantly family. The Lyon family is not your typical household with a celebrity father and an ex-con for mother this family is not easily relatable in the typical sense. However Empire finds a way to show relationships that can be…

Before his trip, he always had an exuberance for life, and loved spending time together with our children. Now, he barely speaks, and his once kind eyes are cold and distant, as if replaying the horrors he experienced abroad. In order to prevent other families from experiencing this disheartening experiencing this, I urge you, sir, to stop these missions to Africa. From the little my husband has said since his return, the main areas with which he took issues fell into three main areas:…

How did imperialists justify their actions? How did the anti-imperialists justify their position? Consider the role of race, economics, science, and religion. Moral implications of American imperialism are that we are just trying to extend our land to make more businesses and trade to help our economy. These are the justifications to our actions about taking over other countries. Anti-imperialist do not believe in the extension of land and territories. "the anti-imperialist's did not oppose…

The term “empire” has become rather ubiquitous in our modern, globalizing world. But the framework around which to define and understand empire and the notions of imperialism within a modern context remains elusive. In trying to codify the complexities of empire, questions such as “Who is empire?”, “How is empire manifested?”, “Where can empire be seen?”, and “What is the nature of empire?” arise. Following World War II, though arguably seen as early as the Monroe Doctrine in 1823, the United…

In this story Elephant, is about a man out of his natural region and out of place in a different country with different ethnicities. In this story there was a man who was peer pressured to kill an Elephant who wasn’t being destructive anymore. The man who was pressured to kill this animal was pressured even though the elephant wasn’t in musk anymore. The three main messages in this story's is that he has no real intentions to kill an elephant, this story suggests that we sometimes do things we…