The eastern Zhou would be described as the downfall of royal authority. ... This would lead to Persian Empire being the biggest empire in the world ever seen. ... There were many different Persia empires that ruled before the Persian Empire such as the median empire also known as the median confederation. ... He would also figure out how he would incorporate different empires within Persia such as Lydian and the Neo-Babylonian Empire. ... Furthermore after the Persian Empire had conquered Egypt the empire expand to approximately 8 million km. ...

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The effects of this are twofold: first, he felt that the world was still under the rule of the Roman Empire, which had been transformed into a Christian Empire. ... Therefore, it was not necessary for the messiah to come until the downfall of this empire. Also, Rashi could not possibly include Ishmael as one of the empires if he did not know that it in fact was such a considerable empire. ... Also, he was not aware of a sizeable, Christian, empire in Europe, and was forced to say that Ishmael was one of the empires, because Rome, the fourth empire, had been defeated. ... He knew of both the...

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The impulse of the empire had failed until the Emperor was no more than one of a number of competing princes, and the dream of Christendom also was a fading dream. ... Perhaps the same reflections will illustrate the fall of that mighty empire and explain the probable causes of our actual security. ... The flying tribes who yielded to the Huns assumed in their turn the spirit of conquest; the endless column of barbarians pressed on the Roman Empire with accumulated weight and, if the foremost were destroyed, new assailants instantly replenished the vacant space. ... From the Gulf of Finland ...

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However, with growing industrialisation, a corrupt system had to be put in place to prevent any downfall of their dynasty. ... Tsar Nicholas II and Alexandra were the foundation for the downfall of the Romanov dynasty and the Russian Revolution of 1917. Tsar Nicholas II was never ready for the tasks that awaited him as the autocratic ruler of a vast empire. ...

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In the late fourth century, the Roman Empire went from being one of the largest empires in the world, to ruin. ... Another reason why Rome had started their downfall is due to their obsession in conquering lands. ... His reforms, however, did save the Eastern Empire from being dragged down by the Western Empire's collapse. ... Instead of keeping the Empire from separating; he move the Empire's capital to Constantinople, which lead the empires to split into two. The two empires were known as the Latin Western and the Byzantine Eastern Empire (Duran). ...

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The destruction of the Western Empire at the hands of the barbarians 5 - 6 4. ... The Germanic peoples were of course not the only peoples that contributed to the downfall and transformation of the Roman Empire into the medieval world order. ... In Britain all contact was severed with the Empire shortly after 446. ... The Huns under Attila invaded caused havoc in the Empires Danubian provinces. ... This Germanic force would become France and the German Empire. ...

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Propaganda played a huge part in Genghis Khan's expansionary of his empire. ... Also, he used propaganda to make the enemy join the Mongol empire. ... All of these changes in Mongolian culture led to the downfall of the Song dynasty because so many Chinese came to join the Mongolian empire. ... The Islamic and European empires fell to the Mongolian empire due to poor weapons, underestimating the Mongols, and having spies in their own territory. ... Thus, Baghdad fell to the Mongolian empire (182-183). ...

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In the tragedies, the  challenge or obstacle is the pride of a tragic hero who suffers some downfall.   The challenge of the hero is how to respond to the downfall.   ... In a pretense of negatives, he states his real concerns: Let Rome in Tiber melt, and the wide arch Of the rang'd empire fall! ... Anytony wants nobody else in his life and could care less about the Empire. ... As a result, Othello's jelousy of Iago brings him to his downfall. ...

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To fully comprehend how and why Nicholas I chose to run his foreign policy the way he did, one must delve into how his Empire was run at home. ... Before long the Russian Empire reconquered the nation, and Poland became an invisible part of the Russian Empire. ... This war, which eventually brought the downfall of Russian international relations, was fought on the Crimean peninsula between 1853 and 1856. ... His obsession with faith caused a near downfall of a nation that was the most powerful empire in the world. ... Nicholas I policy abroad hurt his Empire tremendously. ...

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Envy and ambition were the influential forces that worked on Macbeth's downfall. ... " ( AngusWilson, p6) This passage directly represents the rise and downfall of Macbeth. ... Macbeth was in control of the actions that charted his path of his downfall but was not in control of the destiny of his downfall. ... The letter inspired her envy and ambition for the empire (Jameson). ... They are more influential on inspiring the envious plot against Duncan, and then later predicting the downfall of Macbeth. ...

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The exasperating years that followed the Peninsular war in Spain proved to deteriorating for the French armies, would relay the potential weaknesses in the French empire. ... Despite his downfall, he is generally remembered as one of the greatest military commanders of all time. ... The exasperating years that followed the Peninsular war in Spain proved to deteriorating for the French armies, would relay the potential weaknesses in the French empire. ... Despite his downfall, he is generally remembered as one of the greatest military commanders of all time....

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America was an empire, the alpha in international affairs, both economic and militarily, but now it is an empire on the decline. ... So what caused the downfall of the great city of Detroit? ... The backhanded racism on the part of whites in this country finally manifested itself in the downfall of Detroit. ...

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At the it's height it ruled an empire that reached from Syria in the east to Nubia in the south. ... Making Egypt's first empire. ... He is also credited with making his empire interdependent. ... And under the reign of Amenophis II Egypt expanded it's empire beyond the Fourth Cataract. ... The Late Period: 1045-332 B.C This was the downfall of Egypt and was the last intermediate period. ...

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The downfall of the Roman republic began when the social elite revolted and over-threw the Kings. ... Ultimately this destroyed the so-called "perfect republic" and the transformation of the Roman Empire began....

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He believed that cross breeding led to blood mixing and would be the downfall of mankind. ... He said the Aryan race needed to rid itself of it problems (the Jews) and expand its empire. ... Hitler knew he would have to fight in order to expand his rule and empire. ...

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Though the interpretation of the story of the downfall of the Aztec Empire by both the Spaniards and the Amerindians differ, it conveys the same story of the conquest of Mexico by the Spanish. ... " (pg. 167) The Mexicans were defeated by the Spaniards and the Aztec Empire was overthrown. ...

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How does your clan contribute to the empire? ... The emporor and Scorpions have very close ties but of course I am willing to sacrifice my honour for the good of the empire, it is our sworn duty." ... (8) Plot Bayushi Shoju and his Lieutenant explore through the underground catacombs beneath the Scorpion castle in order to retrieve the scroll which holds the prophecy of FuLeng, which foretold the downfall of Rokugan. ...

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At the height of the Celtic empire in 4th Century BC, they sacked Rome and many of her Baltic states. Even though the Celts tried to hold their new Roman territories, their lack of unity was their downfall, and Rome and her allies finally managed to defeat the great Celtic armies. ...

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F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby perfectly illuminates the American life of the Jazz Age. It stoof the test of time and has earned the distinction as one of the truly great American novels. "No writer has more closely personified the glamour and heartbreak of the American dream... 'no...

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Even after the Creature explains how he aided the De Lacey family with their farm work and his feelings of horror while listening through the Ruins of Empires, Victor is still unable to look past the ugliness of the Creature and continues to consider the Creature as a dangerous being. ... The author alludes to the story of Prometheus, who brought fire to mankind against Zeus's orders and was eternally punished by the gods for doing so, foreshadowing Victor's potential downfall for destroying the barrier between life and death. ...

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Shakespeare used Roman Empire as the setting of the play. ... First of all there is the blind passion for love, which lead the downfall of an experienced, intelligent leader, Antony, who is well known for his triumphs and qualified manners. ...

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The Republic of Bulgaria A key factor in how Eastern Europe agrees with one another lies in the hands of Bulgaria. This country is centrally located between the countries of Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, Yugoslavia, and Romania. The Black Sea is on the eastern side of the country providing easy t...

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We can be sympathetic towards him because of the size of his empire but some of his problems were his own fault. ... Many people thought that this was unfair and tried to start a revolution to change things, but Nicholas wouldn't listen to them and circumstances and his poor leadership caused many problems leading to his eventual downfall. ...

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As he said in his interview with the empire (item 16) "everybody hated Alien" (Alien 3 David Fincher's first big Hollywood film) "but nobody hated it more than I did". ... He still does what he wants to do and has been referred to as "Hollywood's dark star" according to empire magazine (item 16) he is, in my opinion, an original, innovative and independent filmmaker surviving in Hollywood and surviving well. ... His only downfall, to which everyone kept referring, was Alien 3 (Fincher's first big film). ...

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Ten years before the bombing of Pearl Harbor,the Japanese, longed for a empire and in September 1931, began scouting and scheming to take over countries in Asia. ... America wanted Japan to stop attempting to take over China and Indonesia,because the US did not want them to expand their empire. ...

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