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…look at early political systems. Examples of early monarchies are Mesopotamia and Egypt. During summer and Babylon in Mesopotamia, the kind king would be often the monarch and the high priest. Now in the land of the Nile, the powerful monarch was called…

…the empire. He brought the border out along the Baltic Sea, in the area of the Caspian Sea, and into parts of Central Asia. Peter pushed the edge of the empire east, towards the Pacific Ocean. Russians explored all the way to the Pacific Ocean. With all…

…Although we speak of the "fall" Rome, the Roman Empire did not disappear from the map in 476. This dramatic phrase is short for a long and slow process of change from one life to another. In fact, an emperor still ruled the eastern Roman Empire…

…was an island called Aztlan. The Aztecs migrated from their original home land sometime during the early twelfth century settling in the Valley of Mexico later in the twelfth century. Teotihuacan ame of the This is where the name Aztec originated from. During…

…1. China In 1800 Asia was relatively unknown to the rest of the world. China was the most powerful country in the East. It was headed by the Quing dynasty that came from Manchuria even though Manchurians were a minority in China. China held on to its…

…Historians have christened the wars fought between China and Britain from 1839 to 1842 and from 1856 to 1860 as “The Opium Wars”; however, the Opium Wars really were not about opium. Even President John Quincy Adams asserted, “The seizure of a few…

…In what might become a key issue in the November election is China’s entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO). In case you haven’t noticed the WTO has been a key issue over the past couple of months. Groups have been blaming the WTO for all…

…Britains fault. The "Opium War" also known as the Anglo-Chinese war began in 1839. It started as a conflict over trading between Britain and China. China was refusing to trade because they didn't need anything. Eventually the British were able to trade opium…

…structures of the early Inca Empire. To guarantee a safe crossing of the Andes Mountains, the tribe would offer coca leaves to the gods. Later, the Incas employed the leaves in their sacrificial rituals. In the sixteenth century, the Spanish realized the profit…

…on tribal allegiances, was generally the first political association during the early stages of civilization." ( Perry, 45) This was the first step in the progression toward early self-government. "Greek city-states generally moved through four stages: rule…