PDF-[BOOK]-Building the Empire State

The construction of the Empire State Building was orchestrated by general contractors Starrett Brothers and Eken premier skyline builders of the 1920s They scheduled the delivery of materials and the construction and recorded daily the number of workers by trade Compiled from these records an inhouse notebook documented the construction process Meticulously typed on graph paper and illustrated with construction photographs this unique document combines a professional specificity of detail with a charming rhapsody to the firms crowning achievement Constructed in eleven months the 1250foot Empire State Building the worlds tallest skyscraper from 1931 to 1971 was a marvel of modern engineering The frame rose more than a story a day no comparable building since has matched that rate of ascent. Han Dynasty China: . A Comparison. Imperial Rome and Han China. Both lasted approximately 400 years. Both had populations of about 50 million. Origins of empire. Han China built on . earlier imperial traditions. Coach Grgurich. Unit 4B. Background. The . Ottoman Empire. lasted from 1299 until the end of World War I. Beginning as a Turkish tribe, the Ottomans, ruled by an absolute monarchy, became the most powerful Muslim country in the world, with an empire reaching from southeastern Europe to north Africa.. L/O – To define what an empire is and explore how the British Empire began. Starter. – What is an empire? Come up with a definition of your own . What was the British Empire?. What does the map suggest about Britain’s power in 1890?. Amari, Jazmine, Stephanie, and Zayrienne . Due Date: March 10, 2014. Rise. . The Delhi sultanate began to weaken in the early 1500’s and this left India open to invasion.. . The man who took advantage of this was a young Central Asian conqueror named Zahir ud-Din, but better known as Babur or “The Tiger”. After trying and failing to create an empire in Central Asia he turned to India.. th. Century. AP World History. Chapter 19. China, the Ottoman Empire, and Japan (1800-1914). Internal Troubles, External Threats. The Ottoman Empire: “Sick Man of Europe”. In the 1800s= the Ottoman Empire went from being a great power in the world to one of the weakest territories. By: Jacob and Ben. The Empire state building is located in New York City.. It was designed by William F. Lamb and built by the . Starrett. Brothers.. William F. Lamb. The Empire state building was built for a competition to see who could build the biggest building in the shortest amount of time. The building was up against the Chrysler Building and 40 Wall Street.. At its height the Roman Empire included all the land around the Mediterranean Sea. In the early AD 100s, the empire stretched from Britain south to Egypt, and from the Atlantic Ocean all the way to the Syrian Desert. . (1750-1900). Remember the Ottomans?. Conquered Constantinople in 1453: Istanbul. “Golden Age” under Suleyman Magnificent in mid 16. th. c. . Janissaries . Blend Byzantine, Arab, & Persian styles. Preview. Decline. -. After the year 180, political, geographic, and cultural factors made the Roman Empire weaker. Finally, it fell into decline.. Diocletian and Constantine. - . Diocletian returned order and organization to the empire. Constantine totally changed the way the empire was run.. 16-4. Like the Aztecs, the Inca built their empire on cultural foundations . thousands of . years old. . The . Inca would create . a powerful . state, . extending . their rule over the entire Andean region.. In a group of city-states, each city-state is independent and rules by its own king.. No central power controlled all of the city-states.. In an empire, consisting of a nation and the city-states and nations it has conquered, one ruler is in control.. Capital: Byzantium. On the Bosporus. Commercial, strategic value of location. Constantine names capital after himself (Constantinople), moves capital there 330 CE. 1453 falls to Turks, renamed Istanbul. Byzantine Empire – Eastern Roman Empire Byzantine Empire (330 CE-1453 CE) The Eastern Empire split from Rome after 330 CE, and continued under Greek rule While the West fell in 485 CE, the East continued and was a dominant force Byzantine Empire (330 CE-1453 CE). The Eastern Empire split from Rome after 330 CE, and . continued under Greek rule. While the West fell in 485 CE, the . East continued and was a dominant force. In economics, politics, trade, and culture throughout the P-C Era .