They named themselves the middle kingdom because they saw themselves as the center of the world.
Yes, I agree with the other person - absolutism is the political system in which a ruler holds total power.
It means that the ruler can pretty much do whatever he or she wishes to do, because they are not constrained by laws or any other political body. This type of government is very similar to dictatorship and totalitarianism.
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The Land Lotteries were a nineteenth century system of land redistribution, present mainly in Georgia. Under this system, certain citizens could win lots of land formerly occupied by Creek and Cherokee Indians. The lottery was used by the State of Georgia between 1805 and 1833.
The frontier land acquired through the lotteries was originally used for tobacco cultivation, but with the introduction of cotton and the cotton gin, agriculture shifted to large-scale cotton production. This change called for more slaves. Therefore, the land lottery not only increased the landholdings of common people, but also gave them a chance to become slaveowners.
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While alive, Mohammed created a political empire. After his death, the community was left without a leader. Since Mohammed hadn't named the next leader before his death, panic spread across the empire. Some clans abandoned Islam altogether, other refused to pay taxes, and some even declared themselves prophets. The next four people to lead the empire all knew Mohammed and became known as the "rightly guided" caliphs. Each one of the caliphs played a part in expanding the Muslim empire to 4X its size. The Muslims succeeded because they were energized by their faith, and let Christians and Jewish people keep theirs. Over time many cultures in the Muslim empire converted to Islam because of Islam's message of equality.
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