Maya kings and queens felt obliged to legitimize their claim to power. One of the ways to do this was to build a temple or pyramid. Tikal Temple I is a good example. This temple was built during the reign of Yik'in Chan K'awiil. Another king named K'inich Janaab' Pakal would later carry out this same show of power when building the Temple of Inscriptions at Palenque. The Temple of Inscriptions still towers today amid the ruins of Palenque, as the supreme symbol of influence and power in Palenque.
The relationship of King John and his nobility was not good at all, the king was very unpopular among the barons. There were constant troubles between them, because the king restricted their rights by their own arbitrariness. In order to establish a kind of peace between the king and rebellious barons, Archbishop of Canterbury has drawn up a charter of rights under the name Magna Carta. Magna Carta was signed by King John in 1215. and it was the first document that imposed the legal frameworks for royal power. According to Clause 61 of this Charter, a 25 baron committee would be able to reject the Royal Decree. This would result in the protection of church rights, protecting the barons against unlawful imprisonment, quick justice, and limiting feudal taxes.
According to the law, this document forced King John to accept the rights of the nobility and the limitations of his royal power. In reality, none of the parties have literally adhered to the charter.
To expand his empire, Tang Taizong primarily tightened control of the provinces and inspired a higher sense of "belonging" in the empire, which appealed to many citizens.
This is true. The Ukiyo-e was a type of art creating that came form Japan and that impressionists were known for incorporating. The idea was called Japonism and was common in France who studied the Japanese arts extensively and found a way to incorporate their ideas in their art.
