of imperialism and the effects that it has on the subordinate countries. In many of the situations, over the course of the twentieth century, changes have been made after independence that have caused a change for the better in the post-colonial countries. After years of revolts and turmoil in countries such as South Africa and India, they are finally beginning to modernize and reach the levels of their old imperial nations. European imperialism caused a stalemate in
The Ashokan edicts in Delhi are a series of edicts on the teachings of Buddha created by Ashoka , the Mauryan Emperor who ruled in the Indian subcontinent during the 3rd century BC. The Edicts of Ashoka were either carved on in-situ rocks or engraved on pillars erected throughout the empire; examples of both are found in Delhi .
The basalt Palermo stele from the Old Kingdom, on the faces of which were inscribed the annals of the reigns of the high Egyptian period (the Ist-5th dynasties). Several incomplete fragments of this stele have been found, the most important being preserved in the museum of Palermo in Sicily.