The Mauryan Empire ... in India. The empire was known for its structured bureaucracy, economic prosperity, military strength, and significant contributions to art and culture.

The New Kingdom of ancient Egypt was a golden age of architecture and art. A variety of factors combined to make the New Kingdom one of the most creative cultures of the ancient world. The empire ...

and prosperity—both for the nobles themselves and the empire overall. Despite only lasting from 1718 to 1730, it was a period of peace that saw immense growth in the art and architecture.

Her first book, What the Emperor Built: Architecture and Empire in the Early Ming (University of Washington ... Monograph Prize (most outstanding and innovative monograph on Chinese art history) from ...

Norma Jean Calderwood University Professor of Islamic and Asian Art Professor Bloom teaches ... acclaimed documentary Islam: Empire of Faith, shown nationally on PBS. He is currently working on a book ...