Empires fall for many reasons like the Roman Empire and the Han Empire such as wars and the spread of disease While others rise in their place by using their military strength reasons. In this paper will be going through Empires and the reason they fall and rise. One main reason Empires fell was because of the spread of diseases like smallpox and the bubonic plague. One of the empires that fell ill to disease was the Han empire‚ the disease smallpox spread because of the silk road from other parts
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The Assyrian Empire was one of the greatest empires of the Middle East during ancient times. The Assyrian Empire was located in northern Mesopotamia region near the start of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Throughout history‚ the Assyrian Empire rose and fell several times. During their rises‚ the Assyrian Empire conquered its enemies and expanded its territories. During the falls‚ the Assyrians came under the rule of the Babylonian Empire. The Assyrian empire was ruled by kings whose power was
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accounts of which the Aztec Empire falls to the Spanish in the 16th century. The book‚ Broken Spears‚ shows the view of the Aztecs more over than the Spanish‚ Miguel Leon-Portilla describes the many reasons as to why the Spanish were successful in the victory against the Aztec empire. The Spanish had technology advantages over the Aztecs‚ and they also had the poor leadership of Motecuhzoma. One of the most notable factors that caused the fall of the Aztecs was the plague‚ this factor was very effective
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The Mauryan Empire was the first major empire in the history of India and existed from around 324 BC to 185 BC. It was ruled by the Mauryan dynasty and was one of the was the largest and most powerful political and military empires of ancient India. Chandragupta Maurya founded the Mauryan Empire by overthrowing the Nanda dynasty. In some ways Chandragupta rise to power was inspired by Alexander the Great. As a young man‚ he had seen the Macedonian army and believed that anything a European
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has been a way to prove superiority. Everyone wanted to be the best and don’t care what they have to do to get there. The Mongol Empire around the thirteenth century was no exception. They took over many powerhouses of Eurasia and the Mongol Empire is considered one of the largest land empires to ever rule. Though to most the Mongol Empire was a vast and omnipotent empire‚ China and the Middle East’s economy as well as their politics experienced devastation post Mongol conquest. The Mongols were
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eastern and western halves and the rise of Christianity. However‚ despite these changes‚ the Roman Empire was able to keep its laws fundamentally the same throughout the Byzantine Empire. At the beginning of the third century‚ Rome was in the height of Pax Romana (Latin for “Roman Peace”). Even so‚ the nation was facing extreme economic issues as well as internal and external battles. The Roman Empire had become too large for the economy to fully support it‚ and because of this Rome eventually split
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One of the reasons for the fall of the Western Roman Empire were political problems. There were several emperors that were unfit to rule‚ they were cruel to the people and greedy. The emperors usually inherited the throne‚ but did not have any knowledge on how to rule and their mentally unstable personality did not help. People asked the Praetorian Guard to assassinate the emperor in exchange for money or a position. When the emperor was assassinated there was no system to replace the him. Civil
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Instructions: Using the links given to you in the link you were given‚ find the answers to the following questions from the different sources given. If the Roman Empire is considered to be one of the world’s most mighty‚ powerful‚ and successful civilizations‚ what caused its collapse in 476 A.D.? Military‚ Government‚ & Politics Group Member Lauren‚kelvin ‚Malik‚angie BIG IDEA: Governments create law codes and political bodies to organize a society. What is the role and responsibility of the military
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The Fall of the Byzantine Empire (1453 A.D.)- The Byzantine Empire‚ for centuries‚ had been in a state of free-falling decline since the end of the Fourth Crusade. While the empire was eventually able to revive itself after the devastating loss that the Fourth Crusade put Byzantium in 1261 A.D. with the rise of the Palaiologoi Dynasty‚ the empire had already endured far too much destruction to be saved from the crippling effects of war. In 1453‚ the Ottoman Empire‚ which had taken much of the Byzantine
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Decline and Fall of The Roman Empire The Roman Empire was a beautiful place ruled by Augustus. The borders of the empire during the Pax Romana measured 10‚000 miles and enclosed an area of more than 3 million square miles‚ that’s about the size of the United States today. The population of the empire during this period was between 70 and 90 million people. The city of Rome itself was home to about one million people. During the third century (A.D. 200-300)‚ problems confronted the Roman Empire. The decline
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