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    Empire or Emperor? An empire is a state‚ or political system that exercises coercive power over a population. Those with larger populations are more frequently labeled as empires. They conquer‚ rule‚ and extract resources from other states and peoples. Usually‚ empires encompass a considerable variety of peoples and cultures within a single political system. The negative things that come with an empire cannot be overlooked. Many empires are known by their violence‚ exploitation‚ oppression‚ cruel

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    religion was the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire was one of history’s largest civilizations‚ comprising of 12% of the world’s population at the time. At its height‚ the empire contained around 100 million citizens. The empire included Britain‚ France‚ Spain‚ the Middle East‚ the North African Coast‚ and even stretched across to Turkey. The Roman Empire was first founded in 27 BC by Emperor Augustus. Be expanded the empire‚ and started a 200 year peace for the Roman empire.   The Emperors were meant

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    Why Do Empires Decline

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    Why do Empires decline and fall? During thousands of years‚ human history had known the existence of several empires. While some still question why do Empires decline and fall‚ some historians put their time and energy on other topics such as how‚ for instance‚ empires rise and in some cases subsidize for so long. Considering the fact that empires and therefore their decline and destruction are part of the natural process of human history‚ same way as the end of the dinosaurs which was inevitable

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    World History October 2‚ 2012 The fall of Roman Empire Have ever wondered why the Roman Empire fell? This fall has been an ongoing process for more than a century. The falling of the Roman Empire was caused by poor military‚ deadly illnesses‚ and disaster and destruction. There are other factors as well that could have lead to the fall‚ such as military problems. The wars were constant‚ and there was heavy military spending. The roman army needed more and more soldiers. Document B states

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    The Roman and Han Empires both had their differences and similarities. However their similarities out-weighed their differences by a large amount. Their governments‚ economies‚ traditions‚ even their ways of agriculture made them very similar but at the same time very different. A couple of things that made them similar are The Han and the Roman Empires was two of the most powerful empires to rule their respective parts of the world‚ however they both declined and failed. Another thing was that agriculture

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    Caitlin Yilmaz Mr. Tunstead Social Studies Period 1 H 4 March 2013 The Ottoman Empire During the Middle Ages‚ the Pope‚ Pope Urban‚ called for a crusade at the Council of Clermont. Urban claimed that the goal was to reclaim the Holy Land‚ but the real reason behind the Crusades was not for God‚ but for power. The Pope wanted to extend his power over the Byzantine Empire. The first few Crusades were about reclaiming the Holy Land‚ but when the fourth Crusade came‚ the religious ideals were shed in

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    Roman Empire underwent many changes and continuities. Corruption within the Roman government caused the Roman Empire to fall. After the downfall of Paganism‚ Christianity became the main religion practiced throughout the Roman Empire. However‚ the laws created by the Romans were very influential. Even in today’s society‚ Roman law has lasted as the foundation for laws everywhere. Also‚ the conservation of the Latin language across the empire remained. The most significant change the Empire encountered

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    Moesia (which is now modern day Syria). His father the original Flavius Valerius Constantinus‚ was an officer for the Roman Empire. His mother’s name was Helena. We don’t know much about her. All we know is that she was a Christian from the beginning. When Constantine grew older they sent him to the court of Diocletian. Diocletian was the emperor of the Eastern part of the Roman Empire. While at court he learned Latin and Greek. Court was also where they believe that Constantine begun to see the persecutions

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    BYZANTINE EMPIRE Standard: SSWH4a. Analyze the importance of Justinian‚ include the influence of the Empress Theodora‚ Justinian’s Code‚ and Justinian’s efforts to recapture the west. b. Describe the relationship between the Roman and Byzantine Empires; include the impact Byzantium had on Moscow and the Russian Empire‚ the effect of Byzantine culture on Tsar Ivan III and Kiev‚ and the rise of Constantinople as a center

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    of the Han Dynasty with the Fall of the Roman Empire. During the late Classical Period (200-600 C.E.)‚ all the great empires collapsed. The collapse of the empires did not happen abruptly but was a process. The fall of the Han dynasty and the Roman Empire showed similar characteristics. Both empires simply got too big‚ too overextended‚ and when weakened were overrun by barbarian tribes. However‚ there are profound differences as well. The Roman Empire proofed too expansive to be sustained by the

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