The Kanem- Bornu Empire was an African trading empire. It was ruled by the Sef dynasty that controlled the area around Lake Chad. Their territory is now known as southern Chad‚ northern Cameroon‚ northeastern Nigeria‚ eastern Niger‚ and southern Libya. The first capital was Njimi‚ northeast of Lake Chad. In the late 11th century the ruler Sef Mai Umme became a Muslim‚ The location that Kane- Bornu was an Islamic state. But because of the area a lot of trading between North Africa‚ the Nile Valley
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in 1413. From this unpromising position‚ the son and grandson of Mehmed (Murad II and Mehmed II‚ whose combined reigns span nearly seventy years) achieve an astonishing recovery for the Ottoman state - posing an ever greater threat to the Byzantine empire. Murad patiently reasserts control over much of western Anatolia‚ and makes equivalent headway in the Balkans. Serbia is brought back into the Ottoman fold (Murad marries a Serbian princess in 1433). Much of Bulgaria also is recovered
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Europe and China and Europe and India The political organization of Europe and China and of Europe and India had some similar and different aspects to their way of ruling and running their societies. They all underwent construction of states which led to expansion of their societies and later caused conflict. The effort at political organization in Europe and China and Europe and India was that they tried to become more ordered. In Europe they have a decentralized government and in China they have
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prison population‚ making it the country with the highest prison rates in the world (American Civil Liberties Union [ACLU]‚ 2016). To put this in perspective‚ China has a population of about 1.4 billion people while the United States has a population of about 324 million people; the prison population in the United States is 2.2 million while China has a prison population of 1.7 million (Worldometers‚ 2016; World Prison Brief‚ 2016). California reached a peak prison population in 2006 with 173‚479 inmates
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simply an aid to esthetic pleasure. By the 10th century‚ gunpowder began to be used for military purposes in China in the form of rockets and explosive bombs fired from catapults. The first reference to cannon appears in 1126 when oil bamboo tubes were used to launch missiles at the enemy. Eventually bamboo tubes were replaced by metal tubes‚ and the oldest cannon in China dates from 1290. From China‚ the military use of gunpowder appears to have spread to Japan and Europe. "It was used by the Mongols
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it was created. It was first created by the Chinese during the tang dynasty. This particular dynasty was active in the 18th century. Gunpowder contains 3 important ingredients: sulfur‚ saltpeter‚ and charcoal. Ironically today we use gunpowder to kill but before used in weapons the Chinese thought it could cure skin diseases. Soon after gunpowder’s total potential was discover. The Chinese then invented the cannon. Three major empires saw the power of these cannon and began to create and experiment
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Empress Wu was the one and only empress of all. She accomplished a lot in her time of power in the Tang Dynasty. She helped women become more powerful and just as good as men. She also influenced all to learn and receive good education. She was born into a wealthy family welcoming her into a learning environment. Empress Wu’s family was from Wenshui‚ China. She was born in 625 and died December 16‚ 705. Her father was Wu Shihuo (577- 635) ‚ he was a member of a renowned aristocratic family. Her mother
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greatest empires in history fell? At the Roman Empire’s height of power‚ the empire was bigger than modern day India‚ and its influence was felt throughout the world. By 180 CE‚ the empire surrounded the Mediterranean Sea and controlled most of Europe‚ as well as parts of North Africa and the Middle East. However‚ as numerous empires before them‚ the Romans also collapsed and left the world in a problematic state. The greatest evidence of the lasting impacts of the fall of the Roman empire are the
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History 3 9 February 2017 Fall of the Aztec Empire The Aztecs were a sedentary‚ highly advanced‚ and militantly powerful empire ruled by a dominant leader named Montezuma. For an empire like this to be defeated by foreigners‚ using simple force alone would not be able to conquer this civilization. Hernán Cortés‚ a Spanish conquistador‚ arrived in Mesoamerica and between 1519 and 1521 and would war against the Mexica in attempt to claim the Aztec empire for the glory of Spain. It is how Cortés was
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The word Empire derives from the Latin version of “imperium‚” as Stephen says‚ which essentially means to rule. Overtime‚ it has morphed into a much broader phrase‚ eventually coming to mean “ruling over extensive‚ far flung territories” far beyond the original “homeland” of the rulers. To me personally‚ nobody has ever personified the second version of an empire better than the Europeans. They have developed advanced weaponry‚ ships‚ and navigational technologies that surpassed anyone at the period
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