The Ottoman Empire is the Turkish and Islamic state that ruled from 1299-1922. It is one of the most important and powerful Muslim Empires. The founder of the Ottoman Empire is Osman I. At first it was only a tribe and consisted of little followers but in a very short time it grew into being an Empire. Great architectural‚ military‚ and administrative accomplishments have taken place in the Ottoman Empire. The reason that this was such an powerful and long lasting Empire was because of the Sultan
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African Kingdoms and Empires During 400 AD‚ West Africa witnessed the rise and fall of the indigenous medieval empires of ancient Ghana‚ medieval Mali‚ and Songhai. Many other states and kingdoms arose during this time but Ghana‚ Mali and Songhai achieved the status of fully-fledged‚ functioning and long-living conquest states and expansionist empires. These empires regulated the Trans-Saharan trade by offering protection for trade caravans as well as taxing slaves‚ gold‚ firearms‚ textiles and
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fall of the Roman Empire The demise of the Roman Empire was caused by both internal and external factors. It was a long process and no single event‚ lost war‚ or decision can be said to have caused it. From the year 217AD until the collapse in 476AD‚ there were only a handful of periods as long as ten years when a civil war did not break out. These wars were not about ideology‚ but purely for political power. The two main factors responsible for the fall of the Roman Empire are: Succession of
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Is it worth losing a republic in order to gain an empire? For: The age of Augustus could be shown as classic example of the benefits of having a empire instead of a republic. He himself ascended to the throne after the assassination of his adopted father and‚ brought peace throughout the total empire which lasted for over two centuries. This was possible as he successfully defeated all the threatening forces to the empire. “Indeed he attracted everybody’s goodwill by the enjoyable gift of peace
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Student Name Professor Name Course Title Date Rome: Engineering an Empire It is said that Rome was not built in a day. True. It took ambition‚ lust‚ murder and the unrivalled power of technology to make the Roman Empire span across three continents and many centuries. While the contributions of ambition‚ conquest and other political and militaristic factors remain important for the Roman Republic to transform into an Empire‚ none of this could have been possible without the immense contribution
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fall of Mughal Empire Under Aurangzeb’s successors the decay of empire was hastened by several causes and the spirit of lawlessness rampant throughout the land. In such circumstances ruin of Mughal Empire was inevitable. Aurangzeb‚ as a ruler of India proved to be a failure. He hardly realised that the greatness of an empire depends on the progress of its people as a whole‚ largely owing to the emperor’s each of political foresight. The symptoms of the integration of Mughal Empire appeared before
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The Spanish Empire I. The Conquistadors A. Hernando Cortés (1485-1547) 1. All of the New World was Spain’s‚ except Brazil (ignoring English claims). Cristobo Columbo and his brother had established a handful of small colonies (including Cuba)‚ but in the first 15 years or so of the 16th Century Spain didn’t control much territory; this would soon change. 2. In 1519‚ Hernando Cortés landed in Mexico at Vera Cruz (which he founded). He had 600 men. His orders were to establish a colony;
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ESSAY 1 The fall of the western portion of the Roman Empire is attributed to multiple factors. Many of its people suffered from a series of plagues. Heavy taxation put huge financial strains on the people. Also‚ the Germans had a large responsibility for the fall of Western Rome. To the north‚ they were being pushed off of their lands by the Huns. Like dominoes‚ the Germans proceeded to the borders of the Roman Empire in Italy and attacked‚ sacking Rome in 410 A.D. In 476‚ the last of the Roman
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“The period of really intense political and cultural activity in the Byzantine Empire began after coup de’etat of 856.” The Byzantine Empire under the Macedonian dynasty reached “military power and political authority‚ and also the revival and flowering of Byzantine culture in all its aspects from philosophy to painting.” The Byzantine Empire really had political and cultural progress and expansion during this period. They were so superior to “its western and eastern foes” because “Western Europe
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Mediterranean”) 10. Define “Mandate of Heaven‚” “Confucianism‚” “Daoism‚” “Warring States Period” (Chapter 2‚ pp. 42-48 “The Zhou Period” and “Confucianism‚ Daoism‚ and Chinese Society‚” Chapter 5‚ p. 142 “The First Chinese Empire”) 11. Briefly describe Persian Empire (system of government‚ economy‚ culture/religion). (Chapter 4‚ pp. 93-99) 12. Define “democracy” (as it existed in Ancient Greece”) and “oligarchy” (Chapter 4‚ pp. 107). 13. What ancient society started colonization
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