An empire is a major political unit having a territory of great extent or a number of territories or peoples under a single sovereign authority. Two very famous classical empires were the Roman in the Mediterranean from 27BCE to 476CE and the Han in East Asia from 206BCE to 220CE. Both of these empires utilize the policies and practices of previous political governments to help ensure their success. Overall‚ the empires showed more political‚ economic‚ and social factors for their rise and fall than
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revived the Byzantine empire through his military triumphs‚ legal work‚ ecclesiastical polity and architectural activity and creating the Justinian Code. He was the sixth century emperor‚ and the only one who established an aristocracy by choosing men of humble birth as his closest advisors; for he wanted to work with honest and true people. His inner craving caused him to aggressively expand the empire and restore the Byzantine Empire to the prosperity comparable to the original Roman Empire. Justinian’s
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Byzantine Empire Under Justinian According to legend‚ Rome was founded by twin brothers named Romulus and Remus in 753 BC who were raised by a she-wolf. The Roman Empire commenced when Augustus Caesar became the very first emperor of Rome and ended in the west when Romulus Augustulus‚ was ousted by a Germanic King entitled as Odoacer. The Byzantine Empire was the predominantly Greek-speaking continuation of the Roman Empire during late relic and the middle ages. Its capital was Constantinople the
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Analyze the similarities and differences in techniques of imperial administration in two of the following empires. The Han Dynasty was established in 206 BCE to 220 CE‚ more than 400 years of rule split into two distinct periods: early Han and later Han. During the establishment of the Han dynasty‚ the Maurya Empire was declining to its end‚ when it finally ended during 185 BCE. Several events marked the transition from Republic to imperial rule‚ including Julius Caesar’s appointment as dictator (44 BCE);
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hundred C.E. two major empires came to an end‚ the Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty. The empires’ leaders greed and desire for more led to the decline and eventual fall of both the Roman Empire and the Han dynasty. The social interactions with their opposers combined with the catastrophic economic misfortunes also contributed to their decline. There were many reasons why the Han and Roman empires collapsed politically‚ socially‚ and economically. While both empires had many great rulers who
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Han China and Rome were two of the most powerful and popular empires of their time‚ but they fell like any other empire before them. Han China and Rome’s Empires had the same causes for their declines‚ but their effects are different. The major reasons for the fall of Rome are truly those that have to do with Rome’s political and economic state. One of the Rome’s problems prior to its fall was the lack of respect for authority‚ among the citizens and military forces. All the attacks from the
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of human civilization many empires have risen and fallen‚ however the empires of Sargon the Great‚ the Assyrian’s‚ and the Persian’s have left their legacy due to their innovativeness and creativity. For example‚ Sargon the Great created the notion of appointing governors in conquered territories. Also the Persian’s adopted one single language (Aramaic) to help innovate their road systems‚ postal services‚ and trades. These are just some of the many tools these empires used to grow in size and conquer
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Religion The Arab empire and the holy Roman Roman empire are two of the most important empires in history. Religion has a big influence on these two empires. The Arab empire main religion is Islam. People who follow Islam are called Muslims. Muslims believe in only one god called Allah. The word Islam means “peace”. Prophet Muhammad is considered a prophet and a man like all other men. Allah sent him as his final revelation. Islam has five pillars: Belief‚ prayer‚ charity‚ fasting‚ and pilgrimage
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will it lead to our ultimate destruction? History seems to be repeating itself as our successes are leading to a decline. If we continue to stay uneducated and divided through major issues‚ it is inevitable that we will fall like the Roman empire. The Roman empire and the United States are similar for many different reasons from overall size to military powers. Both nations are considered inefficient due to inconsistency in their governments. Just as Rome had many changes in their Caesars‚ we have
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The development of the columbian exchange and the spanish empire created major population changes‚ brought new crops‚ and created wealth and power. Diseases wiped out some populations in the new world‚ while new crops increased other populations in the old world. New crops also became staple foods of some european countries. Wealth and power was exchanged from the new world to create the spanish empire. All of these things combined resulted in extensive changes in the old world and the new world
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