In 542 CE a disease called‚ The Great Plague struck Constantinople that was so overwhelming‚ it changed the face of history forever in Eastern Europe. The disease was first noticed in Pelusium‚ an Egyptian harbor town. The problem with this plague was that no one was sure of what caused it. In later years we have found out that the disease was caused by bacteria and parasites that used rats as hosts. North Africa‚ in the 8th century CE‚ was the primary source of grain for the empire‚ along with a
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Ibrahīm Pasha‚ Muḩammad `Alī’s armies seized Palestine and Syria and were within a few days march of Constantinople. Russian intervention led to a negotiated solution in 1833‚ leaving Muhammad Ali in control of Syria and Palestine. In 1839 Sultan Mahmud II resumed the war‚ but was decisively defeated by Ibrahim at Konya and died shortly thereafter. Once again‚ Egyptian armies neared Constantinople‚ and this time were turned back by multilateral European intervention that required Muhammad Ali and
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1. In both Buddhism and Hinduism the goal is to reach bliss otherwise know as Enlightenment or Moksha. Both Buddhist and Hindus try to accumulate as much positive karma possible. They both believe in reincarnation and believe all suffering comes from worldly desires or things. In Buddhism anyone can achieve Enlightenment‚ but in Hinduism only people in the Brahmin caste can achieve Moksha. In Buddhism there is no God‚ but in Hinduism there is many Gods. In Hinduism they believe in the caste system
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were barbarians who only did it for citizenship and slaves. None of these actually cared for the advancement of Rome. The western empire started becoming increasingly barbarian. Another problem came when Constantine came into power and declared Constantinople (in the east) the center of the Roman Empire. Because of this‚ Western cities lost their power over the cities of the east; the west was less economically developed and less urbanized. The population in the west was also more spread out over a
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kingdom‚ took the king‚ Gelimer‚ prisoner to Constantinople‚ and re-estabished the authority of Caesar in Africa. In 535 Belisarius sailed for Sicily. The island was conquered at once. After a reverse in Dalmatia that province was also subdued. Belisarius in 536 took Rhegium and Naples‚ entered Rome in triumph‚ seized Ravenna‚ sustained a siege in Rome till 538‚ when the Goths retired. A second general‚ Narses‚ then arrived with reinforcements from Constantinople; Milan and all Liguria were taken in 539
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advanced from Asia Minor into Europe -Conquered the Balkans and a ton of other territory on the E Mediterranean -Rise set back temporarily in 1402 by Timur(civil war; reunification under Mehmed I -The Ottoman army under Mehmed II sacked Constantinople(end of Byzantine Empire -Ended up ruling most of the Arab world as well as extending all the way to Hungary+Black Sea
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Beginning in 541 AD‚ the Plague of Justinian occurred during Emperor Justinian’s reign originating from Egypt then rapidly moving to Constantinople through trade routes. The disease quickly spread throughout the Mediterranean and as far as England and Ireland‚ lasting for about two hundred years. This paper will focus on the first outbreak during 541 AD – 544 AD in Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire. It must be noted that the figures concerning mortality is highly speculative‚ but it is certain that
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of the Ottoman Empire created a problem in Eastern Europe Rival interests in the region were a permanent threat to European peace: Russians wanted: Expansion into Slavic lands Secure the straits for access to the Mediterranean Recover Constantinople for Christian Orthodoxy Prevent Austrian expansion along their south-western boundaries Austrians wanted: Expansion into Serbian lands to counter Slav nationalism Protect their trade route down the Danube Prevent Russian expansion along
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move was in 446 a.d. when Theodosius II refused to pay tribute. He began another campaign against the Eastern Roman Empire. After the campaign started an earthquake struck Constantinople and the people tried as hard as they could to rebuild the walls and stop Attila. He had different plans. Instead‚ he surrounded Constantinople and terrorized the cities around it forcing Theodosius II to pay a staggering two thousand one hundred pounds of gold on a yearly basis. Attila turned his focus to France
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