coffin‚ marking the decline of the Roman Empire (Document 3) Originally Roman religion worshipped the emperor as a god‚ a single deity‚ however that all changed when Constantine came into power. He quickly established the Byzantine capital as Constantinople‚ and made Christianity as the national religion. This marked the start of Christian ascendancy‚ which quickly globalized Western Europe. “We should be the slaves‚ not
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but success in Central Asia had come with an expense‚ empire’s army was very weak. In January of 1878 Russia arrived at the gates of Constantinople‚ though Turkish armies were almost vanished away‚ Russia was not able to merge inside. Rumours of Russia’s weak military forces quickly reached to Britain and they did not hesitate on sending their fleet to Constantinople to end the war for once and for all. Russia’s main aim had been to protect Slavs‚ however‚ now she found herself in a place where she
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The pope’s speech specifically gave the crusaders permission to kill Muslims‚ and only Muslims. However‚ the crusaders massacred as many as 25‚000 Jews on their way to Constantinople‚ and killed almost all of the Jews in Jerusalem. Furthermore‚ Pope Urban specifically said in his speech‚ “carry aid promptly to those Christians and… destroy that vile race from the land of our friends.” The crusaders were supposed to go help
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During the 1000s the Seljuk Turks‚ people from central Asia who had adopted the Muslim faith‚ conquered Palestine and attacked Asia Minor‚ which was part of the Byzantine Empire. (NEW PARAGRAPH) When the Turks threatened the capital city of Constantinople‚ the Byzantine emperor appealed to the pope in Rome. Because Christian pilgrims going to Palestine came home with reports of persecution from the Turks‚ the Byzantine emperor’s appeal for help found a reception in Europe. (NEW PARAGRAPH) Pope
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BOOK REVIEW 1. Name of the Book - Soldiers in Battle 2. Author - Kenneth Allen 3. Published By - Odhams Books Limited‚ London 4. Year of Publication - 1966 5. Reproduced By - Services Book Club 6. Year of Reproduction - 1990 7. Illustrated By - James Macintyre 8. Pages - 176 9. Chapters - 13 10. Subject - Military History 11. Binding - Hard Cover 12. Price - Not Mentioned Introduction 1. This book comprises of
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died fighting over it. On May 28‚ 1453‚ Constantine XI entered Hagia Sophia to pray while the crowning jewel of his empire‚ Constantinople‚ was being raided and burned by Mehmed II‚ a Muslim invader with an extensive army at his back. The emperor prayed at the church before climbing back atop the city walls to watch his defenses fail. By the end of the day Constantinople and the Hagia Sophia had fallen into enemy hands. Theories about the original church abound‚ most dating the original structure
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Muslims‚ fought in Palestine. In 1071‚ Turkish Muslims captured Jerusalem. The Muslims stopped the Christians from visiting the holy places in Palestine. Naturally‚ Christian rulers in Europe were very angry about this. The Byzantine emperor in Constantinople asked the Pope to help him drive the Turks from the Holy Land. Peter the Hermit and the Pope started the first Crusade. Pope Urban II said that he would forgive the sins of all people who went and fought in the Holy Land. Christians killed thousands
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along the fall but another reason why he did was that he split the empire into two Empires‚ one was the west centered in Rome and the other was the East which was centered in Constantinople a city he named after himself. The last and Major reason the Roman Empire fell was the economic failure of Roman Empire and Constantinople. A decrease in Agricultural production in the West led to higher food prices. When the West purchased luxury goods from the East the west had nothing to offer them in exchange
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The Ottoman Empire lived longer than many states in the past because its lifetime was about six hundred. So‚ how did the Ottoman Empire survive so long? In my opinion‚ it was because of the diversity and religious tolerance in the Empire‚ a good administration‚ and military talents and techniques‚ so I can pick some of them to show them as the major historical legacies of the Ottoman Empire‚ such as the diversity and religious tolerance‚ and military talents and techniques. In addition to this‚ I
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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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