topic from history‚ how this topic relates to today‚ or anything we have covered in class (25 points). The Mongols: How Barbaric are the Barbarians? Who are the Mongols really? The Mongols had an empire that existed during the 13th and 14th centuries AD‚ and was the largest continuous land empire in human history lead by a great ruler called Genghis Khan. For centuries they have been remembered as a brutal tribe of nomadic barbarians who were a serious threat to people and civilization throughout
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At its height‚ the Ottoman empire (ca. 1299–1922) spread from Anatolia and the Caucasus across North Africa and into Syria‚ Arabia‚ and Iraq. Its size rivaled that of the great cAbbasid empire (750–1258)‚ and it united many disparate parts of the Islamic world. Sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Ottoman conquests allowed them control of many ports and sole access to the Black Sea‚ from which even Russian vessels were excluded‚ and trade among the provinces increased greatly. As the largest city
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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. A strong
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Persian Empire may refer to: * Achaemenid Empire (558–330 BC)‚ also called "First Persian Empire" * Parthian Empire (247 BC–224 AD)‚ adopted both Hellenistic and Iranian customs * Sassanid Empire (224–651 AD)‚ also called "Neo-Persian Empire" and "Second Persian Empire" * Persia (1501-1979) under Safavid dynasty‚ Afsharid dynasty‚ Zand dynasty‚ Qajar dynasty and Pahlavi dynasty The Achaemenid Persian Empire (c. 550–330 BCE)‚ sometimes known as First Persian Empire‚ was an Iranian empire
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Since gunpowders accidental discovery in China around 850 C.E.‚ gunpowder has been one of the most influential inventions in history. Intended primarily as medicine and entertainment‚ Chinese scientists quickly realized gunpowders potential for engaging in warfare. “It was a component of flaming arrows and rockets and was used to fire projectiles” (Classroom). The bamboo tubes used to channel the explosive energy of gunpowder to launch a projectile was history first firearms. This new ranged weapon
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The Empire in Transition Explain the importance of the series of crises from the Sugar Act through the Coercive Acts. How did each crisis change colonial attitudes toward the mother country? In the pre-Revolutionary era‚ outrage was rampant throughout the colonies‚ as the British‚ seeking to correct their debts from the costly French and Indian War‚ decided to make good on direct taxation in the colonies‚ thus monopolizing the trade industry‚ and eventually‚ vying for total control of the
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Akkadian/Persian Essay The Akkadian’s VS. The Persian’s The two empires that I am writing about are the Akkadian Empire which was from 2350-1900 B.C.E. And the Persian Empire‚ which was from 2000-330 B.C.E. They were both very powerful and inventive. So first is the Persians. The Persian Empire was from 2000-330 BCE. Though they didn’t begin to‚ appear in the region east of Mesopotamia until 1300 BCE. The Persian Empire developed in 2000 BCE but at this time the Persians were very nomadic
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The Eastern Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire Constantine Roman emperor who transferred the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium (eventually became the Constantinople) in 330 A.D. Constantinople The eastern part of the Roman Empire. Located along the Bosporus shore‚ the shore that links the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. 395 A.D. When the capital of the Roman Empire was returned to Rome. Making Rome as the capital of the Western Roman Empire. 476 A.D. Fall of the Western
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Building an Empire: Engineering Marvels of the Roman Empire “Imperium Romanum”- Latin‚ the Roman Empire. At the height of their civilization the Roman Empire controlled over 2‚300‚000 square miles of territory that spanned through the continents of Europe‚ Asia and Africa. At the heart of the empire was the great city of Rome. A modern day New York‚ Rome boasted many incredible landmarks. Here was located the great Coliseum where many gladiatorial games were held for the entertainment
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Though the discovered by accident‚ gunpowder changed the trajectory of combat operations. Discovered in the ninth century Chinese alchemist developed something with the potential of conquering nations. Gunpowder is used in many weapons throughout history and to this day‚ but one of the first was flying fire. With the simple invention of the gunpowder cannon‚ a totally new type of defense was unearthed. When the devastating power of the cannon was shrunken down into a handheld weapon‚ the course of
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