Gunpowder- Chinese Invention Chinese taoist alchemists were the major force behind the early invention of gunpowder. Emperor Wu Di (156-87 B.C.) of the Han dynasty financed research done by the alchemists on the secrets of eternal life. The alchemists experimented with the sulphur and saltpeter heating the substances in order to transform them. The alchemist Wei Boyang wrote the Book of the Kinship of the Three detailing the experiments made by the alchemists. During the 8th century Tang dynasty
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In China‚ gunpowder is termed Huo Yao‚ meaning burning medication. It was created by blending elemental sulfur‚ charcoal‚ and saltpeter. Daoist scientists created this by mishap. At first‚ the Tao were attempting to discover an elixir for indestructibility. It was made in the course of the 9th century‚ and the initial documents of the ingredients were seen in the 11th century. At first‚ gunpowder was applied to commence fires. The Chinese also used it to blind‚ burn and poison people and give off
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The Fall of the Byzantine Empire (1453 A.D.)- The Byzantine Empire‚ for centuries‚ had been in a state of free-falling decline since the end of the Fourth Crusade. While the empire was eventually able to revive itself after the devastating loss that the Fourth Crusade put Byzantium in 1261 A.D. with the rise of the Palaiologoi Dynasty‚ the empire had already endured far too much destruction to be saved from the crippling effects of war. In 1453‚ the Ottoman Empire‚ which had taken much of the Byzantine
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China gifted numerous valuable inventions to the West‚ such as silk‚ tea‚ the Mariner’s Compass‚ and gunpowder‚ the most important of them all would definitely be paper‚ gunpowder‚ and medicines. These particular goods have shaped our society immensely today and would change the way we lived if they were not created. Defined in basic terms‚ paper is a material that is utilized to write on‚ gunpowder is an explosive‚ and medicines are preventions or treatments of disease. According to Professor Derk
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The Byzantine Empire‚ the eastern continuation of the Roman Empire. Although the Western Empire fell the Eastern Roman Empire survived and thrived for more than a thousand years. Lasting from 330 AD to 1453 AD the Byzantine Empire was the only organized state west of China to last from the ancient times to the beginning of the Modern Age. Founded by Constantine whose ambition to rule the world created the Byzantine Empire also widely known as “New Rome”. The Byzantine Empire though continuing with
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The Persian Empire The Persian Empire was one of the most successful empires in the world‚ largely because of its strategic geographical location. First‚ the location of the Persian Empire prior to its expansion was between the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf to the south while the northern side of the empire lay the Caspian Sea. A plethora of rivers‚ including River Tigris and River Euphrates contributed immensely to the growth of the empire due to its strategic position and contribution in irrigation
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Muslim Empires In 1280‚ the Ottoman Empire rose to gigantic empire‚ controlling parts of Europe‚ Asia‚ and Africa‚ from a small frontier. Later on in 1500 CE Persia and India‚ two other Muslim empires became powerful; the Safavids and Mughals shared common strengths‚ and weaknesses with the Ottoman Empire. The empires controlled many rich lands‚ and fought many victorious wars until their decline beginning in the 1700’s CE. Due to their weaknesses‚ the Ottomans‚ Safavids‚ and Mughals were all
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The Roman Empire was founded in the year 753 B.C. to 27 B.C. The fall of the Roman Empire happened in 476 A.D. The leader at this time was Augustus Caesar who was one of Seven kings who supposedly led the Roman Empire. There was many things that led to the fall of the Roman Empire like Barbarian attacks on Rome‚ the division of the East and West‚ and the economic failure that came after. The major reason the Roman Empire fell was the economic failure in the east and west. The Barbarian attacks
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characteristic of well-run empires consist of: the building of roads‚ increased trade‚ the flourishing of education‚ effective bureaucracy‚ the use of a common and official language‚ the use of a system of justice‚ and citizenship. Rome demonstrated ideology by holding assemblies in which magistrates would be elected which gave citizens a sense of power and decision. Meanwhile‚ the Han allowed people to practice philosophies such as Daoism‚ and Confucianism while the empire was purely ran on Legalism
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The Fall of the Western Roman Empire The Western Roman Empire was enormous and it had lots of great qualities. It was greater and stronger than any other empires in the world. But not everything lasts forever. The Western Roman Empire met its demise with four critical points. The Romans dealt with political disputes‚ economic issues‚ deadly diseases‚ and attacks from foreign invaders. Political problems started the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The Romans were led by 37 different emperors
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