particularly true of the fall of the Western Roman Empire‚ as supported by the many books published speculating different reasons why the empire collapsed. They were a people of discipline‚ pride‚ and honor. At its peak of success‚ Rome was the military powerhouse of the world. However‚ many factors lead to its instability‚ and eventual demise. This essay will outline three such factors‚ that I feel significantly contributed to the fall of the Western Roman Empire: their politics‚ their economy‚ and their
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Many years ago in 1438 AD‚ the Inca Empire was home to millions of people who all lived in a society that was going to continue for decades to come. Their government split the entire empire into four smaller regions‚ each with a ruler to control it. These four rulers were all controlled by the main ruler‚ whom all reported to him. Life in the Inca Empire was different from many other empires in many ways. The founder‚ named Pachacuti‚ led a smaller empire. Pachacuti’s’ name means “he who transfers
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era was to reorganize the Ottoman Empire. The Tanzimat Era presented two fresh reform groups that were incorporated with the Ottoman Empire to rearrange the formation of its administration and culture. These tasks were shifted onto the administrative officials of the Ottoman Empire and they also intended for the people to follow Ottomanism so that there could be a sluggish drop amongst the ethnic faction that were in the Ottoman Empire. In the 19th century other reforms were put in use such as fixing
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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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1.01 Travel Journal 1. How did the boundaries of the Roman Empire change? In 1000 BCE‚ a group of Latins‚ later known as Romans‚ founded the city of Rome. After almost 500 years of it being founded‚ the Romans set up a republic. They gained territory by force‚ beginning with the Italian peninsula and then easily moving to the Mediterranean region. The Romans launched a series of three wars‚ known as the Punic Wars. During this time‚ the were able to conquer Carthage and in return gained access
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Byzantine Empire under Justinian When Justinian became emperor in 527‚ he wanted to build a new Rome by incorporating the ancient Roman Empire. He made Constantinople the capital of the Byzantine Empire and kept the Roman culture along with the Greek culture for more than a thousand years. Justinian helped rebuild the Roman Empire by the many contributions he gave to the empire; he was able to rule a well-structured empire. Justinian was known partly for rebuilding the Roman Empire; he restored
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successful expansion of his empire by overthrowing the Persian Empire. And although they were a major success to his rising to power. People must be able to understand exactly how even after defeating his enemies‚ Alexander ran these new additions to his empire and effected them through cultural influence. While Alexander was exceedingly bright‚ some may have doubted how he chose to run them. Even after the overthrowing of Darius III‚ Alexander still wanted to add more to his empire. He even went as far
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protect an empire or to help spread an empire across the land. The Persian Empire was the first largest empire ever seen and this was due to Cyrus the Great’s many conquests. Many of the Persian kings helped the Persian Empire to grow and flourish and they took their role as the Great King seriously‚ such as King Darius who helped establish a strong government. Cyrus the Great‚ though‚ made many significant and lasting contributions to the Empire‚ his wise conquests are what made the Persian Empire timeless
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1566 in eastern Anatolia when he died Suleiman I the Magnificent had changed the Empire immensely. The sons of Suleiman‚ who ruled the Ottoman Empire who once were able to call each other brothers‚ now call each other traitors because each son was consumed by greed and an obsession for power now that their father is out of throne and only one may rise up to the hierarchy. They each had plans to skyrocket the empire in their own very different ways. And so no matter who became the next Sultan‚ despite
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Christianity Transformed the Roman Empire Christianity started with Jesus. Jesus had many followers that spread the good news about Christianity not only in Rome but to its surrounding countries. New ideas can change people and places rapidly. These ideas had an impact on the family life of Romans‚ the Pax Romana‚ the Roman Tolerance for other religions‚ and the Rebirth of Roman State Religion. The family life of Romans was changed. Paterfamilias is where the male is the head of the household and
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