One of the reasons for the fall of the Western Roman Empire were political problems. There were several emperors that were unfit to rule‚ they were cruel to the people and greedy. The emperors usually inherited the throne‚ but did not have any knowledge on how to rule and their mentally unstable personality did not help. People asked the Praetorian Guard to assassinate the emperor in exchange for money or a position. When the emperor was assassinated there was no system to replace the him. Civil
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American tribe had already thriving and self-sufficient communities. This was achieved by three main reasons‚ starting with inhabitation of land with fertile vegetation. One South American empire utilized their unconventional mountainous geography to their advantage. While there are many factors in which each tribe and empire differed from one another‚ a common characteristic all Native American societies share is their belief in animism. On these grounds‚ Native American life centered around agriculture
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Empires and Trade Routes Throughout history trade has become a focal point in human society to determine an empire’s life span. Many early forms of trading routes‚ have brought together societies and helped spread culture across the land. There are many key factors that have brought trade together in the empires. Those factors have helped give the people of the empire a better look at their surrounding neighbors. From spice‚ food‚ clothing‚ religion‚ and even education exchanges‚ trading has helped
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of landscape" by which he meant historical and allegorical landscape paintings (Eisenman 154). The Course of Empire is one of Cole ’s most famous series of allegorical works. Based on the same landscape located somewhere at the end of a river valley in the Untied States (Course)‚ Cole adds his imagination and thoughts to a city evolving "from a near state of nature to consummation of empire‚ and then decline and desolation" (Course). Cole can be said to be a representative of Romantic artist because
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Nearly two thousand years ago‚ the Roman Empire conquered all territories west of the Persian Empire in modern day Iran and Iraq. The empire extended southwards into North Africa‚ and as far north as the British Isles. For close on to four centuries‚ the Romans controlled and conquered most of Western Eurasia and the Mediterranean. However‚ their rule came to an end because of the centrifugal forces of political and economic issues‚ foreign invaders and belligerent tribes‚ and socio-religious transformations
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The Aztec Empire began in 1330‚ with the founding of Tenochtitlan. This empire was at its most hit‚ when Moctezuma II ruled. But this fierce and powerful empire came to its end when Hernan Cortes conquered the empire in 1521. There are four factors which caused the demise of the Aztec Empire. They are: Alliances (The conquistadors made alliance with tribes who didn’t like the Aztecs) Weapons (Spaniards had advanced weaponry and horses‚ to their advantage) The Spaniards had advanced weaponry and
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Three aspects that contributed to the Khmer Empire rise to prominence were society and government‚ control over water systems and the role of daily life. Society and government had a large influence on the success of the Khmer Empire. The ancient Khmer kings had a successful monarchy system based on a concept of ‘god-king’ in which he had divine and absolute power and society’s belief in the divine powers of the ruler helped the society be successful. Ordinary Khmers feared their kings‚ regarded
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The Roman Empire gave way to a new Religious Belief. Changing their ways from a polytheistic religion (the greek gods) to a monotheistic religion (Christianity). This begin through Christian dissenters and then was accepted through the emperor Constantine. Although Constantine made Christianity accepted throughout the Roman Empire‚ Theodosius the Great made Christianity the main religion in the empire. Up until 300-600 CE Rome had been a polytheistic religion. The romans believed in multiple gods
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The Empires of Persia Chapter Questions: Answer on your own paper. 1. Why does the book say that Darius was "more important as an administrator than as a conqueror"? Darius built a new capital at Persepolis Center of a sophisticated bureaucratic state Created the Twenty-three satrapies(governors) Created weights and Measurements One central Coinage (Currency) and standardized taxation He had tolerance: Spies to check every level of gov’t 2. How did Darius organize his empire politically
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The Persian Empire was successful in expanding to become the largest empire up to their time. Cyrus became ruler of the Perisan Empire in 559 BCE and clamed control of all regions stretching from the Persian Gulf to the Halys River. Threatened by this‚ the Lydians‚ led by their king Croesus‚ attacked the Persians before they even attempted to conquer them. The Persians emerged victorious‚ and their expansion began. They then invaded and took over the Mesopotamian region. Cyrus was unlike previous
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