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    The Roman Empire fell because of many economical failures. One of them was that the legionnaires were demanding a higher salary because they were not getting paid enough. Because of this‚ there was less economic growth in rome and they had too much desire to have more goods purchased from other empires. Then because of that reason and that the romans were not conquering land anymore‚ there was also a lack of gold coming into the roman empire‚ so it became more rare‚ and as a result gold coins became

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    Feudalism was dominant in most parts of Europe for over seven centuries‚ however it reached it’s zenith during eleventh to thirteen century….. Though many of its institutions were survived till the end of the eighteenth century. There were several factors which led to the decline of feudal system. The holy roman empire ‚ which came into existence during this period represented a force which kept in chek the evil tendencies of the german feudalism. The Papacy rendered valuable

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    the Western Roman Empire. Answer: In this essay I will briefly describe the factors that led to the decline and fall of the Western Roman Empire. One of many factors that contributed to the fall of Western Roman Empire is the increasing use of mercenaries and paid soldiers by the emperor to defend the borders and frontiers. As the empire expanded Roman troops were no longer adequate in numbers to defend all frontiers. This paid military tactic was continued

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    Powerful empires throughout history have differed and been similar in the techniques they used to rule. Specifically Han China(25c.e-220c.e) and Imperial Rome(245 c.d-476 c.e0‚ They both traded through the silk road‚ the Han had a strong centralized government while the Romans operated with a decentralized structure‚ and lastly the Han attempted diplomatic solutions when it came to military matters while Rome had a far more aggressive reputation when dealing with enemies. Han China and imperial

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    at the Battle of Cabra (1079) marked the start of Alfonso’s animosity and jealousy against El Cid. Only a year later‚ Rodrigo Diaz was exiled from his homeland by the king. However‚ this was certainly not the end of El Cid’s career. He became a mercenary for the Moors‚ moving around Spain defeating the armies he had once fought alongside. In 1086‚ Alfonso suffered a crushing defeat - terrified‚ he recalled his best general from exile to fight by his side once

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    Journal Entry #1: Howard Zinn Ch.1 In the first chapter titled‚ “Columbus‚ The Indians‚ and Human Progress” I learned about multiple things. Although‚ I was already informed that Columbus did not actually discover America‚ I knew quite little about the gruesome acts of violence he had committed including genocide. Throughout my education‚ Columbus was introduced as the hero who discovered the new world. Along with history books‚ teachers have also mislead us to believe this. This also showed me

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    CROSSING THE DELEWARE HIST101 George Washington saved not only the continental army at the battle of Trenton‚ but he also saved and breathed new life into the cause of Independence. After knowing seemingly knowing nothing but defeat and hardship for the latter half of 1776‚ Washington knew that not only he‚ but the neophyte country known as the United States‚ needed

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    Horrendous is what I can say to describe this.       Read this very carefully guys and take a close look at yourself and the environment that you live in today… “P.W. Botha speech 1985” (I was 3 years old): THE FOLLOWING is a speech made by former South African President P.W. Botha to his Cabinet. This reprint was written by David G. Mailu for the Sunday Times‚ a South African newspaper‚ dated August 18‚ 1985. "Pretoria has been made by the White mind for the White man. We are not obliged

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    death‚ the first civil war had occurred and it persuaded the sons of al-Ma’mun (813- 833) to build armies. In 846‚ slave merchants killed the caliph and put on of his sons to the throne. Four more caliphs were killed/poisoned by the mercenaries (who struggled for control and was a problem for the government. Imperial Breakdown and Needed a lot of money for slaves to construct buildings‚ but Agrarian Disorder the taxes led to destructive/abandoned villages. Bandit gangs and

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    The Prince Machiavelli‚ a man who greatly wanted to become involved in politics‚ wrote The Prince to earn a political position in Florence under Lorenzo de’ Medici‚ the governor. Although his efforts did not win him a position in the Florentine Government‚ his work has become a controversial topic today. In his book‚ Machiavelli uses historical events to explain his opinion on principalities. When The Prince was first written‚ Machiavelli’s view on principalities did not draw much attention

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