wondered what made the Ottoman Empire so great? What are some of its major contributions in terms of science and technology? The Ottoman Empire was among the longest-lasting empires (about 600 years during the 15th and 16th centuries) and is one of the largest and most successful empires in the world. The Ottoman Empire’s influence on other countries was worldwide; they spread their culture‚ government‚ politics‚ lifestyle‚ expectations‚ science religion etc. The Ottoman Empire made huge reforms and many
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Marco Polo When I was younger one of my favorite games to play in a swimming pool was “Marco Polo”. Little did I know that this famous childhood game was named after the famous explorer‚ Marco Polo himself. It is said that the reason the game was named after him was because one day Polo was traveling through China and grew very tired. He fell asleep on his horse and wondered away from the rest of his group. Later‚ he heard his group members calling his name‚ “Marco”. In return he called back to
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Top 10 Greatest Empires In History FREIKORPTRASHER JUNE 22‚ 2010The definition of an empire is: when a single entity has supreme rule and power over a vast area of territory‚ which consists of peoples of different ethnicity and nationality. This list is based on the influence‚ longevity and power of the various empires‚ and‚ as you will see‚ it contains at least one or two entries that may strike some as controversial. My one requirement for this list is that the empire must have been ruled – for
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Christians in the Byzantium Empire The Byzantine Empire was in fact the Eastern Roman Empire. Byzantium was established in the year 395 and came to an end in 1453. During the Byzantine reign of power‚ we shall see imperial Christianity which was distinctive to Byzantium. This was a rule were the Pope was not the ruler over the Christians but it was effectively the Emperor who held control over the church. This included appointing prominent bishops and also appointed patriarchs.1 The religious aspect
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The Byzantine Empire‚ sometimes known as the Eastern Roman Empire‚ was the predominantly Greek-speaking continuation of the eastern half of the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Its capital city was Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul)‚ originally founded as Byzantium. It survived the 5th century fragmentation and fall of the Western Roman Empire and continued to exist for an additional thousand years until it fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. During most of its existence‚
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3 DBQ: The Byzantine Empire When the western Roman Empire descended into chaos in 500 C.E. much of the Roman culture on the west side was lost‚ while the Eastern empire survived and preserved much of the surviving Roman Culture‚ but changed it’s name to the “Byzantine Empire‚” showing individuality in many aspects between Rome and Byzantine. The Byzantine Empire was the surviving reminisces of the Roman Empire‚ which flourished into the oldest and longest lasting empire in our history. It
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"the United States have been the cradle of modern Anti-Imperialism‚ and at the same time the founding of a mighty empire."1 Those words written two years after the Second Word War capture tensions in American policy and public discourse that define the country’s uneasy position in the twenty-first century. America’s role as guarantor of global stability raises the question whether an empire can operate effectively under anti-imperial premises. Unmatched by peer competitors since the Cold War’s end‚ the
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The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization‚ characterized by government headed by emperors‚ and large territorial holdings around the Mediterranean Sea in Europe‚ Africa‚ and Asia. The 500 year old republic which preceded it was severely destabilized in a series of civil wars and political conflict‚ during which Julius Caesar was appointed as perpetual dictator and then assassinated in 44 BC. Civil wars and executions continued‚ culminating in the victory of
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Beffa 4 The Songhai Empire Alex Beffa Global History April 9‚ 2012 Beffa 3 The Songhai‚ also known as the Songhay‚ was not only the last‚ but also the largest and greatest empire of western Africa between 1000 and 1600 ce.i The previous empire was the Mali empire. Songhai was just a client state at the port of Gao‚ which was a major trading port for trans-Saharan trade especially since it is located on the Niger river. When the Mali empire started to decline in the 14 th century‚ the
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The Mughal Empire Vinay Lal The great grandson of Tamerlane‚ Babar‚ who on his mother’s side was descended from the famous Genghiz Khan‚ came to India in 1526 at the request of an Indian governor who sought Babar’s help in his fight against Ibrahim Lodi‚ the last head of the Delhi Sultanate. Babar defeated Lodi at Panipat‚ not far from Delhi‚ and so came to establish the Mughal Empire in India. Babar ruled until 1530‚ and was succeeded by his son Humayun‚ who gave the empire its first distinctive
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