Akkadian/Persian Essay The Akkadian’s VS. The Persian’s The two empires that I am writing about are the Akkadian Empire which was from 2350-1900 B.C.E. And the Persian Empire‚ which was from 2000-330 B.C.E. They were both very powerful and inventive. So first is the Persians. The Persian Empire was from 2000-330 BCE. Though they didn’t begin to‚ appear in the region east of Mesopotamia until 1300 BCE. The Persian Empire developed in 2000 BCE but at this time the Persians were very nomadic
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The Eastern Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire Constantine Roman emperor who transferred the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium (eventually became the Constantinople) in 330 A.D. Constantinople The eastern part of the Roman Empire. Located along the Bosporus shore‚ the shore that links the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. 395 A.D. When the capital of the Roman Empire was returned to Rome. Making Rome as the capital of the Western Roman Empire. 476 A.D. Fall of the Western
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Marco Polo was no doubt one of the most influential explorers in the world. His tales of the East opened the minds of the Europeans‚ and his tales were a catalyst for the Age of Exploration in Europe. His influence on geographical exploration was so pivotal that many years later Christopher Columbus used Marco Polo’s book on his voyage to the New World. Marco Polo’s book‚ The Travels of Marco Polo‚ was widely published and thousands of copies were printed in different languages. However‚ many skeptics
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Building an Empire: Engineering Marvels of the Roman Empire “Imperium Romanum”- Latin‚ the Roman Empire. At the height of their civilization the Roman Empire controlled over 2‚300‚000 square miles of territory that spanned through the continents of Europe‚ Asia and Africa. At the heart of the empire was the great city of Rome. A modern day New York‚ Rome boasted many incredible landmarks. Here was located the great Coliseum where many gladiatorial games were held for the entertainment
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GHENGIS (Chinggis) KHAN After the migration of the Jurchen‚ the Borjigin Mongols had emerged in central Mongolia as the leading clan of a loose federation. The principal Borjigin Mongol leader‚ Kabul Khan‚ began a series of raids into Jin in 1135. In 1162 (some historians say 1167)‚ Temujin‚ the first son of Mongol chieftain Yesugei‚ and grandson of Kabul‚ was born. Yesugei‚ who was chief of the Kiyat subclan of the Borjigin Mongols‚ was killed by neighboring Tatars in 1175‚ when Temujin was only twelve
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The Ottoman Empire reached its top supremacy during the 16th century wherein its scope of power stretched to parts of Central and Southeastern Europe and to the desserts of the Middle East. The empire is known to have established a very strong‚ organized and effective form of government over its people with the Sultan holding the highest in power and was considered as the supreme ruler. The Sultan also ruled the lands and provinces of the empire and over its government officials and executed decisions
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Mongol was located between the Pacific Ocean‚ Atlantic Ocean and Arabian Sea. Although Genghis Khan (more properly known as Chinggis Khan)‚ is mainly thought of in negative terms in the West‚ he is one of history’s more charismatic and dynamic leaders. During his lifetime‚ he conquered more territory than any other conqueror‚ and his successors established the largest contiguous empire in history. Even today his legacy continues in Asia‚ for without Genghis Khan there would not be a Mongolia.
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brutal ways of conquering have greatly affected me‚ as today I am the fifth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire and the founder
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History of the British Empire leading to the establishment of the commonwealth This work contains information about the British Empire compared to the Roman Empire than compared to the Spartans. This shows who done b=worse things and was it worth going through all of that if their Empire is not the best? My work also contains certain opinions(mine and my dad) and tan some extra information about the commonwealth‚ what they do and who’s involved in it. I say that that British Empire changed the world
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period‚ both the Umayyad and Mongol empires rose to the height of their power through many similarities and differences. For example‚ both dynasties expanded by militaristic advances‚ but a single man was responsible for the rise of the Mongols and they also supported all faiths unlike the Umayyad. The Mongol founder‚ Genghis Khan‚ conquered surrounding nomadic tribes and brought them under his rule through extensive military conquest. Over the entire rise of the Mongols‚ they gained Asia‚ Russia
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