Why do Empires decline and fall? During thousands of years‚ human history had known the existence of several empires. While some still question why do Empires decline and fall‚ some historians put their time and energy on other topics such as how‚ for instance‚ empires rise and in some cases subsidize for so long. Considering the fact that empires and therefore their decline and destruction are part of the natural process of human history‚ same way as the end of the dinosaurs which was inevitable
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studied and observed the Mongols throughout history. Ruled by Genghis Khan‚ they were an empire that sought out and conquered whatever they could. Throughout their reign‚ many different opinions began to form about it. Through these different attitudes‚it can be seen that some viewed the Mongols as a admirable and respectful empire while other saw them as deceiving and ruthless. There are those regard the empire with admiration. A chronicler Muslim had the idea that under the reign of Genghis Khan
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Transformation of the Mongols The Mongols were a group of pastoral nomadic peoples whose expansion into Central Asia led to the dispersion of ideas‚ culture‚ and technology throughout the continent. Until 1206 AD‚ the Mongols were a group of warring tribes. The Mongols centralized‚ expanded and transformed under their charismatic leader‚ Genghis Khan. The Mongol empire expanded into Russia‚ Afghanistan‚ Persia‚ and Ukraine. The Mongols consumed most of Central Asia through a series of brutal
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the entire valley. Conquering city after city‚ Moctezuma and his warrior empire took food‚ luxury goods‚ exotic raw materials and war captives. The prisoners of war were saved for sacrifices to the gods. Embarking on a journey of his own in search of gold‚ General Hernando Cortes lead his group of Spanish troops into the path of the powerful Moctezuma monarchy. After meeting face to face‚ both men seemingly viewed the other with mutual respect after a friendly exchange of greetings. Trust was not
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The West: Exploiting an Empire When the civil war was over‚ Americans believed expansion was their “manifest destiny” and began moving in the west direction across the continent‚ conquering the Native Americans through diverse means and created a North American Empire. The Native Americans were pushed from their lands and forced to change their culture by the end of the century because they were seen as threat that might hinder the White Americans migration. The Indians abandoned their
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The Inca Empire flourished roughly between 1400 through 1500. Cuzco was the capital city of the Inca Empire. The location of the city was in the Andes Mountains‚ which is now Southern Peru. Cuzco derived from Qosqo means dried up lake-bed. Scholars were impressed by the engineers of the Inca people. The building were built of stone and were fitted so perfectly that it was nearly impossible to slide a paper through the mated areas. The lay out of the city is said to be in the form of a puma‚ some
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How significant was The Roman Empire in Shaping Christianity both during the Pre and Post Nicean Age? The Roman Empire obviously had a large effect on Christianity‚ up until the rule of Galerius from 98 AD to 117AD Christianity had been sporadically persecuted but with the relaxation of laws‚ there resulted in a steady conversion of the populace of Roman Empire even though roughly 10 percent by the year 300 AD were Christian1. This is why there was such surprise in the year 312 AD when the emperor
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Akbar was the representative of the golden age of Mughal Empire. He laid the foundation of a secular national state‚ based on principles of religious tolerance‚ universal brotherhood and political unity. Akbar was born as Abu’l-Fath Jalal ud-din Muhammad on October 15‚ 1542 at the Rajput Fortress of Umerkot in Sindh. He would rule the Mughal Empire for the next 50 years (1556-1605 CE) to become the greatest ruler in medieval India. Akbar as Young Emperor Akbar’s father Humayun was living under refuge
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The word Empire derives from the Latin version of “imperium‚” as Stephen says‚ which essentially means to rule. Overtime‚ it has morphed into a much broader phrase‚ eventually coming to mean “ruling over extensive‚ far flung territories” far beyond the original “homeland” of the rulers. To me personally‚ nobody has ever personified the second version of an empire better than the Europeans. They have developed advanced weaponry‚ ships‚ and navigational technologies that surpassed anyone at the period
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Comparing Empires: Roman and Chinese Consolidating the Roman and Chinese Empires 1. both empires defined themselves in universal terms 2. both invested heavily in public works 3. both claimed supernatural sanctions a. deceased Roman emperors as gods (imperial cult) i. persecution of Christians for nonparticipation in cult b. Chinese emperor as Son of Heaven i. rule by Mandate of Heaven ii. dependent on just rule iii. heavy ritual duties to maintain relationship between earth and heaven iv. moral
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