The Aztec and the Spanish were both very powerful civilizations during the late 1400’s and early 1500’s. The defeat of the Aztecs One of the main reasons why the Spanish defeated the powerful Aztec empire is due to their weapons. Although these two groups were very different‚ they share some similarities with their weapons. The Spanish wouldn’t have been as successful if it weren’t for their guns‚ armour‚ and leadership. The Spanish had many advantages over the Aztec‚ one being guns. Unlike the
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Deemed one of the largest and most powerful empires‚ the Ottoman Empire spanned over six centuries; controlling most of Western Asia‚ North Africa‚ and Southeastern Europe at its height. On the contrary‚ the Serbian Empire was at a rapid decline. Serbia was reeling from the negligent rule of Emperor Stefan Uros IV Dusan’s successor; his son Stefan Uros V. Stefan Uros V’s lack of governing and resolution ultimately led to his demise in 1371. This at the time made Serbia’s vulnerability a considerable
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were the main characteristics of each of the Muslim empires‚ and in what ways did they resemble each other? How were they distinct from their European counterparts? The Ottoman Turks consisted of Turkic-speaking nomadic people who had spread westward from Central Asia in the ninth‚ tenth‚ and eleventh centuries. They were located in the northwestern corner of the peninsula‚ which allowed them to expand westward and eventually take over empires between the Mediterranean and the Black Seas. The
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the world empires have arisen‚ they are unique‚ different‚ and in some ways the same. How they came to be is always an interesting tale‚ from the very first people who had a vision for the future to the more recent ones who take care of that vision. The large centers in the world now were once just the beginnings of a village or small town. And in similar ways the Ottoman and Spanish empires were built up‚ but there are many differences between the two. Both the Ottomans and the Spanish used their
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Soon after gunpowder’s total potential was discover. The Chinese then invented the cannon. Three major empires saw the power of these cannon and began to create and experiment with this new technology. As known technology advanced so did cannon building and other small arms. This allowed the empires that invested in this technology to strengthen and spread out and conquer more lands. As these empires expanded they began to intrude on European cities. Naturally Europeans didn’t appreciate the intrusion
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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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To what extent was did the Arab revolt influence the defeat of the Ottoman Empire? The defeat of the Ottoman Empire during World War one was due to a multitude of factors. Some argue that the Arab revolt was the cause of the defeat but arguments against that are plausible as well. When looking at the war in the greater picture we understand that the defeat of the Ottoman Empire might actually of been caused by places outside of the Middle East. The allied countries quickly understood they
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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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Homework #13 cont.d a. The Byzantine Empire acted as a shield against the Arabs and Turks‚ preventing them from wilder invasions and conquests in Europe. Classical Greek and Roman texts were used during the rule of the Byzantine Empire after the fall of the Roman Empire (in the west). When the Crusades came‚ the crusaders brought a grand quantity of important Europeans into close contact with the wealthier and sophisticated Byzantine culture. The European texts that were supposedly lost or forgotten
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The law of the Babylonian Empire- Hammurabi code held people responsible for their actions. Laws differed from place to place. Laws have developed and changed over time because at first the early civilizations used the Babylonian empire and then as the time went by early river valley civilizations such as; Sumer‚ Egypt‚ Indus valley and china started to develop their own laws and forms of government. For example the Sumerians built independent city-states governed by monarchs and united the city
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