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    Roman Empire

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    existed and thrived on planet earth‚ the Roman Empire is one of the first civilizations that come to mind. The saying “All roads lead to Rome” didn’t appear out of thin air‚ rather the Roman Civilization earned the moniker that would forever characterize them as one of the greatest civilizations to ever exist. Indeed‚ two thousand years ago the world was ruled by Rome. During such times‚ many human beings lived and died under Roman Law. This Empire didn’t simply grow from the ground‚ indeed “Rome

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    HISTORY 1111 World Civilization Name: __________________________ Date: __________________ Score: _______ 1 The most important ingredient in the making of a distinct European civilization was the (A) political legacy of Rome (B) philosopical legacy of Greece (C) synthesizing power of Christianity (D) traditions of the Germanic tribes 2 St. Paul used the term ekklesia to refer to (A) a parish church (B) the Mediterranean-wide assembly of Jesus’ followers (C) the office and officials

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    Byzantine Empire Outline

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    Byzantine Empire The Byzantine was founded in 330 A.D. It was located in the Eastern half of the Roman Empire. By 330 A.D. it is ready for the inauguration. It was called three different names Byzantium‚ New Rome‚ and Constantinople. There was a new sense of culture and religion throughout the new Empire. It was located on a peninsula the natural harbor for access called the Golden Horn. It was one of the most successful and important political and military center throughout Eastern Roman Empire.(Brinkley

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    Bas-relief friezes in galleries of the vast Angkor Wat complex in Siemreab depict Cambodia’s land and naval conquests during its "time of greatness‚" the Angkorian Period‚ which spanned the years from A.D. 802 to 1431. During this time‚ the Khmer Empire‚ by force of arms‚ extended its dominions to encompass much of Southeast Asia. The warrior kings‚ who actually led troops in battle‚ did not customarily maintain standing armies but raised troops as necessity required. Historian David P. Chandler

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    Ghana Empire

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    History of Ghana The Republic of Ghana is named after the medieval Ghana Empire of West Africa. Around 300 A.D.‚ a new and powerful kingdom emerged in West Africa. This kingdom was known as Ghana. Between 300 and 1200 A.D.‚ Ghana controlled the export of salt and gold. They were also able to prosper from the collection of taxes on the many merchant caravans that traveled through their territory as they brought goods from one area to another. Ghana used to be called the Gold Coast. The name was changed

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    The Byzantine Empire

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    The Byzantine Empire The Byzantine Empire was one of the most beautiful empires in the history of the world. It had beautiful architecture‚ as well as revolutionary ideas that shaped much of the world we live in today. Without the impact of the Byzantine Empire‚ the world might be very different. One of the most important characteristics of the Byzantine Empire was their cities. Standing out among the others‚ Constantinople. Constantinople‚ now Istanbul‚ was a beautiful and prosperous city

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    british empire

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    HOW DOES TOBACCO LINK BRITAIN’S EMPIRE AND AMERICA’S DEVELOPMENT FROM 1600 ONWARDS? The key element‚ tobacco‚ was the vital reason for America’s development and the British Empire’s throughout the 17th and 18th century. The demand for tobacco and the trade involving tobacco helped the British Empire thrive as well as lead to America’s independence. During the early 1600’s Britain’s main drive towards economy was agriculture. Eventhough they flourished in that section the economy itself wasn’t

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    The Ottoman Empire

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    ~ T HE O TTOMAN E MPIRE ~ AND THE W ORLD A ROUND I T ~ For Virginia Aksan in friendship ~ ~ The Ottoman Empire and the World Around It ~ S URAIYA F AROQHI ~ Published in 2004 by I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd 6 Salem Road‚ London W2 4BU 175 Fifth Avenue‚ New York NY 10010 www.ibtauris.com In the United States of America and Canada distributed by Palgrave Macmillan a division of St Martin’s Press 175 Fifth Avenue‚ New York NY 10010 Copyright © Suraiya Faroqhi 2004 The right of Suraiya Faroqhi

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    What Is An Empire

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    Survival of Imperialism What is an empire? There is not a unique definition for this term because over the course of history empires took many different forms. However all empires possessed the common capacity to dominate and impose on others. The very first empires started with the emergence of communities and the motivation to conquer came with the need to survive harsh environments which prone those communities to routinely attack other living tribes in search of food and shelter. Progressively

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    The Byzantine Empire

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    belongs to Greek man named Byzas. The whole Empire of Byzantine was Greek speaking and it was also in the continuation of eastern part of great Roman Empire during the period of late Middle East ages and late antiquity. The capital of this Empire was Constantinople that known in the modern age with the name of Istanbul. Byzantine also survived the fragmentation and it causes fall to the Western Roman Empire. During the period of 5th century AD this Empire was the most powerful in terms of culture‚

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