The decline of the British Empire. “The sun never sets on the British Empire” this statement was true for many decades‚ the Empire was ¼ of the world. But why and how did it fall and what were the reasons for decolonization? This I will try to answer in this short essay. The main reasons of the decline was economics and nationalism (including resentment from the rest of the world towards the empire). I have decided to concentrate on post world war events even though you may say the decline already
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development of Greek Culture: the 5th century B.C. the successful repulse of the Persian invasion early in the century The Persian Wars began in 490 BC‚ and the Greek forces were superior and crushed the invasion at Marathon. In 480 BC‚ the Persians launched a second attack . This time‚ Persians sacked and ruined Athens. The Greeks later won a decisive military victory at Salamis‚ they defeated the Persian naval fleet c. the Greek history flourished again in the second half of the 4th century
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These essay is explaining “the rise and fall of Rome”. Rome was a very successful empire formed by great leadership‚ christianity‚ and economy. But‚ these are the same reasons that led Rome to it’s downfall. The top three reasons are: leadership‚christianity‚ and economy. Julius Caesar was a great leader of Rome. He helped Rome become strong‚ but yet weak leadership contributed to its downfall. Julius was a great leader‚ he led the army to its victory against the republic (155). He also named himself
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SAFAVID EMPIRE Key Focus: 1) The Ottoman (Sunni)-Safavid (Shi’ite) split in Dar al-Islam 2) Safavids’ use of religious extremism to inspire a following and forge an empire 3) Transition from heterodox ideology to orthodox theocracy under Shah Abbas I) The Safavid Rise to Power in Persia • 3 empires dominated by presence of Islam • M2oguls in India‚ Ottoman Empire‚ and Safavids a) Isma’il and the Messianic Ideology of the Qizilbash (warriors; “red heads” → their turbans) i) How did a 14 year-old
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literary and artistic talents. Military and religious factors gave rise to all three of these empires. The Ottoman Empire: The Ottoman dynasty‚ in which‚ was named for its founder Osman Bey‚ a leader of a band of semi-nomadic Turks who migrated to northwestern Anatolia in the thirteenth century. Osman and his followers sought to become ghazi warriors who fought for their faith. The Ottoman’s location on the borders of the Byzantine Empire‚ allowed Osman and his men the opportunity to wage holy war
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490 B.C. Persian leader‚ darius I‚ sent 25‚000 men to fight 10‚000 Greeks. The Persians were light armored and lacked training‚ they were no match to the Greeks disciplined phalanx Athens won a crushing victory killing more than 6000 men and only losing less than 200 men The battle took place in a plain north east of Athens called marathon Ionia of the coast of Anatolia is a place where Greeks have been long settled‚ however around 546 B.C. the Persians conquered the area. Later the Ionian Greeks
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Around 492 B.C.E. Persia was the most powerful empire in the Mediterranean. They sought revenge towards the Greeks‚ which caused King Darius to send demands to Greece. Athens and Sparta were very hesitant when obeying the demands‚ most of the other city-states were quick to obey. While the Greeks saw what Athens and Sparta did as an act of defiance and it showed pride‚ Darius was obviously not happy. This lead to the Persian Wars‚ which would eventually lead to the Peloponnesian War. Both of these
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der Empire ComparisonThe Ottoman Empire and Mughal Empire both being “Gunpowder Empires” faced similar issues. Both empires faced inadequate transportation and communication systems‚ both faced poor bureaucracies‚ and competing with rival empires. The first problem was inadequate transportation and communication systems. Although they had the necessary military technology to control their empires‚ transporting it to where it was needed was another issue. The larger they grew‚ the more difficult
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Persia Argumentative Essay The Persian war was not caused by Persia. The Persian war was a result of the ignorance of Athens. Athens caused the war by helping the Ionians revolt against Persia. They caused the war by burning Sardis. Which was unprovoked and caused the citizens of Sardis to lose their homes. Athens caused the Persian war because they helped the Ionians fight Persia. As states‚ “The Greeks had helped the Ionians to revolt against the Persians”. Athens sent weapons to the Ionians
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The Success of the Mongolian Empire Kalilah September 16‚ 2012 Mr. Jackson World History AP The Mongol invasion of China was perhaps one of the greatest political‚ social‚ and economic commotions in Chinese history. Obscure people‚ who lived the Gobi Desert‚ present day Outer Mongolia‚ accomplished it. The Mongols were a prestige nomadic group of people who gained prominence in the 13th century. The Mongols transformed Russia and China in many significant ways .One major way was
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