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    ”Political History: An Outline.” The Economic History of Byzantium From the Seventh through the Fifteenth Century. Volume 1. Washington‚ D.C.. Dumbarton Oaks‚ 2002. Laiou‚ E. Angeliki. “The Human Resources.” The Economic History of Byzantium From the Seventh through the Fifteenth Century. Volume 1. Washington‚ D.C.. Dumbarton Oaks‚ 2002. Avramea‚ Anna. “Land and Sea Communications‚ Fourth-Fifteenth Century.” The Economic History of Byzantium From the Seventh through the Fifteenth Century. Volume

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    Questions-The silk roads & Byzantium 1 It helped set the stage because long distance trade was happening between east and west Asia already which brought the influence and beginning of silk roads. 2 The fine spices-cloves‚ nutmeg‚ mace‚ and cardamom came from Southeast Asia. Ginger came from China and Southeast Asia‚ pepper from India‚ and sesame oil from India‚ Arabia‚ and Southeast Asia. Central Asia produced large‚ strong horses and high-quality jade. The Roman Empire came glassware‚ jewelry

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    September 1913: - Expresses Yeats’ frustration over how violence is not the way forward‚ however peaceful Ireland is ‘with O’Leary in the grave’ and all that is left is violence. - Significant date‚ general strike where workers were shut out of factories as their employers did not want to acquiesce to better working conditions / wages - Materialism infected merchant’s minds Form: - Ballad‚ has a clear chorus - Popular form in Irish Culture - One of Yeats’ most sarcastic poems‚ he chooses

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    AP WH Unit 3 AN AGE OF ACCELERATING CONNECTIONS 500–1500 The Worlds of European Christendom Connected and Divided‚ 500–1300 Chapter Learning Objectives • To examine European society after the breakup of the Roman Empire • To compare the diverse legacies of Rome in Western Europe and the Byzantine Empire • To explore medieval European expansion • To present the backwardness of medieval Europe relative to other civilizations‚ and the steps by which it caught up Key Terms Aristotle and classical

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    May 4‚ 2012 COMPARE AND CONTRAST MONGOLS AND BYZANTINE EMPIRE The Mongols and Byzantium were similar and different in terms of state forms (both had provinces or khanates‚ but only Byzantium had a theocracy)‚ cultural exchange (trade flourished in both countries‚ but the ways in which cultural diffusion occurred differed)‚ and the effect each empire had on neighboring countries after they declined (they both heavily impacted the surrounding countries but how they declined differed)‚ and

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    lost territory‚ and power of Rome. The empire of Byzantium was the only classical empire to survive the erratically difficult period of time some 500 years after the turn of the millennium. Problems such as epidemics‚ diseases‚ declining populations‚ economic contraction all contributed to fall of Rome. Political turmoil‚ social unrest‚ and outside military threats also ravaged the late Roman Empire‚ causing its demise. Yet Byzantium managed to hold onto power throughout this time because

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    barbarians. Byzantium produced great soldiers‚ statesmen‚ diplomats‚ reformers‚ and scholars. It was also successful at spreading the gospel among pagan tribes. Charanis quotes Czech historian F. Dvornik who wrote Les Slaves byzance et Rome au IX saying Byzantium “molded the undisciplined tribes and made nations out of them; it gave to them its religion and institutions‚ taught their princes how to govern‚ transmitted to them he very principles of civilation – writing and literature.” “Byzantium was a

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    gold being the driving force of everything within the government. There were many threats who wanted some of the land and wealth that was inside of the empires. One common enemy that they both faced was the Persian Empire. The Persians boarded Byzantium so they were more directly impacted by this threat however the western empire had some land in Africa who could have come under threat from the Persians if their advance was not halted by the two empires. The western empire had another much larger

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    were controlled completely by men and in others they were moderately controlled by men. This paper will focus on the roles of women in certain areas. The civilizations that I analyzed closely were the Roman Empire‚ Han China‚ Classical Greece‚ Byzantium‚ Egypt‚ and Europe during the Middle Ages. All these civilizations had some roles of women in common and others were completely different. We will be taking a look at women ’s roles in Love/ Marriage‚ Religion‚ the Economy/ Business‚ Politics‚

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    The Silk Road served as a link between areas from China to the Middle East. Empires were able to freely trade with other empires thanks to the many centers of trade along the route. At these trading centers‚ merchants traded both goods and culture. For example‚ at Dunhuang‚ Chinese merchants traded silk and horses. At this place‚ there were Buddhist temples carved into the rock face of a nearby cliff. Inside‚ there were statues and brightly colored paintings. In addition to trading goods with the

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