Just like the Economic and Social problems in Rome the Politics also played a big role when it came to The Fall of Western Rome. When Emperor Constantine came into power in 306 CE. He made the Greek city of Byzantium the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. He renamed the city Constantinople and ruled it for 30 years. Under his rule the empire would thrive and become powerful. Constantine also embraced Christianity. The peak of the Byzantine Empire occurred during the Justinian Dynasty. When Justinian
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1) Many sailing advances and desires led to European Exploration. The sailing advances in technology include the caravel‚ this design of triangular sails helped sailors to sail effectively against the wind. More advancements include the astrolabe‚ which helped sailors to better determine their location at sea‚ the magnetic compass‚ which allowed sailors to more accurately track direction‚ and cartography‚ the science of making maps. Additionally‚ the desire for money‚ more land‚ and spreading Christianity
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had conquered Kush‚ they came to control international trade between the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean. Ivory‚ rhino horns‚ tortoise shells‚ emeralds‚ and gold from inland mines were commodity desired by Rome‚ Persia‚ India‚ Arabia Egypt and Byzantium. Adulis at its peak was one of the busiest and most powerful trading centers of the ancient world‚ especially during the reign of King Ezana between C.E. 325 and 360. Like Aksum‚ Ghana was also located in a savanna region of
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Over the centuries many significant wars have faced political and economic turmoil. The significant wars are The Crusades‚ World War II‚ and The Persian war. The years leading up to the end of the eleventh century in Western Europe and Eurasia saw several different social‚ political‚ and economic factors that collectively contributed to the start of the First Crusade in 1096. Perhaps one of the most obvious and leading factors is the role that religion‚ specifically Christianity‚ played in everyday
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Change- What lay behind the emergence of Silk Road commerce‚ and what kept it going for so many centuries Different regions such as Eurasia‚China‚India‚the Middle east all had valuable goods to neighboring civilization since they themselves couldn’t produce them. Indirect trading connection liked Eurasian civilizations in a network of transcontinental exchange. Due to large states the silk road was able to prosper for a long time‚ large states provided security for merchants and travelers. Also
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good‚ but it makes Roman empire too big to rule‚ too big to control. Force the emperor to cut the empire into two parts‚ the east and the west. To be more easy with two emperor. In 330 A.D. Constantine the Great sets the new capital of the east at Byzantium instead of Rome with the new name‚ Nova Roma or New Rome. But people usually call it‚ the city of Constantine or Constantinople. At that time‚ there’s always the war with other tribe. The war with Germanic tribe in the middle of Europe make Romans
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In 1492‚ Christopher Columbus ‘discovered’ America: land already inhabited by Native Americans. During this period‚ called The Age of Exploration‚ Europeans voyaged across the Atlantic Ocean for gold‚ God‚ and glory. History textbooks should include both the positive and negative consequences following Columbus’ arrival to the Americas. Even though they may tarnish his glorified image‚ textbooks should include facts such as Columbus’ use of coercion and slavery‚ introduction of diseases that ultimately
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by a Germanic King entitled as Odoacer. The Byzantine Empire was the predominantly Greek-speaking continuation of the Roman Empire during late relic and the middle ages. Its capital was Constantinople the present day Istanbul‚ formerly known as Byzantium. Justinian was the creator of many cities that never existed before. The emperor Justinian developed a Byzantine Empire propelled by god-complex fueled fist of ruling‚ his extravagant expressions of power‚ and his radical and revolutionary changes
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promoted by factors economic‚ technologic‚ political‚ and religious in different ways. The Treaty of Lodi and the invasion in Italy was a political factor. Portugal’s quest to China and the Spice Islands was an economic factor. New weaponry and sailing aide that was being created was a technological factor. A religious factor was the insistence to Christianize the people. All these factors were promoted from about 1450 to about 1525. The Treaty of Lodi occurred from 1454-1455. It was a political
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Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston starts off with a concept of dreams constructed as ships sailing on the horizon‚ few drifting away or coming to shore‚ and others forever sailing‚ a remembrance to signify the life of men. While this passage only lasts for one short paragraph‚ it creates a core idea for the book; the aspirations‚ dreams‚ and wishes of men are always inhabiting their thoughts‚ sailing on the horizon where they remain until they perish from Time bearing its unrelenting force upon
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