Nearly two thousand years ago‚ the Roman Empire conquered all territories west of the Persian Empire in modern day Iran and Iraq. The empire extended southwards into North Africa‚ and as far north as the British Isles. For close on to four centuries‚ the Romans controlled and conquered most of Western Eurasia and the Mediterranean. However‚ their rule came to an end because of the centrifugal forces of political and economic issues‚ foreign invaders and belligerent tribes‚ and socio-religious transformations
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The Western Roman Empire The Roman Empire gave the world many fascinating things. Rome gave the world Christianity‚ which is now the world’s largest religion. The Romans also gave the world their language. The Romans spoke Latin‚ which is the base for most languages used today. Many of these languages include English‚ Spanish‚ Italian‚ French‚ and Portuguese. This leads the reader to question‚ "If Rome was such a powerful empire‚ then what led to the decline of the Roman Empire?" The fall
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ignoring it. This is best demonstrated by History of the Early Han Dynasty‚ who says that the governor‚ who was appointed in 31 C.E.‚ invented a water-powered-blowing-engine and it increased the amount of labor in a small amount of time. People took the invention and built on it and used it often. He says this because people enjoyed the fact that they did not have to work as much. This is further demonstrated by Huan Tan‚ an upper-class Han philosopher‚ by explaining the invention of pestle and mortar
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declined and food production dropped. Homer used stories of the Trojan War to compose the Iliad and the Odyssey which was the first great epic poems in early Greece and he was thought to have created‚ rather than have recorded the Greek history. Between 750 and 550 B.C‚ large numbers of Greeks left their homeland to settle in distant lands. The creation of a new group of rich men fostered the rise of tyrants in the seventh and sixth centuries B.C. In Sparta‚ boys were trained to be soldiers. At birth
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1.) The Qins annihilating the Xiongnu‚ roads being built‚ and the sea being clear of pirates all reduced the risks associated with long distance trade. 2.) Information about China - garbled‚ shrouded in legend - began to percolate into the Greek-speaking cities of the Seleucids. That set the stage for the silk roads. 3.) Many things were traded on the Silk Road‚ such as Silk. No only this‚ but Olive Oil was also a wanted item. This was because of how useful it was‚ it could be used for cooking
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The Roman Empire was one of the biggest and most powerful empires of it’s time. Reaching from Greece to Egypt‚ the empire was bound to fall. The collapse of the Roman Empire in 476 A.D can be attributed to many social causes‚ such as the introduction of Buddhism‚ political causes‚ such as weak leaders‚ an economic causes‚ such as inflation. One of the main causes of the collapse was invasion by foreign people including the Huns‚ Vandals and Visigoths (DOC.4). The decline of the empire started when
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The Decline of Roman Empire and Rise of Christianity The Roman Empire was one of the greatest empires ever. The empire was very strong for the most part. The Roman empire fell because of internal problems in the the society and government. It didn’t fall drastically: it slowly lost power. The Roman Empire was huge‚ so the government had a lot of responsibility. The government even divided Rome into separate parts to be governed by more than one person. At one time the Roman Empire was divided
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democratic concepts‚ sciences and mathematical concepts and legal concepts of the modern day. The legacy of the Roman Empire pervades into multiple aspects of everyday life in Western society whilst simultaneously serving as an example of success and failure in a society through its contributions to the western legal systems‚ science and mathematics and language. The Roman Republic
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vastness of the Roman territory presented challenges relative to maintaining order‚ sustaining military presence and upholding societal standards. The Senate‚ the predominate governing body throughout Rome’s expansion‚ experienced a shift in power between the Patricians and the common Roman citizens Plebeians known as the Struggle of Orders. This power shift ushered in a new political system made up of civil servants drawn
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During the era of classical civilizations‚ the Han dynasty and the Roman civilization were among the most important forces in the world. These two civilizations had large influences on the world and had elaborate views on various advancements like in politics‚ art‚ and religion. However‚ one of the most important advancements that both civilizations embraced was technology. Within these civilizations‚ many people had different attitudes toward technology. Their views differed because of various factors
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