The Byzantine Empire The Byzantine Empire‚ the survivor of the Roman empire‚ flourished into the oldest and longest lasting empire in our history. It began with Constantine the Great’s triumph of Christianity. He then transferred his capital from Rome to the refounded Byzantium in the early 4th century‚ year 330 AD‚ and named it Constantinople after himself. This city became the surviving safe spot after the breakup of the Western Roman empire by the 5th century. It was by far the largest
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changes and continuities in commerce in the Indian Ocean region form 650 to 1750. Analyze continuities and changes in patterns of interactions along the Silk Roads from 200 BCE to 1450 CE. Describe and explain continuities and changes in religious beliefs and practices in ONE of the following regions from 1450 to the present: Sub Saharan Africa OR Latin America/Caribbean Analyze changes and continuities in long-distance migrations in the period from 1700 to 1900. Be sure to include specific
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The Holy Roman Empire Xiao H. Feng(Amy) Prof. Mary A. O’Donnell November 26‚ 2007 HIS 1000C (3:35-4:30) Page 01 The Holy Roman Empire was an attempt to revive the Western Roman Empire‚ whose legal and political structure had deteriorated during the 5th and 6th centuries and had been replaced by independent kingdoms ruled by Germanic nobles. The Roman imperial office had been vacant after Romulus Augustulus was deposed in ad 476. But‚ during the turbulent early Middle Ages
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The Inca Empire or Inka Empire[2] (Quechua: Tawantinsuyu[pronunciation?]) was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America.[3] The administrative‚ political and military center of the empire was located in Cusco in modern-day Peru. The Inca civilization arose from the highlands of Peru sometime in the early 13th century‚ and the last Inca stronghold was conquered by the Spanish in 1572. From 1438 to 1533‚ the Incas used a variety of methods‚ from conquest to peaceful assimilation‚ to incorporate
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The Mongol Empire (Mongolian:About this sound listen (help·info) Mongol-yn Ezent Güren; Cyrillic: Монголын эзэнт гүрэн‚ in Russian chronicles also Horde - Russian: Орда) existed during the 13th and 14th centuries‚ and was the largest contiguous land empire in human history.[1] Beginning in the Central Asian steppes‚ it eventually stretched from Central Europe to the Sea of Japan‚ covering Siberia in the north and extending southward into Indochina the Indian subcontinent‚ the Iranian plateau‚ and
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The Spanish were the first to settle in central and South America. They established their empire by defeating the Aztecs people. While the Aztecs lived in Mexico‚ they structured a wealthy empire by means of warfare. However‚ the Spanish took their empire by exploiting the resentment‚ the subjects had. Francisco Pizarro arrived with a small force of men in Peru. They conquered the Incas‚ who also had a large empire. Even though they had a large empire‚ it suffered large a chaotic royal succession
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Throughout several centuries‚ the Spanish conquest of Latin America has been portrayed‚ according to Keen in his textbook‚ A History of Latin America‚ as a "handful of Spaniards" conquering two of the largest empires in Latin America. Now‚ it is true that in comparison to the multiplicity of diverse groups of Native Americans within both the Aztec and Inca empires‚ the number of Spaniards who conquered them were indeed very few in number. However‚ despite the framework of this concept being true
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Peru is best known as the heart of the Inca empire‚ but it was home to many diverse indigenous cultures long before the Incas arrived. Although there is evidence of human habitation in Peru as long ago as the eighth millennium BC ‚ there is little evidence of organized village life until about 2500 BC. It was at about this time that climatic changes in the coastal regions prompted Peru’s early inhabitants to move toward the more fertile interior river valleys. For the next 1500 years‚ Peruvian civilization
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was 1600‚ and Spain was unquestionably at the zenith of its power. After a successful Reconquista and explosion of colonization‚ the Spanish Empire had built a powerful military‚ a cohesive empire throughout Europe and the North and South of the Americas‚ and was looking forward to Cultural Revolution and continued growth in overseas trade. This was the Spanish Golden Age‚ when the Iberian Nation was unrivaled as the cultural and economic hegemon of Europe. It seems insanity that in one short
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Incan Empire During a thriving time of expanding civilizations‚ the Inca Empire was new and developing with a unique way to carry a kingdom. The Incans were forced to face diversity in order to be a successful community. Despite a simple way of living their lives‚ the Incans faced a fall in the Empire. With a combination of; a lack of advanced technology‚ a poor military with an unexpected ransom‚ and awful health systems; leading to the downfall of the civilization. The Inca Empire was
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