The largest land empire in the world belongs to the Mongolian empire. A small nation that was able to pull together under one ruler and stretch its borders from the Pacific Ocean to the western borders of Europe. Such speed and success of their conquests have largely gone unappreciated considering how they conquered more land in twenty five years than the Romans did in four-hundred. The Mongolians can be accredited with founding such countries as Russia and Korea‚ and creating international law.
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The Mongolian Empire quickly conquered monumental sums of land in only a relatively small amount of time. A main problem they needed to overcome though was figuring out a way to govern and maintain the newly acquired land. A man called Genghis Khan united the Mongols‚ and with superior military skills they were able to topple the governments of surrounding nations and captured their lands. The Mongols often fitted the ‘new’ government to their liking‚ installing different systems that were much to
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2/19/13 The Origins of the Persian Empire * Basically the rise of the Persian can be accredited to one man: Cyrus the Great. * He was a very powerful king who had the idea of expanding the Persian kingdom by conquering all the land around him. * He ended up creating one of the biggest empires that lasted over two hundred years. * He’s impact on the Persian Empire allowed other emperors after him such as Darius to continue expanding the empire. * First he took control of Media
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Democracy Is Not Capable of Empire There are reasons why many of history’s greatest empires have tended to be either oligarchic or monarchial in nature. In observing the development of two of the ancient world’s most prominent models of representative government‚ the Athenian democracy and the Roman Republic‚ it can be concluded that when coupled with the political‚ economic‚ and social changes that come with expansion‚ the complications inherent with systems with democratic design prove incapable
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Lasting more than six centuries‚ this Empire was one of the longest‚ best organized‚ and most enduring political entities in world history. A. Safavid B. Ottoman C. Mughal D. Ummayad Correct Answer: B. Response Feedback: The Ottoman Empire lasted from 1299-1922. It was carved up after being defeated in WWI. Turkey became the largest country formed from the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire founded by nomadic Central Asian people had gained overlordship in key territories from
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If I could turn back time‚ I would go during the time of the Aztec Empire. The Aztecs first started out in the year 1100‚ and left their homeland of Aztlan in Northern Mexico and begin their journey south. Over the next 225 years‚ the Aztecs moved many times‚ until they settled down at the city of Tenochtitlan.The empire might have continued to grow‚ if the Europeans did not arrive in 1519. At that time‚ the Aztec empire were at their height‚ reaching from the Pacific to the Gulf of Mexico‚ from
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The Aztec Empire flourished between c. 1345 and 1521 CE and‚ at its greatest extent‚ covered most of northern Mesoamerica. Aztec warriors were able to dominate their neighbouring states and permit rulers such as Motecuhzoma II to impose Aztec ideals and religion across Mexico. Highly accomplished in agriculture and trade‚ the last of the great Mesoamerican civilizations was also noted for its art and architecture which ranks amongst the finest ever produced on the continent. The Aztec state is actually
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Whitney Carr HIS-111-874 April 18‚ 2013 Problems Within the Roman Empire The Roman Empire was‚ without a doubt‚ the most powerful governing body in the Mediterranean that ever was. At the peak of the Roman Empire‚ in the mid part of the first century‚ it covered about half of Europe‚ much of the Middle East‚ and the north coast of Africa. So why did Rome fall? There was not one cause that led to the fall of Rome‚ but many things occurring in succession to each other. It is true when it is said
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1. The Roman Empire played a massive role in history as it spread throughout Europe. Therefore‚ after its fall‚ it left behind a lasting legacy‚ which went on to continue to shape many civilizations‚ even today. One of the most important legacies of the empire was language. Latin went on to become a language widely used by people throughout the world for years‚ and which was used in writing and education. It also became the basis for many of the languages that exist today. The Romance languages‚
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The Holy Roman Empire was looming to the east of France to Poland and Hungary‚ but it size was not as potent as it might suggest. Frankish ruled the empire and German kings for 10 centuries‚ from Charlemagne’s coronation in 800 until the renunciation of the imperial title in 1806. The most powerful of these lines of kings was Otto I‚ who helped to restore the title emperor and in many ways resembled Charlemagne such as how he fostered a revival of learning in which literature and art flourished.
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