In 1453 the great city of Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Empire‚ marking the end of the Byzantine Rule. During the Ottoman Rule‚ the Orthodox Church took the responsibility of governing the people of Orthodox faith. Greece was under the rule of the Patriarch of Constantinople‚ who was under the rule of the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. It is said that their involvement in the Greek community helped preserve the Greek culture but their corruption and abuse of power caused more harm than good.
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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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Instructions: Using the links given to you in the link you were given‚ find the answers to the following questions from the different sources given. If the Roman Empire is considered to be one of the world’s most mighty‚ powerful‚ and successful civilizations‚ what caused its collapse in 476 A.D.? Military‚ Government‚ & Politics Group Member Lauren‚kelvin ‚Malik‚angie BIG IDEA: Governments create law codes and political bodies to organize a society. What is the role and responsibility of the military
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The Conquest of Peru and the Inca Empire With the mighty Aztec Empire in ruins and the Maya decimated in Central America‚ only one formidable native kingdom remains in the New World: the gold-rich Inca‚ high in the frigid mountains of Peru. Francisco Pizarro‚ an illiterate conquistador in the ruthless mold of Hernán Cortés sets out with 200 men to defeat the last great New World Empire. Juan Pizarro‚ Francisco’s Reckless Younger Brother The name Francisco Pizarro is well-known: he was the ruthless
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The Aztec Empire began in 1330‚ with the founding of Tenochtitlan. This empire was at its most hit‚ when Moctezuma II ruled. But this fierce and powerful empire came to its end when Hernan Cortes conquered the empire in 1521. There are four factors which caused the demise of the Aztec Empire. They are: Alliances (The conquistadors made alliance with tribes who didn’t like the Aztecs) Weapons (Spaniards had advanced weaponry and horses‚ to their advantage) The Spaniards had advanced weaponry and
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Three aspects that contributed to the Khmer Empire rise to prominence were society and government‚ control over water systems and the role of daily life. Society and government had a large influence on the success of the Khmer Empire. The ancient Khmer kings had a successful monarchy system based on a concept of ‘god-king’ in which he had divine and absolute power and society’s belief in the divine powers of the ruler helped the society be successful. Ordinary Khmers feared their kings‚ regarded
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The Roman Empire gave way to a new Religious Belief. Changing their ways from a polytheistic religion (the greek gods) to a monotheistic religion (Christianity). This begin through Christian dissenters and then was accepted through the emperor Constantine. Although Constantine made Christianity accepted throughout the Roman Empire‚ Theodosius the Great made Christianity the main religion in the empire. Up until 300-600 CE Rome had been a polytheistic religion. The romans believed in multiple gods
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The Persian Empire was successful in expanding to become the largest empire up to their time. Cyrus became ruler of the Perisan Empire in 559 BCE and clamed control of all regions stretching from the Persian Gulf to the Halys River. Threatened by this‚ the Lydians‚ led by their king Croesus‚ attacked the Persians before they even attempted to conquer them. The Persians emerged victorious‚ and their expansion began. They then invaded and took over the Mesopotamian region. Cyrus was unlike previous
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proud of their empire? Britain should be proud of the empire they fought for and won because they concurred most of the countries that were in their empire and are still the leading empire to have the most countries in their power‚ (about one third of the world). The British Empire was a global empire ruled by Great Britain. At its peak in 1921‚ the Empire contained a quarter of the world’s land area and more than a fourth of the world’s population. The sun never set on the empire. Its voluntary
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know the significance of the Roman Empire? I think the roman in influence us in many ways and will help us the same mistake that the Roman Empire made. Thank you for attending the Roman Empires funeral. The upcoming topics are the Roman’s suffering‚ long lasting achievements and Rome’s influence. Now that were done explaining let’s get to the points. First of all‚ the Roman Empire suffered many problems during it last years. The senate was part of the empires corruptions by the senate being
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