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    artistic talents. Military and religious factors gave rise to all three of these empires. The Ottoman Empire: The Ottoman dynasty‚ in which‚ was named for its founder Osman Bey‚ a leader of a band of semi-nomadic Turks who migrated to northwestern Anatolia in the thirteenth century. Osman and his followers sought to become ghazi warriors who fought for their faith. The Ottoman’s location on the borders of the Byzantine Empire‚ allowed Osman and his men the opportunity to wage holy war. The dynasty

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    Comparing Empires: Roman and Chinese Consolidating the Roman and Chinese Empires 1. both empires defined themselves in universal terms 2. both invested heavily in public works 3. both claimed supernatural sanctions a. deceased Roman emperors as gods (imperial cult) i. persecution of Christians for nonparticipation in cult b. Chinese emperor as Son of Heaven i. rule by Mandate of Heaven ii. dependent on just rule iii. heavy ritual duties to maintain relationship between earth and heaven iv. moral

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    Compare the reaction of the Ottoman Empire and China to foreign dominance. Over many years connections were made and some were diminished. This sparked problems in some areas which then‚ lead to further problems. In some cases it even caused wars. Nations all reacted different to what was happening. The political‚ social and economic reaction of the Ottoman Empire showed similarities and differences from the reaction of China. The political reaction of the Ottoman Empire was similar to the reaction in

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    Fall of the western roman empire There were many different causes to the fall of the western empire. However‚ this decline was due mostly to economics but also to a few other. One reason was due to the split done by Diocletian. When Diocletian split the Empire into the East and West‚ he remained the ruler of the west but appointed a colleague to rule the West. To determine who would be the next ruler‚ each Emperor would appoint an official that he thought was worthy. Unfortunately this was part

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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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    1829. During their struggle for independence‚ there was a variety of views coming from people throughout Europe. Many European countries supported this act‚ while others felt it was very important for the Greeks to stay under rule of the Ottoman empire. The point of views varied from liberal minded people who had negative feelings towards the turks‚ who were autonomies‚ therefore sympathized for the Greeks wanting to self-rule‚ a christian perspective (many of which also happen to be greek)‚ and

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    Fall of the Western Roman Empire By: Linus Kollie Period: 7R 3/5/13 The fall of the Western Roman Empire was due to excess corruption‚ the role of shifts in power‚ increased technology beyond its borders‚ economic problems such as trade‚ dependents on slavery‚ and less on the part of roman farmers. Germanic invasions also caused the fall. This made the fall of such a large cumbersome empire inevitable. Enemies always described Rome as a bridge that was once not passable. It was the America

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    The Roman Empire is different from the Islams in many ways. First of all‚ the leaders of the Roman are as following; Augustus and Tiberius. The Religion of the Romans was Christianity. The government of the Roman Empire is autocracy and it was dominated by the senate. The Romans traded beef‚ corn‚ glassware‚ iron‚ lead‚ leather‚ marble‚ olive oil‚ perfumes‚ purple dye‚ silk‚ silver‚ spices‚ timber‚ tin and wine. The main trading partners for the Roman Empire were in Spain‚ France‚ the Middle East

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    The Western Roman Empire fell due internal and external forces. The demise of the empire was the result of civil unrest‚ migrating hordes‚ and a weak economy. Basically‚ decay from the inside and pressures from the outside caused the empire to collapsed. First‚ numerous civil wars were fought during the waning days of the empire. The Crises of the Third Century‚ for example‚ transpired as one long series civil wars. The tetrarchy‚ created by Diocletian to stop civil wars‚ turned out to be nothing

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