The Byzantine Empire‚ sometimes known as the Eastern Roman Empire‚ was the predominantly Greek-speaking continuation of the eastern half of the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Its capital city was Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul)‚ originally founded as Byzantium. It survived the 5th century fragmentation and fall of the Western Roman Empire and continued to exist for an additional thousand years until it fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. During most of its existence‚
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was based on the moon’s cycle. The next calendar was founded by Julius Caesar which is called the Gregorian calendar. This calendar was ten full days longer than the solar calendar. The last calendar was founded by archeologists which was called the Mayan calendar. This calendar showed that the world wasn’t ending on Dec. 21/12. To conclude calendars are an important role in the development of the calendars we used today. The Egyptian calendar was a solar calendar with a 365 day year. The year consisted
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The Mayan‚ Aztec and Incan civilizations each contributed major accomplishments to the world today. These accomplishments established them as advanced societies during their time. The Incans built a large road system‚ devised a complex irrigation system and developed their own language. The Mayans constructed the largest structure known until modern times‚ made drastic accomplishments in mathematics‚ studied astronomy and formed a calendar. The Aztecs built well-organized cities and developed a writing
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It’s organized into days‚ weeks‚ months‚ and years. Long before we had it figured out‚ many were struggling to get the correct days. They’ve used the sun‚ moon‚ stars‚ and also the planet Venus. We’ve used the Gregorian‚ Julian‚ Egyptian‚ and the Mayan calendar. Calendars require lots of studying of planets and scientific research‚ which takes up lots of time and critical thinking. Calendars also reflect our lives‚ culture‚ and religion. Celestial bodies rely upon the apparent motion of bodies
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CHAPTER 9 The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam‚ 200–1200 I. The Sasanid Empire‚ 224–651 A. Politics and Society 1. The Sasanid kingdom was established in 224 and controlled the areas of Iran and Mesopotamia. The Sasanids confronted Arab pastoralists on their Euphrates border and the Byzantine Empire on the west. Relations with the Byzantines alternated between war and peaceful trading relationships. In times of peace‚ the Byzantine cities of Syria and the Arab nomads who guided
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The Aztec and Mayan civilizations were the most important civilizations from the new world. The Europeans were amazed with the Aztec and Mayan cultures‚ their ways of life‚ and their technology. Today we find that the Aztecs and the Mayans were similar in some ways of life like their culture‚ their technology‚ and some religious beliefs; but as we go further into the study of Aztec and Mayan worlds we see that there are many more differences than first accredited. The Aztec civilization dominated
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for sale. This happened in 250-900AD. This happened in Copan. And this is important because the Mayans might need a job or an item for sale. And if they need a job or an item for sale then this is whats showing it. The Mayas excelled at agriculture‚ pottery‚ hieroglyphic writing‚ calender making‚ and symbolic artwork. So these are all jobs available. Items for sale would be food or artwork. The Mayans have lots of items for sale. They are selling fruits‚ vegetables‚ salt‚ animal furs‚ feathers‚
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These societies had their own way to interpret things‚ which are different from nowadays. One example of these civilizations is the Mayan Culture. There are plenty of aspects of the ancient Mayan culture that Americans today should know; for example‚ they should know about their astronomy‚ their gods‚ their myths‚ and their politics. Astronomy was important for the Mayan Culture because it was the basis of their religious beliefs. According
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Ottoman Empire The formation of the Ottoman Empire started about the beginning of the fourteenth century. The first land controlled by the Ottoman Empire was the Anatolian peninsula. The Ottoman Empire would become on of the most successful states because of a variety of reasons including the fall of the Byzantium Empire‚ military tactic‚ and more to be addressed. This combination of reasons was required for the Ottoman Empire to become so powerful. The beginning of the Ottoman Empire can be
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Mayan and Greek cultures have many cultural similarities and differences. The Mayan culture developed much earlier than greek culture. The mayan culture developed so early in fact it is considered one of the first cultures ever developed. The mayan culture is a religion with many deities that places importance on nature. Even though mayan culture developed with no contact with greek culture‚ they share many similarities. The Mayan civilization’s creation mythology is a very captivating story of
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