Besides other political and social changes within the empire‚ the main impact on Byzantium’s empire being strengthened was the imperial province‚ also known as the “Theme System”. This system gave a general responsibility of military defence and civil administration. They took direct orders from the imperial government‚ which decreased decentralization of power and authority. The military built up the “free peasant” rank‚ which strengthen the economy. “The theme system enabled Byzantine forces to
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In 1915‚leaders of the Ottoman Empire(Young Turks) set up a plan to eliminate the Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire. Sources have stated that approximately 2 million Armenians were killed during the Armenian Genocide. The Armenian Genocide was just one of three genocides the ruthless Ottoman Empire caused.(the others being Assyrian Genocide and the Greek Genocide) The reason behind this genocide(this is the first ever genocide to called be called a genocide) is that the “Young Turks” strongly
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One major change during the Mongol Empire was when the death of the single ruler‚ Chinggis Khan‚ brought upon the division into four khanates‚ three of his sons and a grandson. Dividing up the empire among sons and heirs was an original tribal accordance. His son‚ Ogadei‚ was the successor of the title “Great Khan”. Each khanate ruled and continued to conquer their own sections of the Mongol Empire. One distinct change was the ultimate defeat of the Southern Song dynasty by Chinggis’ grandson
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has been a way to prove superiority. Everyone wanted to be the best and don’t care what they have to do to get there. The Mongol Empire around the thirteenth century was no exception. They took over many powerhouses of Eurasia and the Mongol Empire is considered one of the largest land empires to ever rule. Though to most the Mongol Empire was a vast and omnipotent empire‚ China and the Middle East’s economy as well as their politics experienced devastation post Mongol conquest. The Mongols were
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led to the dispersion of ideas‚ culture‚ and technology throughout the continent. Until 1206 AD‚ the Mongols were a group of warring tribes. The Mongols centralized‚ expanded and transformed under their charismatic leader‚ Genghis Khan. The Mongol empire expanded into Russia‚ Afghanistan‚ Persia‚ and Ukraine. The Mongols consumed most of Central Asia through a series of brutal invasions but soon absorbed the religious and political traditions of the Chinese. The Mongols were originally a group
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Vercingetorix "Himself a man of boundless energy‚ he terrorized waverers with the rigors of an iron discipline."(Caesar‚ Gallic War (VII.1ff)) As the Roman Empire swept across the Ancient world many men fought and stood against them‚ Vercingetorex a Gallic warrior and Chieftain Is one of the most memorable. Reasons for his revolt against Julius Caesar vary between historians and sources‚ was he a man who fought to maintain common freedom? Or is he to be dismissed as an agitator whose rebellion
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The struggle between Greece and the Ottoman Empire can be dated back to the fifteenth century. The Ottoman Empire found itself fragile after the Napoleonic Wars of the 19th century‚ giving Greece an advantage to gain their independence from the Turkish Muslims. Nationalistic fervor spread among the Greek population‚ strengthening their will to overcome the rule of the Ottomans. From such tension rose a great war among the Greeks and the Ottomans‚ with the intervention of France‚ Russia‚ and Great
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The word Empire derives from the Latin version of “imperium‚” as Stephen says‚ which essentially means to rule. Overtime‚ it has morphed into a much broader phrase‚ eventually coming to mean “ruling over extensive‚ far flung territories” far beyond the original “homeland” of the rulers. To me personally‚ nobody has ever personified the second version of an empire better than the Europeans. They have developed advanced weaponry‚ ships‚ and navigational technologies that surpassed anyone at the period
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Julius Caesar was a Roman General and statesman who successfully turned the Roman Republic into a powerful Roman Empire which as a result‚ led to the creation of Britannia‚ the starting point of the Arthurian Legend. After Julius returned to Rome after years in exile he came back with ambition and determination to become a leader for his country. By consoling power through the Roman system‚ he was elected as consul in 59 BCE which was followed by his invasion of Gaul in 55 BCE. Even though Julius
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The Inca governed an empire with subjects who spoke over 20 different languages. Below the Sapa Inca was the viceroy. He was a close relative of the Sapa Inca and worked as his closest advisor. The high priest was also a very powerful man. He was probably second in power to the Sapa Inca due to the sacredness of religion in the Inca Empire. The Inca Empire was divided up into four quarters. Every quarter was ruled by a governor called an Apu. The Sapa Inca had a council of men who advised him
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