The Ottoman Empire was one of the longest-lasting empires in history‚ lasting into the 20th century. “Known for their wealth and power” (Course Page 7)‚ the Ottomans were an extremely militarized state considered “far more than its Islamic predecessors‚ it was open to technological advance‚ a true gunpowder empire” (Hillenbrand 256). The Ottomans used their powerful military force to continue to invade and conquer‚ becoming one of the strongest and most advanced Islamic dynasties ever seen. The
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ATHENIAN DEMOCRACY – HOW IT ALL BEGAN The majority of countries in history have been ruled by either a monarchy or an oligarchy. A monarchy involves a single individual with a high status ruling over the state or country. An oligarchy is best defined as leadership by a select few. The Greek city states were no different. But it was a Greek city state that first introduced us to a government system of the people‚ for the people‚ by the people – and became the world’s first fully democratic state.
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Homework #13 cont.d a. The Byzantine Empire acted as a shield against the Arabs and Turks‚ preventing them from wilder invasions and conquests in Europe. Classical Greek and Roman texts were used during the rule of the Byzantine Empire after the fall of the Roman Empire (in the west). When the Crusades came‚ the crusaders brought a grand quantity of important Europeans into close contact with the wealthier and sophisticated Byzantine culture. The European texts that were supposedly lost or forgotten
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Han vs. Rome The Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire were both very prosperous during the time period of 200 B.C.E.-400 C.E. The Han Dynasty reached the Pax Sinica‚ under the rule of Emperor Wu Ti‚ while the Roman Empire reached the Pax Romana‚ under the rule of Augustus (Octavian). Their development was steady and with the right leader‚ both civilizations were able to reach a Golden Age. Rome and China progressed in different areas but they both benefited and were successful nonetheless. One
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How did the Romans obtain and control such a vast empire? In its time‚ the Roman Empire was the largest empire the world had ever seen. The fact that the Romans were able to control and obtain an empire of this size was due to plenty of factors‚ but the main ones are the Roman army‚ the Roman roads‚ Pax Romana‚ the borders of the empire‚ and the benefits of the barbarians who became ruled by the empire. On their own‚ these factors wouldn’t do much at all‚ but such a combination brought great success
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system to the empire. Finally Alexander conquered the Achaemenid Empire. Discuss the progression of the Achaemenid Empire during the rule of each of the mentioned kings in terms of military‚ political‚ religious and ideological trends. How did Alexander continue or break with this tradition? What were their accomplishments and failures? The progression of the Achaemenid Empire depends on what each ruler succeeded to do during his reign. Cyrus the great established the Empire‚ Cambyses expanded
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Marcus Aurelius would have had mixed feelings about the collapse of the Roman Empire in the mid-to-late third century AD. An admirer of change‚ Marcus would have accepted the direction that the Empire was heading in‚ but not necessarily through the murderous means in which it transpired. He also was an enormous aficionado of living as close to in accordance with nature as was possible and not enjoying an overly lavish lifestyle. Few of the Emperors during the mid-to-late third century AD were overtly
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The Inca Empire or Inka Empire[2] (Quechua: Tawantinsuyu[pronunciation?]) was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America.[3] The administrative‚ political and military center of the empire was located in Cusco in modern-day Peru. The Inca civilization arose from the highlands of Peru sometime in the early 13th century‚ and the last Inca stronghold was conquered by the Spanish in 1572. From 1438 to 1533‚ the Incas used a variety of methods‚ from conquest to peaceful assimilation‚ to incorporate
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or tribe‚ and honored faithful followers with political power‚ military authority‚ and his unbreakable trust. This revolutionary change later allowed him to expand the Mongol Empire from China to Persia‚ take full control of conquered land‚ and extend the influence of his empire to hundreds of years later. Genghis Khan did not lose power in his region by
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Deemed one of the largest and most powerful empires‚ the Ottoman Empire spanned over six centuries; controlling most of Western Asia‚ North Africa‚ and Southeastern Europe at its height. On the contrary‚ the Serbian Empire was at a rapid decline. Serbia was reeling from the negligent rule of Emperor Stefan Uros IV Dusan’s successor; his son Stefan Uros V. Stefan Uros V’s lack of governing and resolution ultimately led to his demise in 1371. This at the time made Serbia’s vulnerability a considerable
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