Many historians agree that the Roman Empire fell in 476 CE‚ but many of these historians have a different view on how the Roman Empire actually fell. It is speculated that there are many reasons that the empire fell. One of those reasons is that the Christianity caused the empire to fall because it was a new religion that was introduced. The thought of Christianity was a reason for the fall was brought up by Gibbon‚ a English Historian. The dialogue between Bryan Ward-Perkins and Peter Heather offered
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1. How did the Mongols build their empire? The Mongols rose to power adapting and improving on the existing Steppe political and military structure‚ couple with the incorporation of advanced and innovated conquered societies into the Mongol Hordes. Noticeable changes were‚ where tribal leaders once recruited and assembled groups of warriors through tribal affiliation and familial ties‚ Chinggis Khan assembled units into smaller cross-clan fighting units limited in size. Leadership authority granted
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The Mongols had done many things to build their empire while also doing some things that may not have been good for themselves or other groups. The Mongols were smart fighters. Instead of trying to go over the Great Wall of China they decided to go around the wall. To weaken the people inside of China‚ they would stop supplies from getting in‚ this resulted in people starving to death. As well as smart fighters‚ The Mongols used psychological warfare as a scare tactic. They would light four fires
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Mediterranean Sea. It is most popular for its fall‚ but also‚ its legacy. At one point in time‚ Rome ruled all of the area surrounding the Mediterranean Sea and was the most powerful civilization. Slowly‚ however‚ as time progressed Rome’s government did the opposite. It began to fall due to the enormous amount of power they had‚ but not a strong enough government to rule over the power. In 509 B.C. when Rome first popped up‚ they swore to never have a monarch rule again. Instead‚ they set up a republic
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Many of the great empires we have seen over the past thousands of years have fallen. For instance; Russian Empire‚ British Empire‚ Mongol Empire-but most importantly the Roman Empire. Why do they fall‚ and how did they collapse? An empire can collapse in various of ways. For example‚ poor militaries‚ politics‚ a weak economy‚ or even because of the religion. For instance‚ militaries can cause a huge roll in why a union is dying. They can be inexperienced‚ or simply they do not have the loyalty
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The Ottoman empire began to suffer its first losses in the first world war as the Young Turks directly transmitted coded telegrams mandating the annihilation of the Armenian people. On the evening of April 24‚ 1915‚ and began schematically rounding up and as many as 300 Armenian intellectuals—political leaders‚ writer‚ educators‚ and religious leader in Constantinople—were violently taken from their homes‚ tortured‚ then hung or shot. The death marches lasted months‚ covered hundreds of miles‚
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depended on slavery was the number one reason why they didn’t want slavery to be abolished. The Southern economy would go down the drain because they depended on slave labor. Without the slaves there would be no one to work the fields. The cotton economy would collapse‚ the tobacco crop would dry‚ and the rice would be profitable. They also said that slavery existed throughout history and that it was part of the natural being of mankind. Not only did Americans have slavery but also Greeks‚ Roman
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Why did Britain maintain most of its empire at the conclusion of the War for American Independence‚ while the end of the Peloponnesian War resulted in the destruction of the Athenian Empire? Steven Pressfield the author of The War of Art says "the principle of priority States (a) you must know the difference between what is urgent and what is important and (b) you must do what’s important first." Prioritization‚ this is what Britain did to maintain its power during the end of the American Revolutionary
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the first king of Rome. Rome’s geography played a key role in it becoming a huge and powerful empire. Mountain ranges in the north kept the Huns and other invaders from coming into the empire. If your house was on a hill‚ it was less apt to get robbed and you were much safer. The Mediterranean Sea was the center for commerce and trade. Trade was a key part in how Rome became a dominant and powerful empire. Wealth brought power and influence. A monarchy is a governmental system in which the head of
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The Fall of the Western Roman Empire The Roman Empire was one of the greatest empires that ever existed. The Roman empire seemed as if it would never fall because of its advancement in technology. Sadly‚ like most great empires it did fall. This was due to four major issues which were; political‚ economic‚ deadly diseases and foreign invaders. One of the huge reasons why the Roman Empire fell was political problems. Most of leaders in Rome were unfit rulers‚ meaning they were either greedy‚ cruel
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