2nd millennium

The Final Fall of the Roman Empire By: Kelli Floyd The Byzantine Empire lasted for over a thousand years. This empire struggled against forces, from both within and without, that seemed determined to destroy it. For over a millennium, it was successful. However, after the first major blow, the Fourth Crusade, the empire never fully recovered and it seems as though it was destined to finally fall. Both the existence and the fall of the Byzantine, or Roman, empire had a huge effect on the…

the fact of being written by unknown people. Although there are theories and traditions that indicate names, there is ultimately no proof regarding these claims. The time of authorship is vague as well. Joshua was likely first written during the 2nd millennium BC, Judges at least after the mid-11th century BC, and Ruth after 1010 BC (ESV Study Bible). Joshua describes how the titular character leads the Israelites in a campaign to take Canaan. The beginning of this book starts with God…

Race in the American Political System: The Jacksonian Paradox When the Declaration of Independence was drafted, the statement ‘all men are created equal’ was not a blanket statement that supported the equality of all mankind; rather it was a proclamation referring to the natural rights and freedoms of franchised voters, in other words, white property-owning males. Written about a decade later, the Constitution operated under the same basic assumption. Initially, this left other white males,…

He was educated during a period called the Second Sophistic, when Greek education had regained its original popularity, and rhetoric was once again a favored course of study. During the 2nd century period where Lucian lives during the time of the Great Roman Emperors where sharing or giving jokes can be dangerous, he took writing and satirical essays on the intellectual life of his time either in the form of Platonic dialogues or, in imitation…

The Axial Zone transformed Afro-Eurasia culturally and economically from trade and the different empires that emerged around the 2nd millennium CE. But not everyone was lucky enough to benefit from the communication. Mesoamerica, West Africa, and Japan experienced benefits and drawbacks from cultural and economic isolation. Mesoamerica faced social and economic benefits and drawbacks from being isolated. Mesoamerica was a region in the Americas, extending from central Mexico to northern Costa…

of domestication. The first domesticated horses were also used for meat and skin. Later the horse played an enormous role in the waging of war. Peoples inhabiting the Middle East in the 2nd millennium BCE used horses in chariot battles. With time the horse began to be used as transportation. In the 1st millennium BCE carts appeared, and the horses were harnessed to them; other riding equipment, including the saddle and the bit, seems to have appeared in later…

Ancient Nubia By :anquinet Pittman Nubia was home to many Africa’s earliest kingdoms . The Nubians who inherited traits from Egypt is a civilization with palaces ,temples , and pyramids almost 7000 B.C.E. Most of the Nubian countries were discovered along the Nile river In Sudan . the Nubian culture thrived for 7000 B.CE. to about 1400 B.C.E afterwards being conquered by Muslims . One of the most famous ancient civilization known to man was the pharaonic Egypt . although it was…

number according to different criteria (such as their magnitude), which can provide insight into the positions of stars, how they change over time, and even the history and culture of the astronomers who create these catalogues. As early as the 2nd millennium B.C.E, star catalogues have been kept (Van der Waerden); they can be seen all over the world and across cultures, increasing in breadth over time as the technology of telescopes advanced and allowed humans to see more stars than with the…

Geography: Canada is the 2nd largest nation on Earth with a total land area of 9,984,670 sq km, and is the largest nation on the North American continent. Although Canada is the second largest country on Earth and the largest in North America, most of Canada 's land is part of a rather inhospitable land that is characterized by tundra and arctic features. Consequently, due to Canada 's very northern location, most of the Canadian population lives towards the United States border where the most…

reign of Ammisaduqa, king of Babylon, about 1000 years earlier. Astronomers of our time have used this tablet to calculate the dates of this king’s reign. This process should also make dating Babylonian rulers of the early second and late third millennium B.C.E. Sadly, there is a lot of uncertainty in these dates because the records are so…