Anatolia

The fall of the Roman Empire in 476 C.E marked a turning point in world history. Multiple distinctions can be made between the period of time before the fall of the Roman Empire and the period after its fall; however, certain aspects of life and society in the area retained the status quo. Politically, the fall of the Roman Empire marked a change from an imperial monarchy to feudalism. Economically, while the Roman Empire experienced a flourishing period for trade across its territories, after…

PSYCHOLOGY: Muhammad Ali Pasha was an Ottoman Albanian authority in the Ottoman armed forces, which rose to the rank of Pasha, and got to be Wali, and self-proclaimed Khedive of Egypt and Sudan with the Ottomans' impermanent endorsement. Despite the fact that not a present day patriot, he is viewed as the originator of cutting edge Egypt due to the sensational changes in the military, financial and social circles that he organized. He likewise governed Levantine regions outside Egypt. The…

Evan Haney Carol Ludlam World History 1 7/13/15 Mongolian Conquest Mongol expansion in the thirteenth century was due to the rule of the Great Genghis Khan who was the chief of the Mongolian empire from 1206-1227.Unification of many tribes along with various battle tactics helped the Khan conquer many lands before his untimely death. Khan learned that terror was a vital weapon in war, which he used much of the time where either you would fight and all the people massacred or you give up and…

it would take months to walk through it. It is also true that, at this time, the Byzantine emperor, Alexius I, called for the help of Christians in the West since the Seljuk Turks of Central Asia, having recently become Muslim, seized the lands of Anatolia in Asia Minor. The pope promoted myths of Muslim atrocities by saying that churches were destroyed, turned into mosques, and Muslims had killed Christians in disturbing ways, most notably by cutting their abdomens open, taking a part of their…

million square km. Alexander’s most immediate legacy was the introduction of Macedonian rule to large areas of Asia. Although his empire could not survive his death, out of the conflict over succession came four distinct Greek dynasties, Attalid Anatolia, Antigonid Macedon, Seleucid Mesopotamia, and most famously, the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt founded by one of Alexander’s generals, which would end with the reign of…

The low relief sculpture was made in Egypt from 3000 to 2000 B.C. Back in the days, it was prosperous to spread out their original religion in Egypt. Egyptians believed in Pantheon their God, Isis mother goddess, and Osiris God of afterlife. In order to worship God, they sacrificed the bird as an offering to God. The facial expression of Egyptian’s man represents his faith in God. Also, he doesn’t hesitate to give the bird for sacrifice. Something that look like hands from above seem blessings…

Chapter 1 Before History Discoveries have found that about 5 million years ago there were different species of human ancestors belonging to the genus of Australopithecus. It is said that they had emerged in the areas of eastern Africa, specifically in the regions of Tanzania, Kenya, and Ethiopia. This species, however, were not apes but rather a creature in the Hominidae family, that had human like features. “They would seem short, hairy, and limited with intelligence. They stood something over…

The discovery of the Uluburun shipwreck was a key moment for the practice of Underwater Archaeology. Underwater Archaeology has created a new and unique method of discovering historical artifacts from thousands of years ago. The scientific study of underwater archaeology is a recent revolutionary tool that can surge past what archaeology on land can do. The shipwreck of the Uluburun exemplifies the importance of this practice. The Uluburun shipwreck reveals the importance of trade during the…

Athena’s birth is unique. Zeus had a premonition that Metis would give birth to a son who would overpower him. In knowing this he decided to swallow Metis while she was pregnant. She gave birth to Athena in Zeus’s belly, and pushed her out of his head. She came out wearing armor with a spear. Zeus was proud that it was a girl. He gave her great power, and became his second. Before being born, Metis told Athena that she was going to have the power over craftsmanship, war, wisdom, and being a…

For the last one hundred years, the Armenian people have existed as a diaspora spread around the world. This is due to the fact that in 1915 the Ottoman Empire began a campaign with the intention of ethnically cleansing the nation of all Other. The Armenians have long held a position of “Otherness” in the world. Being a Christian people in a Muslim empire, sharing a religion but not a cultural history with a northern neighbor, and appearing white but having traits of the “Oriental” has made…