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    The Byzantine Empire was a great empire. The Emperor of Rome Constantine, moved the capital of Rome to Byantium, a small seaside town in Turkey. He named it after himself, it was called Constantinople. Constantinople built up lavishly , the city soon grew to 500,000 people. It later was the home of Hagia Sophia and much more great archetechture. Some things that were important to the Byzantines were trade, law, and religion. One thing that was important to the Byzantine Empire was law. Justinian the Emperor made a detailed easy to understand and, updated list of laws. This list was called the Justinian Code. He made it so all of his people could understand it. The two main languages in Constantinople were Greek and Latin. With the Justinian…

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    The Mongol Empire made an impact on the world as we know it today. They are considered one of the most successful empires to ever rule. The Mongols were ruled by Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan, who is the grandson of Genghis. They ruled somewhere between 1200 and 1360 B.C. The Mongols ruled for a very short period of time, but ruled very effectively. They ruled throughout central Asia and China. The Mongols made a very positive impact on the world. For example, they allowed religious freedom,…

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    Is America An Empire

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    empire:: a group of countries or regions that are controlled by one ruler or one government; a group of countries ruled by an emperor or empress Is america an empire? I believe that it is, in this paper i will explain the reasons on why i think that america is an empire, and pretty much has complete control over the world emomey today. If to look to the dictionary we will find definition of the empire:a group of countries under a single authority,head of state. The role of the USA in…

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    The Decline of an Empire The word ottoman is a western term for the name Osman I, who was the first ruler and creator of the Ottoman Empire in 1299. This Empire later on overthrew the last remainder of the Roman civilization and evolved to be one of the superpowers, and was the center of communications between the West and the East countries. But as its mighty grew also its weakness began to appear, and as a result of decades of influences such as historical events (wars), economic factors…

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    The Ottoman Empire was once a very successful and powerful empire. Its prime location allowed for control along the borders of the Mediterranean Sea, the Middle East, some of North Africa and some of Europe. The Ottoman Empire experienced some success, but along with success came hardship with colliding with the Western Nations. During the Ottomans fall, the Powers of the West looked at the Ottoman Empire as the “sick man of Europe” due to the weakness showed. Having this reputation surely was…

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    The Ottoman Empire was motivated by an interest in spreading their religion which is Islam. Gaining more territory was a big thing for them because they wanted to get bigger and to gain more land for farming to keep the people feed. The more important reason to the mass expansion was to improve trade for the empire. Seeking glory was also a big thing with emperors just as a personal goal and for the empire they’ll get more of the glory status by taking city 's or having a massive empire and big…

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    The rise and collapse of the empires rely heavily on its polity. Among it, centralization is an essential instrument, which the government or emperor holds sufficient authority to control politics, military, religions and so forth. And a variety of rules built the direct centralized authority to concentrate the power, such as the Qin Dynasty and the Umayyad Empire. As for the Roman Empire, Augustus used a lot of indirect methods to satisfy people’s needs and his power at the same time. The main…

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    LITERATURE REVIEW HISTORY PROJECT Mughal empire: Origin and Administration Submitted by Shweta meena 1st year, Roll No. 79 Submitted to Mr. Hota Agni Kumar Beginning of the Mughal Empire The history of Mughal’s in India started when Baber conquered India. He was the founder of the Mughal dynasty in India. He invaded India several times. In his final invasion he became the master of Delhi after the war in Panipat in 1526. Baber fell seriously sick and died in 1530. His son Humayun…

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    As we established in class, the key tenets of civilizations are a written and spoken language, city-state with a government, and a code of law. Following the collapse of the Roman Empire in West 476 AD, one can see these developments in three important civilizations. The Byzantine, Muslim, and the Frankish Kingdoms. The Byzantine Empire was the first of Rome's great heirs to civilization. In many ways, Byzantium was a continuance of Rome, as it was founded by the emperor Constantine in 324 AD.…

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    To define topography is by thinking about the arrangement of natural or artificial materials of an area. There is the geographic component as part of the definition, but for locations like the Inca Empire had a much deeper meaning. The topography of the Inca Empire was what formed the culture; therefore it discusses the way of life and adaption for the people. As the definition of topography is defined as the natural material and what is illustrated from the map, there is an important aspect to…

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