Empire of Trebizond

The Moorish Empire was the last great empire ruled by blacks and had a presence in most of the world. The Moors were originally nomadic people who lived in northern Africa. The word "moor" meant black or negro in Europe. The first moors were not actually known by the term "moor" but by the term "berber" or the Berbers. White historians would have you believe that whites were the first Europeans and that they were more advanced than blacks. However, the Moors were more advanced and better…

the mother country, between the new colony and its neighbours, and in its internal territorial organization.” (107, Church.) It is clear that “colonies were superior as aids to solid national growth” (Church, 21), creating for the first time global empires. While global expansion and trade had previously arose, the history of colonialism shifted…

The American Revolution affected multiple groups of people who were living in the country during this period of time. All of these groups had different perspectives on how the American Revolution was going to affect them both during and after the revolution. The three different perspectives I am going to talk about in this essay are Whigs, Tories, and Indians. Each of these groups has a completely different view on how the American Revolution will change their world, depending on which side they…

Tilya Means Dr. Devona Mallory ENGL 2111.2 April 20, 2016 Epic of Gilgamesh and Sunjata Analysis God has his mysteries which none can fathom. You, perhaps, will be a king. You can do nothing about it. You, on the other hand, will be unlucky, but you can do nothing about that either. Each man finds his way already marked out for him and he can change nothing of it. (Naine, Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali 15) “The Epic of Gilgamesh” and “Sunjata: A West African Epic of the Mande Peoples” are both…

available to the bishop of any other church in the empire. The term “Pope” is derived from the Greek word pappa a term of admiration for “father.” This term was little used in the Western Empire outside of Rome, the church there being originally Greek speaking.…

Genghis Kahn was a man of many talents out on the battlefield. He was able a hero to the Mongols and he was able to conquer more land than anyone ever has before him. Genghis Kahn was one for the ages one might say. The vast empire he created was made up of more land than anyone has ever gained before. He was able to climb a massive ladder within just one lifetime. Genghis Kahn was born into a world of lots of chaos, and war. He was born into a nuclear family and eventually rose to power. The…

would set the course for his life. He declared that “God almighty has placed before me two great Objects—the suppression of the slave trade and the reformation of manners.” During this time, the slave trade was a powerful entity within the British empire. The Society of Friends, or Quakers, worked to end the slave trade for a number of years, to no avail. In 1783, the first petition, presented by this group, was put in front of parliament, and by 1787, the Committee for the Abolition of the…

the apparent British view of Empire strategy in the immediate future. The events of the past two months have thrown into contrasting relief the two fundamental elements in Australian affairs – the strong ties that bind us to Britain, and our distinct nationhood, vis-a-vis our Pacific neighbours especially. Australian life is like the Australian penny. It has the King’s head on the one side, and the kangaroo on the other. Under the liberal doctrine that transformed Empire into Commonwealth, and…

the “freedom” of natives, actually comes from the education that the colonizers taught to the locals. Ironically, this idea of “freedom” that was taken away by Western European empires is the same freedom ideology perpetuated by religious, political and educational institutions brought by Europeans. For the British Empire, once a colonized society implemented the establishments brought by the British, it became difficult to forbid the same political liberties that Britain had applied to herself.…

Jill Ker Conway grew up in an oscillating household, experiencing economic failure, personal tragedy, social isolation, and eventual financial success. A gifted student, Conway eventually fled Australia, citing psychological distress and professional stagnation. Conway’s upbringing was largely similar to a rural American girl in the middle twentieth century. Facing social limitations, economic hardship, and controlling parents, Conway received similar autonomy to female Americans. However, her…