Empire

The Fall Of An Empire “ The necessity of everyone paying in his own labour for what he consumes affords the only legitimate and effectual check to excessive luxury, which has often ruined individuals, states, and empires : and which has now brought almost universal bankruptcy upon us.” -Josiah Warren In the pages of history we have read about so many empires rising and…

So there can be many reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire. But I think the most logical one is the rise of the Byzantine Empire, also known as the the Eastern Roman Empire. There is other logical reasons like the economy crashing, corruption, and continuous attacks that led people to flee. Then, If you think about it the economy crashes other places too, For example the United States of America has had six major crashes in the last century, One even lasted 10 years, that’s a whole decade, So…

The Benin Empire was a pre-colonial empire situated in the western Africa country known as Nigeria in the forest region. Nigeria is located along the south west of Africa, surrounding countries are Niger, Benin, and Cameroon. This empire was located near the south west of Nigeria close to the coast. In summary the Benin Empire can be dated back to 1180-1897 C.E. the fall of the Empire is the result of the British Empire coming in and burning down the empire after the King of the empire grew…

One of the main similarities between the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire was how they both seemed to rise and fall. Although the two did fall for different reasons, they still both came to an end. The Roman Republic fell due to the unstable government, while the Roman Empire ended due to the rise of Christianity and the inability to establish a working political system(p. 148). Another similarities of the two time periods included how the two thought about slavery. During the late Roman…

and his successor’s reign. Their empire was short lived, only 126 years, due to no cohesive elements like religion or culture, but they expanded to a size only rivaled by the British Empire at its peak. The Ottomans, on the other hand, survived for a whopping 624 years! They replaced the Byzantines, or the eastern Roman Empire, as the prominent power within the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Both the Mongols and the Ottomans are considered two of the strongest empires to exist. Of course, they…

The Ghana Empire The Ghana Empire was one of the three major West African empires, and first started when Berbers, group of nomadic people came to an area called Kumbi, or Kumbi Saleh, which is near the modern day southeastern Mauritania and Mali, close to the Sahara desert. Ancient Ghana was not in the same location as the present day Ghana. Instead, it was located about 400 miles northwest of the present day Ghana. Eventually, Soninke clans began to control the kingdom. The name ‘Ghana’…

and legacy of the Mongol Empire carried both negative and positive impacts on the Russian empire. These impacts have shaped not only the history of Russian’s but even modern day Russia and its role in world history today. The Mongols ruled over Russia for over 200 years and within this time, they managed to acquire the largest land empire in history. Founded by Genghis Khan in 1206, the Mongols tactics were both ruthless and impressively successful. Seeing the Mongol empire as both a legacy…

Western Europe During the Middle Ages Although Europe has been recognized as a dominant and powerful force throughout history, there were distinct parts of the country that struggled to maintain stable ground. Eastern Europe, specifically the Byzantine Empire, was able to devise methods that upheld their economic structure, while Western Europe was unable to recover and advance from its internal issues. The ability to maintain a stable economy that revived trade through the use of an…

history. The Othman Empire occupied Cyprus in 1570 in order to connect their countries in Asia and Europe, which made the Othman Empire more controable in the Mediterranean Area. Othman Empire after the first world war was cannot ruled a huge number of their countries, because of this Othman Empire had an aggreament with British to placed Cyprus Under their control, in other had Birtish protect Othman Empir from any dangerous came from the Russian Empire.the weaknes of Othman Empire Pushed…

The Roman Empire lasted for a very long time. It was the most “extensive political and social structure in western civilization” (Mark). The Roman Empire was at its height in c. 117CE and by 285 CE it had grown too large to be ruled by a central government. This is when it was divided into a Western and Eastern Empire. There were many rulers and many dynasties during this time. The Roman Empire influenced much of western civilization and left many and lasting contributions to western…