Former empires

throughout the kingdom by his Apostles and a new religion called “Christianity” was embraced and expanded. Christians worship one God and believe in a trinity of their God. The concept of a monotheistic religion wasn’t accepted in the pagan Roman Empire. Christian beliefs were insulting to the pagan polytheistic culture. Christians did not have legal rights in the state unless they professed belief and made sacrifices to the pagan Gods. As a result, Christians were persecuted in a…

The question of slavery always lingered in the minds of Canadian 's. Many are oblivious to the fact that Canada even had slavery to begin with, most likely because the American colonies and the Caribbean ones overshadowed us in this exploitive and abusive trade. Regardless of their acts, it should be stated here that slavery still existed within Canada; however, the question that is to be asked and examined is, how much economic gain and development did Canada receive as of result of slavery?…

Two main characters share similar traits from respective pieces of literature, one is a quasi-ruler of an African hamlet and the other is a soldier fighting deadly robots. In Arrow of God by Chinua Achebe, Ezeulu is the chief priest of multiple villages in Africa that is slowly being colonized by the British in the early Twentieth Century. Second Variety by Phillip K. Dick is a short science fiction story set in an apocalyptic future about a military officer named Major Joseph Hendricks, who…

Augustus and Constantine, both great men, changed the nature of Rome. Using the Many Europes: Choice and Chance in Western Civilization textbook by Paul Dutton, Suzanne Marchand, and Deborah Harkness it can be determined that the true Augusti and forever the “First Citizen of Rome” is Augustus. Through political, spiritual and social reconstruction Augustus saved Rome. The accomplishments of Augustus far outweigh Constantine’s dream. Augustus is the true Augusti and forever the “First Citizen…

The Mongolian Empire existed for approximately 200 years and in that time, there were no other peoples more feared or ruthless. Starting as a group of tribes unified by a charismatic and moderate ruler under Chingis-Khan, over time and after many successions, became a merciless military force conquering most of the known world from Eastern Europe, to China and South to Persia. The Mongolian Empires’ expansion can be attributed to its military strength and brutality while installing governments…

The British Empire at its capstone not only conquered vast amounts of land but in doing so also integrated their traditions as well. Items such as Sugar, Tea, Cotton, and other luxuries from foreign lands were established by the British and became British cultural symbols. These symbols were no longer associated with their native lands and thus became aspects of British Culture. Consequently, this gave rise to the need for an empire in order to maintain the newly integrated cultural ideals.…

Alexander the Great; this all come about around 323-522 BCE. Throughout 699-700 Islam became a part of Afghanistan, due to an Arab invasion in Kandahar. Within the 13th century, Genghis Khan (the founder of the Mongol empire) invaded Afghanistan; this led to Indian and Persian empires fighting over Afghanistan for hundreds of years. Ultimately, in the 18th century Afghanistan was finally overruled by Pashtun tribes; which was led by Ahmad Shah Abdali. This was the defeat of the Moghuls and the…

(2) The sights of a musket are very inaccurate. Some musketeers have their weapons made by different gunsmiths but there was not one universal sight. All the sighs were different and most of the sights were off. (3) The butts of the guns were all different. The butt of a common man’s gun could be faulty due to the cheap parts used to make the gun. The cheap parts will cause the musket be to be less accurate. Linear warfare made the American soldiers looks less of a coward. If the American hid…

‘The Secret History’ was released after Justinian’s death and widely disseminated throughout the Empire. However, the success of Theodora and Justinian may have deterred iconoclastic action; little evidence indicates that Theodora’s legacy was seriously diminished. More importantly, powerful Empresses would continue to arise throughout the successive…

The Salem Witch Trials began late 1691, after a group of young girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts said they were possessed by the devil and accused three local women of witchcraft. During this time, those that were religious believed that the devil could give certain people the power to harm others. The accusation created panic between people and quickly created a massive witch hunt. A special court was created in Salem to hear the cases of those accused of being a witch. At some point,…