Huns

The Roman Empire is one of the most well-known and prominent civilizations of its time. It was the epitome of power and the impact it made on Western civilization has been profound. The empire became a melting pot and a place where people of different backgrounds could trade and travel freely. It spread over a vast area of land and encompassed much of the area surrounding the Mediterranean, which is known as Western Europe. At the time, it may have seemed that bigger was better, but the sheer…

Throughout history, empires fall and new one rise, but how could Rome, such a vast and powerful empire, crumble to pieces in front of our eyes? No matter how big and strong an empire and few factors can cause its decline in a matter of decades or centuries. If you had a strong and beautiful sunflower but suddenly stopped taking care of it, it would slowly wilt. The same can happen to civilizations, such as Rome. As many historians analyze this time period, they look at the primary, or main,…

these scenes of her preparing to meet and meeting the matchmaker show that there is something that sets her apart from everyone else. Mulan’s call to adventure is when news comes to her village that one man from every family must fight the war with the Huns. Mulan’s father, the only man in the family, is…

In the critically acclaimed film Mulan, Disney portrays a brave young woman who feels obliged to serve for her father in the war against the Huns. However, in the development of the story, a strong stigma against females is revealed. Mulan’s status as a female affects the way people view her. An official of the Chinese army states, “You will teach your daughter to hold her tongue in a man’s presence”. This act immediately reveals Mulan’s slant toward deviance early in the movie. She goes on to…

justice and that Rome’s own governors were ruining the state. Coming from one of Rome’s own citizens, life was better being conquered by the Huns than it was before. Even though the Huns were like vicious animals that ate raw food, roamed freely, and teared through settlements, wreaking havoc where they moved, the Huns were more fair than the Roman leaders. The Huns could’ve been animals, but their government was more enhanced than Rome’s. Rome’s government was so corrupt, that even a group…

6. The Renaissance was not restricted to Italy. It spread to northern countries such as France and Germany. One of the cities that benefited greatly from the Renaissance was Burges. The city Burges is in the Flemish region of what is now considered Belgium. The city challenged Italian cities when it came to art and architecture. The merchants of the city supported the arts to the point of obsession (Sayre 535). The stone walls of residences of royalty were covered in tapestries. They were very…

of Confucius. One of the many factors that caused the collapse of the Han Dynasty was that the government had trouble finding the funds for the court and for the armies that defended China from external threats. Han China suffered attacks from the Huns and…

The external elements are defined primarily as population movement and attacks by barbarians, such as the Huns. Nevertheless, internal elements played a role, though informed by the article “Transformations within the Roman world must…be taken into account when we look at the ability of outside groups to create increasing mayhem inside its borders,” (Heather…

Raven Bailey Professor E. Burton Introduction to Comparative Politics 3/23/15 Comparison Paper The beauty of cross-country comparison lies in the assured discovery of similarities that bind nations together in addition to differences that distinguish them apart. The art of comparison, beyond drawing attention to the elements that unite and distinguish, enables for an in depth examination of the political, social, and economic factors that make individual nations unique. Examining these factors…

The Allemanic tribes lived for a long period of time along the border of the Roman Empire. Ammianus Marcellinus describes them as follows: „[...] the people called Huns, slightly mentioned in the ancient records, [...] At the very moment of their birth the cheeks of their infant children are deeply marked by an iron, [...] they grow up without beards, and consequently without any beauty, [...] they are of great size, and low legged, so that you might fancy them two-legged beasts, [...]they…