Ottoman Dynasty

Contrasting the rise of Islam in the first Caliphate to the final Islamic empire, encompassed in the Ottomans, shows many parallels while not being completely homogeneous. Both dominions grew through military conquest and both were ultimately unable to maintain central control of their outskirts, a consequence of inefficient delegation. They showed “tolerance” to non-Muslims through inequality under the law, higher taxes, and slavery. Many positions within their military and government…

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…

During 1683-1908, both the Ottoman and Russian empires dealt with internal and external challenges that affected their methods of ruling their empires. Three similarities they both encountered was they both faced Westernization and constitutional challenges directly, they both had many members of the rising education urban middle school class deserted constitutional nationalism and lastly, they were both able to attain the Western industrial challenge. While experiencing these internal and…

The Roman Empire was the greatest empire known to the ancient world. The Roman Empire surrounded the whole Mediterranean, and at the peak it extended from northern England to southern Egypt. Wealthy Romans were a very well educated and clean people, therefore leading to the creation of new technologies and great innovations. For example, a few innovations include aqueducts, roads, cement, the Pantheon, and the arch. Most if not all of these creations have inspired new technologies the we use…

The Byzantine elite had much less rights, than at the West European feudal lords. The state almost completely controlled their possession: it limited number of dependent peasants and number of the earth, could confiscate, change it the sizes of taxes. So, for example, the state could confiscate the granted possession. If in Western Europe feudal lords had rights of immunity, the Byzantine feudal lords till a certain moment had no right of the supreme court in the possession. Thirdly, the…

to some but not many, as of 2015 should the United States recognize this as genocide? Armenia, was the first nation to allow Christianity as its state religion. During the 11th century, the first Turkish invasion occurred. By the 16th century the Ottoman Empire had vastly grew controlling Armenia. In later years three leading reformed-minded Turkish nationalists also knows as Young Turks; took full control of the government and grew even more hatred towards the Armenians. With religious…

Turkish people were responsible for the Genocide of these two groups. The Nazis carried out one of the most notorious crimes in history, The Holocaust. They killed countless minorities but specifically targeted the Jewish. During World War 1, The Ottoman Empire was having a lot of turmoil between the two main ethnicities in the country, The Turks and The Armenians. The Turks felt as though the Armenians may be a threat and made their country weaker, so they decided to simply eradicate all…

1. Islamic quests started in 632 and formally ended in 711. During this time the Muslim expansion covered large land mass and was able to reach great distances. Arabian armies took control over Syria in 636 and then Egypt in 639. After Tunisia was conquered it provided place for the conquest of Spain to be planned. Three centuries later India and Anatolla was meant with invasion from these armies. The conquest were led by men who were inspired by the teachings of Muhammad. Trade was also a…

Throughout much of history, various groups of Christians, Muslims, and Jews have fought with each other rather than cooperating with each other. For example, the current Israeli-Palestinian Conflict between Israel, a Jewish majority country, and the state of Palestine, a Muslim majority territory, started due to disputes over land, especially over the holy city of Jerusalem. Wars have also been ignited between different groups of the same religion, such as the Thirty Years War, which was fought…

Christianity plays an important role in everyone’s life in Constantinople. Religion makes up the center of the empire, which means that church is very important to everyone. The Byzantine church is known as the Eastern Orthodox Church. The Eastern Orthodox Church is based on beliefs that traced back to Jesus Christ. Jesus is known to be part of everyone’s life. People attended church regularly. The church supports many poor and sick people through the monasteries and convents. There will always…