The Invaders

fending off these invaders as it was once able too. Similarly, the Han Dynasty was not able to keep out invaders because of how little attention they gave to their armies: “The Han also continued to have problems with the Xianguo beyond the Great Wall to the North. Professional armies recruited from non-Chinese peoples along the peripheries of the Empire proved to be unreliable in both performance and loyalty.”. The army that the Han managed was not strong enough to fight off these invaders and…

and powerful empire, but Rome isn’t what most people think. Though Rome was great and powerful, the fall of Western Rome was caused by four main problems. This includes a corrupt political system, messed up economics, horrible diseases, and foreign invaders ready to destroy. There were many political problems within the Western Rome government. To begin with, there were several emperors that were unfit to be emperors. Those emperors were extremely greedy and cruel. All of the emperors were born…

In each John Steinbeck novel, the protagonists experience a sense of anxiety or intolerable measures of stress that causes them to act in unexpected ways. Stress is shown especially in The Pearl, “Flight”, and The Moon is Down through many of the characters actions and decisions. Through The Pearl, The Moon is Down, and “Flight,” John Steinbeck demonstrates various positive and negative responses to stress. In The Pearl, the main character ,Kino, has many negative responses to stress…

Have you ever wondered which video games had the most significant impact on the growth of the video game industry. If you walked up to a random person on the street and asked them what the first video game made was they would most likely say "Pong" . Pong ,created by Allan Alcorn and published by Atari in 1972, is most famously known for being one of the earliest video games known that significantly impacted the growth of the video game industry. Similar to table tennis your objective is to beat…

The Crusades was a very important time for Europe's medieval period. It caused very significant changes to Europe. The first Crusade was in 1096. One of the most obvious and leading factors that lead to the first Crusades was the role of religion, specifically Christianity. During the Crusades, the economic system in Europe was in the state of transition. Another factor that led to the Crusades would be the defeat of the Byzantine by the Seljuk Turks in 1071. The Crusades opened up a lot of…

When our immune system kicks in and recognises the invader the immune system gets to work to produce the protective cells and antibodies to protect us against the invader. Immunisations will not cause or give you the disease, but the immune system will be alerted and will recognise the invaders should they be present at a later stage. Often when our bodies have not had any immunisations our immune response is often slow…

Back when castle's first begun to be built, there were many different options that were took into consideration during their construction. They would look into housing for the noble family but there was also a retinue of servants, specialists, and tradesmen that lived in the castle also. They also considered the location of the castle, to make sure it's in a good city but also that it's architecture will help put it in a good position to defend itself. The reason the architecture was so…

throughout Europe. Feudalism allowed Europe to grow and flourish, giving jobs to the peasants, providing supplies for the upper class and nobility, and overall protecting the common people. As stated by this quote, feudalism “saved common men from invaders… saved them from the tyranny of the King.” (Internet) Likewise, another quote supporting feudalism’s benefits states that “slavery could not thrive… Lord and Vassal needed each other” (Internet). This supports the structure of feudalism, and…

An epic poem is long poem that explains the doings of a great hero. The acts of a hero striving for excellence is what an Arete is named after. Arete is won through a struggle or contest. An example of this is modeling honor and heroism through a willingness to fight. 2) Minoans - The large island of Crete, also known as the Minoan civilization was established in 2800 B.C.. Mycenaeans - The Mycenaeans were Indo European people that spread to various parts of europe. One of these groups…

I will be talking about the weapons, code of conduct, and purpose in society of a samurai and a knight. I think samurai have it better in everything, so I will compare and contrast why I think samurai are better. First off samurai weapons are very special to them because they are very expensive. The samurai had to swords, one for chopping off heads and one for everything else. The samurai have two different swords because one has a curve and the curve makes it easier for them to cut off people’s…