Visigoths

across Europe, where many people moved to settle in new regions. The great migration proved too much for the Roman armies, they were made to defeat other armies’ not entire people and folks flooding toward them. The collapse was completed when the Visigoth Odoacer and his men conquered Roman itself in the year AD 476. My conclusions to this researched document of Greek and Roman Colonialism was a huge eye opening to me. I only thought the Greek was just always about written and stories and I…

China and Rome both structure their societies very similarly through their military, social structure, and religions. And while these civilizations were great, when their empires fell, their falls were from the same source of problems. These civilizations also had differences through how they first started expanding, how the people they conquered assimilated, what their empire were influenced by, and what happened to China and Rome after their falls. A major similarity between China and Rome…

these borders. Beyond this perimeter, there were barbaric powers uniting for a cue. Along with these barbarians there were many Germanic Tribes who had visions of applying pressure out west among the Franks, Alemanni, Burgundians, Ostrogoths, and Visigoths. A deep-rooted Persian empire, now evolved to form the…

Islam began in the year of 610 when Muhammad received a message from God, soon Islam quickly got even larger over a short period of time. There were lots of reasons to why Islam expanded quicker compared to other religions such as Christianity, Buddhism, or Judaism. Historians believe that the three dominant reasons for Islam expanding so rapidly were that there was weakness and disunity of the old empires and kingdoms, that the muslim military had lots of strength, and finally that the Islamic…

The fall of the Roman Empire in 476 C.E marked a turning point in world history. Multiple distinctions can be made between the period of time before the fall of the Roman Empire and the period after its fall; however, certain aspects of life and society in the area retained the status quo. Politically, the fall of the Roman Empire marked a change from an imperial monarchy to feudalism. Economically, while the Roman Empire experienced a flourishing period for trade across its territories, after…

There are different types of freedom, some for example are freedom of conscience, to achieve a coherent and balanced life from the inside; Freedom of expression, in order to disseminate ideas and promote open debate and discussion; Freedom of assembly as a guarantee to associate with those who share ideals and work for them; Freedom to choose responsibly and peacefully to the rulers, among others. After this brief analysis of the concept of freedom, we see what it encompasses and what it means,…

Activity 1: Historians have looked at the same evidence and come up with different theories because people think in different ways and therefore they get different conclusions even from the same evidence. This is comparable with when two different people look at the same inkblot picture but say that they see two completely different things. Activity 2: The fall of the Western Roman Empire was caused by a number of factors. There is some evidence that supports the interpretation that the…

Army was helpless. Genseric and his band gathered everything they could carry including gold, silver, and furniture from the city’s patrician homes. The major main event that concludes the fall Roman empire was around the fourth century. The King Visigoth Alaric passed into the town of Rome since this time Rome’s military could protect the borders as well. Therefore, German barbarians spent three days killing Rome. After this, the Emperor Romulus was thrown out on the throne by German Odoace.…

Portugal, was dominated by one of the richest and most intellectually powerful civilizations in the world, the Muslims. It would take Europeans until 1492, with the help from Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile and their Reconquista and Inquisition, to expel the Moors from Spain. Immediately after, their expulsion ushered in the Spanish “discovery” of the New World which would forever impact Western Civilization. But we all know how that story goes. I would like to posit a new…

The Roman Empire is considered one of the greatest and largest empires to ever rule the earth. With a strong army under the rule of a very powerful man, they were unstoppable. Rome was founded over 1,200 years ago, with many speculations as to why, and after quickly gaining size, Rome became a very powerful empire. After a long and successful rule, Rome finally fell and the once great empire was destroyed, but even after the empire fell, Roman culture and architecture were kept and are still…