Religion The Arab empire and the holy Roman Roman empire are two of the most important empires in history. Religion has a big influence on these two empires. The Arab empire main religion is Islam. People who follow Islam are called Muslims. Muslims believe in only one god called Allah. The word Islam means “peace”. Prophet Muhammad is considered a prophet and a man like all other men. Allah sent him as his final revelation. Islam has five pillars: Belief‚ prayer‚ charity‚ fasting‚ and pilgrimage
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today. The French Revolution had many struggles as new Enlightenment ideas surged through the country‚ and bloodshed took its toll. There were many factors that caused the French Revolution‚ many effects of the French Revolution‚ and it was a turning point in not only European History‚ but World History. There were many factors that caused the French Revolution. Political problems such as King Louis XIV believing that he ruled by Divine Right‚ or power that came directly from God‚ was a factor of
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The decline of the Roman and Han empires was caused by a number of events such as social unrest‚ problems with the government‚ and a decline in military which made them vulnerable to any number of events that could occur. The Han dynasty over time regrew into various forms‚ while the downfall of the Roman Empire was never followed by the regrowth of the Roman civilization. The Roman Empire and Han China were once thriving civilizations‚ one reason for the collapse of both was social unrest
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The Roman religion began as a polytheistic one. As the empire expanded so did the acceptance of Greek gods‚ these gods included Mars the god of war and Jupiter. They built these gods in temples all over the cities. The gods had human-like characteristics along with human-like emotions such as hate jealousy and fear. The empire began to expand rapidly under the rule of Augustus‚ and because of this the Roman empire began to gain new people with new religious views such as Jews and Christians‚ Christianity
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years‚ until 220 C.E. The rise of Rome was the last phase of classical Mediterranean civilization‚ after Rome conquered Greece and the Hellenistic kingdoms in 100 B.C.E. The local monarchy that would someday become one of the world’s most powerful empires began around 800 B.C. Political institution was extremely important in classical China. Under the Han Dynasty‚ the power of the emperor and bureaucracy were emphasized. The organized structure of government allowed such a large territory to be
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Throughout history there have been many revolutions‚ such as the French Revolution‚ that were caused by people rebelling against their governments. The French Revolution commenced after the Enlightenment became popular. The Enlightenment was a period in time where new ideas were spread and people started thinking differently about the world that they lived in. Enlightenment thinkers‚ like John Locke and Voltaire‚ begin inspiring the citizens of France to rebel against their government if they felt
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Ancient Rome began its fall in the third century A.D. Before the fall of Rome it was one of the largest empires in the world. At its height it spanned from England to Egypt. The fall of Rome was caused by political decay‚ a failing economy and military upheaval. The first cause was political decay. People lost money holding a political office as well “The basic trouble was that very few inhabitants … believed that the old civilization was worth saving …. [T] he overwhelming majority of the population
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The great depression was a very hard time for many people throughout the United States. Cities all over were hit very hard and many people suffered very deeply. The industry was collapsing and over time less and less stuff was being manufactured‚ the construction business was going into a big decline. Farmers were also having a hard time since most of their crop prices were hit very drastically. Eventually the economy went into a huge depression that left millions of people unemployed and struggling
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Revolution was an armed struggle that began in 1910. Although there were many factors to the start of the Revolution‚ it was mainly caused by tensions over land reform‚ wage disparities‚ and political oppression. The revolution was in part caused by unfair land reform policies. One policy that caused outrage among the indigenous peoples was the Ley de Terrenos Baldios‚ which caused 50 million hectares of land to be taken from indigenous farmers. One reaction to this was revolutionary leader Zapata’s Plan
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During the 1920’s‚ the great depression hit and so made a very uneven distribution of wealth‚ the top 1 percent of all americans had the riches of the bottom 42 percent of all americans. The uneven distribution caused factories to higher their prices‚ lower the employee’s pay to try stay afloat but didn’t succeed. It wasn’t only factories though‚ mining‚ farming and textiles failed as well all leading up to the shutting down of thousands of banks. During the period that lead to the great depression
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