heels of the Mongol destruction of Islam’s most important city and capital of the Abbasid Empire‚ Baghdad‚ eliminated Islam’s old political order. Nonetheless‚ these two catastrophes prepared the way for new Islamic states to emerge. Of these‚ the Ottoman‚ the Safavid‚ and the Mughal dynasties ultimately grew powerful enough to become empires themselves. The most powerful‚ the Ottoman Empire‚ occupied the pivotal area between Europe and Asia. They embraced a Sunni view of Islam‚
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History 112 Date??????? How did the Ottoman Empire Decline? The Ottoman Empire was the largest and the last of the Islamic empires. It stretched from North Africa to the Arabian Peninsula the Cox and the Balkans Hold away to the gates of Vienna. It was by far the largest empire of its time and it was ahead of its competition in terms of production‚ military‚ science‚ and culture. The Ottoman society was very unique in its form and nothing similar has been seen in history ever again. The closest
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The Decline of the Ottoman Empire The decline of the Ottoman Turks Empire despite the interventions to save it has always attracted the attention of historians. The decline which started in the second half of the 19th century is believed to have been as a result of conflicting political and social aspect in the empire as well as the economic situation of the empire. This led to the dismissal of the ottoman rulers by the Europeans as competent rulers who could lead the empire to modernization. The
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Greatest World Civilization The Mughal Empire was the best of its time because of its welcoming civilization‚ which included forward thinking. The Empire was located in what is today’s Afghanistan‚ Bangladesh‚ India‚ and Pakistan. Their main religion was Islam with a population of 145 million in the year 1650. Their empire was so successful because of their strong economy‚ advanced education and their leaders who enforced very fair rules. Their economy lead to the advancement of their strong military
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Decline of the Ottoman Empire The history of the Ottoman Empire in the nineteenth century is one of increasing internal weakness and deterioration. Once a super power‚ the Ottoman Empire fell because of a combination of internal degeneration and external pressures. Loss of economic vitality resulted as Europe went to Africa for trade and relied on the Americas rather than the Ottoman middleman. Industrialized Europe soon surpassed outdated Ottoman traditions. Poor leadership gave way to loss of
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The fall of The Roman Empire The Roman Empire gave the world many good things. Rome gave the world Christianity‚ which is now the world’s largest religion. The Romans also gave the world their language. The Romans spoke Latin‚ which is the base for most languages used today. Many of these languages include English‚ Spanish‚ Italian‚ French‚ and Portuguese. This leads to the question. If Rome was such a powerful empire‚ then what led to the decline of the Roman Empire? The fall of the Western
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Thesis Statement: The decline of the Ottoman Empire was caused due to several economic setbacks‚ and changes in society. Some examples might include government and administration‚ military strength‚ and economic power. These were only some of the key figures in the decline of this empire. Essay: The Ottoman Empire was one of the biggest empires in history. However‚ the empire started to decline slowly until it disappeared due to economic and society changes. This essay will compare the change
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For many centuries‚ the Roman Empire flourished and was able to make many great accomplishments and creations that have influenced modern culture today. Despite the success of this empire‚ it soon began to crumble after the Pax Romana‚ which was a period of 200 years of peace and prosperity. Many factors contributed to the decline of this empire‚ including the spread of famine‚ disease‚ and the effects of Christianity‚ as it spread throughout the empire. However‚ the three main reasons that contributed
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The decline of the British Empire. “The sun never sets on the British Empire” this statement was true for many decades‚ the Empire was ¼ of the world. But why and how did it fall and what were the reasons for decolonization? This I will try to answer in this short essay. The main reasons of the decline was economics and nationalism (including resentment from the rest of the world towards the empire). I have decided to concentrate on post world war events even though you may say the decline already
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“The Holy Roman Empire is neither Holy‚ nor Roman‚ nor an Empire.” The Roman Empire was considered to be a major powerhouse of the Western World. While only the Western Roman Empire is the half that suffered greater hardships‚ there is not one distinct reason for its collapse. The causes for the collapse of the Roman Empire are bountiful. Each of these causes fit together resembling one giant puzzle of the Roman Empire with the individual pieces portraying the causes. An empire as large as the Roman
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