A barbarian decribes a crude person in a primitive state or someone who lacks education or refinement. During the 13th Century a small Asian tribe known as the Mongols conquered much of the known world linking Western and Easter Eurasia. The Mongols were a nomadic people until they acknowledged the supreme leader Genghis Khan in 1206. Most historians formulate an arguement based on the question “The Mongols: How Barbaric Were the “Barbarians”?” The Mongols were not very barbaric because they had
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The decisive defeat of the Spartan hoplite army by the armed forces of Thebes at the battle of Leuctra in 371 B.C. ended an epoch in Greek military history and permanently altered the Greek balance of power. One by one‚ the old certainties of the ’Golden Age’ of the fifth century had been challenged and overthrown‚ but the image of Spartan military invincibility had‚ until this moment‚ remained a secure bastion. Once‚ the very sight and sound of an advancing line of Spartan soldiers had been enough
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The Conquest of Peru and the Inca Empire With the mighty Aztec Empire in ruins and the Maya decimated in Central America‚ only one formidable native kingdom remains in the New World: the gold-rich Inca‚ high in the frigid mountains of Peru. Francisco Pizarro‚ an illiterate conquistador in the ruthless mold of Hernán Cortés sets out with 200 men to defeat the last great New World Empire. Juan Pizarro‚ Francisco’s Reckless Younger Brother The name Francisco Pizarro is well-known: he was the ruthless
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The Aztec Empire began in 1330‚ with the founding of Tenochtitlan. This empire was at its most hit‚ when Moctezuma II ruled. But this fierce and powerful empire came to its end when Hernan Cortes conquered the empire in 1521. There are four factors which caused the demise of the Aztec Empire. They are: Alliances (The conquistadors made alliance with tribes who didn’t like the Aztecs) Weapons (Spaniards had advanced weaponry and horses‚ to their advantage) The Spaniards had advanced weaponry and
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Rebecca Ducharme Professor Estey World History-HIS 271 A 22 February 2012 Asian Empires of the 19th Century During the rise of European Powers‚ in the times of the Industrial Revolution‚ the Asian Empires were quickly falling behind. Each nation in the Asian Empire had a strong and rigid internal focus and due to their refusal to adapt to the changing times each empire was lead to its decline. By the start of the nineteenth century the technological gap was increasingly clear. It was not until
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Between 1450 and 1750‚ three great Muslim empires arose—the Ottomans‚ the Safavids‚ and the Mughals. The Ottomans arose after the Seljuk Turkic kingdom of Rum in Eastern Anatolia collapsed‚ which occurred because of a Mongol invasion in 1243. The area fell into a chaotic period after that because the Mongols did not directly rule it. In search of riches‚ Turkic peoples‚ including the Ottomans who dominated the rest‚ flooded into the area. By the 1350s‚ the Ottomans were advancing from their Asia
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Why the Aztec Empire was defeated Isolation‚ limited technology‚ disease‚ beliefs/religion‚ and allies were all contributing factors which led to Aztec destruction. Isolation‚ due to the fact that the Aztecs thought they were the only people alive apart from the other Indian/Mexican tribes‚ the Aztecs stayed in their city unaware with the world around them. While the Aztecs were staying in their island‚ the Spanish were exploring and trading which allowed them to develop better technology such
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Western Roman Empire The Roman Empire gave the world many fascinating 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 the reader to question‚ "If Rome was such a powerful empire‚ then what led to the decline of the Roman Empire?" The fall of
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The Iberian powers were able to establish and maintain colonial empires in the Americas for so long based on luck. There was no way to foresee the outcome of each conquest. There were a few times that the battles could have gone either way. It is commonly argued that the Iberians were able to colonize easily because they were “civilized men” while the natives were “barbarians”. (Restall 132) The real culprits were military prowess‚ strategic thinking‚ Iberian disease‚ and lack of a unified community
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The Inca Empire was one which was established as a miniscule tribe that resided in Cuzco‚ whose location can be located in South America‚ within the high mountains of the Andes. Within the time frame of a century‚ seized and subjugated a vast majority of opposing tribes. By doing so‚ the Incans had extended their empire along to approximately the length of Western South America. The Inca Empire grew huge in amazingly short time‚ less than100 years‚ from a small area in south central Peru to a vast
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