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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Shang Dynasty‚ Muaryan Empire‚ Ottoman Empire Shang Dynasty‚ Muaryan Empire‚ Ottoman Empire The Shang dynasty was‚ according to traditional sources‚ the second Chinese dynasty after the Xia. They ruled in the Yellow River Valley. Widely accepted chronological calculations say that the Shang ruled between 1766 BC and 1122 BC(ancienthistory.about.com). According to Chinese tradition‚ a rebel king‚ Tang‚ who overthrew the last Xia ruler in the Battle of Mingtiao‚ founded the Shang dynasty. The Shang
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01.07 Collapse of an Empire: Assessment I see a heavily fortified city. Surrounding the city are tens of thousands of Turkish soldiers that I belong to. We are armed with crossbows‚ shields‚ and swords. Some of us are using multiple ladders to scale the walls of Constantinople. Additional soldiers remain on boats to support us performing the attack. There are 9 things that I am going to describe first hand account during our attack on Constantinople. 1. I am the soldier on the second
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The Flowering of the Islamic Empire Islamic Empire was one of the most powerful empires in the world. Islam began on the Arabian Peninsula. By the middle of the 8th century‚ Arab conquests had created the Muslim Empire. Spain‚ North Africa‚ western and central Asia ruled by the religion of Islam. Over the next 500 years‚ Islamic civilization flowered over this area. This large land empire united under Islam in the 700s to 1200s. Many advances were made in Islamic Empire; such as mathematics‚ art and
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The Safavid Empire really put Iran on the map for their economic strength. The Safavid Empire was founded by the Safavids and covered all of Iran‚ parts of Turkey‚ and Georgia. The Shiite based empire lasted from 1501-1722. The reason for their success was their locations on the trade routes. Shah Ismail‚ age 14 ruled from 1501 to 1524 and by 1510 he had conquered all of Iran. Shi’ism was introduced to Iran and many Sunni Muslims were murdered. But there was a positive side to their religion; the
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Christians in the Byzantium Empire The Byzantine Empire was in fact the Eastern Roman Empire. Byzantium was established in the year 395 and came to an end in 1453. During the Byzantine reign of power‚ we shall see imperial Christianity which was distinctive to Byzantium. This was a rule were the Pope was not the ruler over the Christians but it was effectively the Emperor who held control over the church. This included appointing prominent bishops and also appointed patriarchs.1 The religious aspect
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The Ottoman and the Qing empires were both very successful and both lasted a long time. The Ottoman was founded in the 13th century by Osman I and ruled by his descendants until its dissolution after World War I. Originally a small state controlled by Ottoman or Osmanli Turks‚ it spread rapidly‚ superseding the Byzantine Empire in the east. The Qing dynasty lasted for almost 300 years‚ extended China’s borders farther than they had ever been before‚ and perfected the Chinese imperial system. The
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The Mughals and Ottomans were both very powerful and successful empires that left their mark on the world. Although both empires had very similar strategies in keeping peace and maintaining their power‚ there were many key differences that clearly highlighted the two apart. Both the Mughals and Ottomans were Islamic empires that imposed Islamic laws on their population. However‚ there was also a great non-Muslim population living in their boundaries. In order to keep the non-Muslim population satisfied
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01.07 Collapse of an Empire 1. What person have you put yourself in the place of? I am holding on very firmly to my crossbow‚ occasionally accidentallt bumping inot other soldiers beside me because of all of the chaos happening. 2. What does this person smell? I can smell the salty sea water in the air. 3. What does this person see? I see other fellow Turkish Soldiers surrounded around me. We all have weapons in our hands‚ whether it’s a crossbow‚ swords and shields‚ or spears. Most of the
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Top 10 Greatest Empires In History FREIKORPTRASHER JUNE 22‚ 2010The definition of an empire is: when a single entity has supreme rule and power over a vast area of territory‚ which consists of peoples of different ethnicity and nationality. This list is based on the influence‚ longevity and power of the various empires‚ and‚ as you will see‚ it contains at least one or two entries that may strike some as controversial. My one requirement for this list is that the empire must have been ruled – for
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