The era dominated by the Roman Empire was one of the most well-known and influential periods of ancient history; that is until 476 A.D. when the empire collapsed. Rome’s rule of much of the Mediterranean and vast sections of Europe and Southwest Asia and remained in power for over 1000 years! So why would such a massive empire fall? Rome’s many issues led to its fall as there was no one single reason to why‚ but instead had a series of problems that grew much too large to solve. Unfortunately‚ no
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One of the reasons for the fall of the Western Roman Empire were political problems. There were several emperors that were unfit to rule‚ they were cruel to the people and greedy. The emperors usually inherited the throne‚ but did not have any knowledge on how to rule and their mentally unstable personality did not help. People asked the Praetorian Guard to assassinate the emperor in exchange for money or a position. When the emperor was assassinated there was no system to replace the him. Civil
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William Skuban History 3 9 February 2017 Fall of the Aztec Empire The Aztecs were a sedentary‚ highly advanced‚ and militantly powerful empire ruled by a dominant leader named Montezuma. For an empire like this to be defeated by foreigners‚ using simple force alone would not be able to conquer this civilization. Hernán Cortés‚ a Spanish conquistador‚ arrived in Mesoamerica and between 1519 and 1521 and would war against the Mexica in attempt to claim the Aztec empire for the glory of Spain. It is how Cortés
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The Fall of the Roman Empire • Emperor Marcus Aurelius (reigned A.D. 161-180) – the end of his reign caused a loss of peace and prosperity: the Pax Romana • Tribes outside boundaries and pirates in the Mediterranean disrupted trade • Had no new sources of silver and gold and as a result the government raised taxes • Government starts minting coins with less silver and made more money with the same amount of metals which caused inflation- a drastic drop in the value of money coupled with a rise
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MONGOL TRIAL PREP SHEET * Destruction under the Mongol Empire quantifies death toll and infrastructure damage ensuing from the 13th century Mongol conquests. Historians regard the Mongol raids and invasions as some of the deadliest conflicts in human history up through that period. * The Mongols brought terror to Europe on a scale not seen again until the twentieth century. The Mongol invasions induced population displacement on a scale never seen before‚ particularly in Central Asia and
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The Rise and Fall of the Housing Market Edward Maher University of Maryland University College ECON201 August 18‚ 2011 Introduction The collapse of the housing market had far and wide ranging effects in the economy of the United States. While the effects were felt throughout the country‚ California‚ Florida‚ New York‚ Michigan‚ Illinois were dealt devastating blows to their respective economy. Throughout the country‚ foreclosures rose to staggering numbers and jobs lost were in the millions
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The Roman Empire was once a vast and wondrous place where they conquered many places and many things. They had many great leaders and were a great empire but there were many things that went wrong. There are no definitive causes for the fall of the Roman Empire‚ yet there are multiple valid reasons as to why it happened such as military power‚ social problems‚ widespread of diseases‚ and moral strength. Military contributions in Roman times have helped the government‚ yet have hurt it at the same
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The Mongols The mongols were a enchant force that was not to be trifled with. The mongolians of the Asian steppes had a positive impact on the world during their rule of the Asian continent from 1206 to 1368 by influencing trade peace and good rulers. The mongols were led by the Kon family and only them. Ganghis Kon was the first leader and the one that brought all of the clans together and concerned most of china. Kublai Khan Becomes Emperor. With the mongols in power trade flourished and
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The Roman Empire was one the largest and wealthiest empires of all time; and it was definitely the largest of its time (Wells 21). At its largest it contained about 20 percent of the worlds known population (Wells32). Historians have studied Rome for decades to learn as much as possible about their art‚ politics‚ military‚ and their economy. They study Rome to see how one small city turned into one of the most prominent empires in history. Rome rose from nothing into a strong republic and eventually
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The Mighty Mongols The Mongols accomplished conquest through such a large territory in such a short period of time through clever military strategy and preparation‚ cruelty and relentlessness‚ as well as having a surplus of people whom were organized. They were ingenious with their tactics in fighting and bold in trying methods of war that were uncommon or not previously used before. During the thirteenth century‚ a story went around and was later recorded about how Chinggis Khan‚ the leader
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