military superiority. Together with the superior quality of each of its individual soldiers in terms of discipline‚ weapons and combat skills‚ the Mongolian army was able to take on larger and more disciplined armies from larger civilizations. The Mongols are basically nomads‚ roaming the steppe-desert world and moving from oasis to oasis. They rely heavily on their horses and
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The Byzantine Empire‚ sometimes known as the Eastern Roman Empire‚ was the predominantly Greek-speaking continuation of the eastern half of the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Its capital city was Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul)‚ originally founded as Byzantium. It survived the 5th century fragmentation and fall of the Western Roman Empire and continued to exist for an additional thousand years until it fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. During most of its existence‚
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World Empires Throughout human history we have seen the rise and fall of many great cities and empires‚ through archeological records and remains of cites. Mostly all of the empires that we have record has impacted and influence our world today. The most noticeable empires that have the greatest influence on today’s world are the early great empires of the Hittites and Assyrians and the later empires of the Romans and Chinese in the 2nd half of the first millennium. However both the early and later
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The Mongols‚ the Crusades‚ and the age of exploration the world majorly with new technology advances‚ affecting biology‚ and also affecting trade. The Mongols had new and inventive weapons that no one in the world had seen before. They had also affected the genepool. Mongols had the largest empire in history‚ and no empire shall be as big and as glorious as this empire was. The Crusades brought new technology to life when they decided to take ideas from the Moslems more advanced technology. The disease
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Effects of Mongol Rule in China and Russia The Mongolian rule had a very direct impact and influence in China and Russia in terms of political and economical structure. Although the Mongols were not as evident in the Golden Horde region‚ they still impacted Russia just as much as they did in the Yuan district in China. In both China and Russia‚ the Mongols left their mark by placing high taxes on peasants‚ taking full control over trade through the Silk Road‚ and increasing international diplomacy
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Form: The Tide- Quintain 3 stanzas‚ 5 lines; iambic tetrameter Psalm- Quatrain 9 stanzas‚ 4 lines‚ trochaic tetrameters Subject: The Tide- Death; Psalm- Death Poetic Devices for the Tide: Repition (The tide rises/ falls;) anaphora (the sea‚ the sea; the tide‚ the tide) ; Personification (The wave’s hands‚ the sea in the darkness calls‚ ) ; Rhyme scheme (AABBA; AACCA; AADDA) Alliteration (Steeds in their stalls stamp; curlew calls; sea-sands; toward the town) Onomatopoeia-neigh Psalm- rhyme
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weapons are the Mongols shown using? How might their choice of weapons have multiplied the military impact of their skill as horsemen? In this depiction of highly skilled Mongolian warriors‚ they are shown using swords‚ javelin type weapons‚ bows‚ and shields. As skilled horsemen‚ the Mongols chose excellent weapons to give them the advantage in battle; with their bows and very long swords and their horses maneuverability‚ these weapons were excellent choices and gave the Mongols a far extending
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Byzantine empire 1000 years of a strong and large empire 500’s-1463 Location: on the Black Sea Mediterranean Sea Therefore good fisherman‚ sailors Therefore good economy‚ good trade. Therefore a lot of cultural diffusion -In ancient times this is called Asia Minor -Not to far from Greece Therefore a lot of Greek influences. 1) Spoke Greek 2) Influenced by Greek Architecture 3) Influenced by a new form of Christianity Greek orthodox church=Byzantine Empire is called the Eastern Orthodox
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Directions: Paste the browser below to view the video “The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow” (54:35) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mF718GsrOI‚ and then answer the following questions due 9/18/14. Video Analysis Worksheet What is the title of the video? The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow What are three concepts or ideas you expected to see based on the title of the video? -The creation of Jim Crow laws -People who supported/did not support the laws -Actions to terminate the laws What was the central message
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Ottoman Empire The formation of the Ottoman Empire started about the beginning of the fourteenth century. The first land controlled by the Ottoman Empire was the Anatolian peninsula. The Ottoman Empire would become on of the most successful states because of a variety of reasons including the fall of the Byzantium Empire‚ military tactic‚ and more to be addressed. This combination of reasons was required for the Ottoman Empire to become so powerful. The beginning of the Ottoman Empire can be
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