Empires

To be a part of the Ottoman Empire ruling class, three characteristics were necessary: “Islamic faith, loyalty to the sultan, and compliance with the standards of behavior of the Ottoman court.” This only applied to Muslim people while Turks, Greeks, Armenians, and Jews—recognized as the millets—were excluded and usually employed in state services. As the Ottoman Empire developed and its strength grew, it was looked upon as “a daily increasing flame” for its ability to rule and take control, but

Rome The Roman Empire is known as one of the strongest empires in history, due to their advanced technology, strong military leaders, and republican government. As the empire started to expand, so did their power. However, after years have gone by, the Roman Empire started to fall. Their fall may have been caused by political reason, such as the empire being just too much to handle, Diocletian splitting the territory in half, and their government corruption. The Roman Empire was just too big

The ottoman empire originated in the late 12th century near the city of Constantinople by Turkish natives who began to build an empire after their leader, Osman. The Ottoman Empire was run by a small ruling class with the sultan in the highest position. Interestingly, the Ottomans allowed their subjects to live under the laws of their own separate religions. The Ottoman Empire put a strong focus on industrialization. They focused on developing many cities into commercial and industrial centers. They

In “The Fall of the Roman Empire”, the author Peter Heather talks about the ways the Roman empire conquered the many territories surrounding them and how strong of an empire the Roman empire was. He also talks about the build up of the events that caused the empire to fall. Peter also talks about the people that helped or was involved in the build up or the collapse of the Roman empire. Peter Heather mainly wrote this book to inform the reader of how the European barbarians got turned into enemies

Ottoman Empire, during its peak, was one of the largest and most powerful empires in the world, where the empire lasted from the fourteenth century until the early twentieth century. The Ottoman Empire stretched from North Africa, Arabs states, and the Balkan. However, just like any great empire, the Ottoman Empire would eventually experience significant problems and potentially lead to its decline as a great power in the European and Asian continent. In order to combat the decline of the empire and

b.) The author’s thesis of this chapter is that the Achaemenid Persian Empire rose to world dominance because Cyrus and Darius had tolerance for cultural and religious diversity. Her argument for including this Empire in her book is that the story of this Empire goes along with the thesis of the whole book. The Achaemenid Persian Empire rose to global dominance because it had tolerance and then eventually fell because it became intolerant. Chua even says, “As the world’s first hyperpower, Achaemenid

Southern and Western Asia was the home of three prominent Muslim Empires: the Ottoman Empire, the Mughal Empire, and the Safavid Empire. The Ottoman Empire founded in the late 13th century was located in the northwestern corner of the Anatolian Peninsula, and gradually expanded westward. The Mughal Empire was also founded in the 16th century, and was viewed as the highest point of traditional culture in India. The Safavid Empire was founded at the beginning of the 16th century, and was located in

effect on the history of the world cannot be overstated. Alexander’s empire had an effect on people from the Balkans to Egypt, and from Babylon to India. His empire resolved the long standing conflict between the Persians and Greeks, established multiple cities across the Middle East and central Asia, had an influence on a future Indian emperor, and some of the remnants of his empire lasted until the time of the Roman Empire. The empire of Alexander not only had a prominent place in history, but also

or Spain, the great powers of Europe. However, within a century, they were able to rise from thievery and pirating to rival colonists, eventually defeat both France and Spain to become the single superpower of Europe, and create the first British Empire. They mimicked early strategies and mostly failed, however, the English citizens were deeply involved with the colonial process, and together they learned from their mistakes and ended up creating solutions such as the navy and Bank of England that

Empires come to power quickly throughout history. Just as quickly as they rise, they can fall, too. It cannot be avoided. I will be talking about some of the most famous falls of empires the world has ever seen, and also the most unrecognized falls, for example, the Romans, the Han Dynasty with the Mandate of Heaven, as well as the Incan empire. Almost every empire or dynasty that has risen has also fallen. The Roman Empire is arguably the most famous empire in history. “Some 55 million people