The four main reasons for the collapse of the empire are Economics. Power (Army), Religion and Power (Emperor). The first reason for the collapse of the empire is Economics. I can support this as the roman emperors spent a lot of money on showing off to others, making others feel jealous and for their own pleasure. Some of the things they spent it on were golden statues of themselves, banquets that were very expensive and clothes made out of the finest, unique fabrics instead of trying to develop the infrastructure of Rome.
Does obesity and poverty go hand in hand? Are the poor getting fatter, while the rich get skinnier? The correlation between obesity and poverty is quite simple, healthier foods are more expensive, and most people who don’t have money don’t have gym memberships and have more of a sedentary lifestyle. When going into any “health food store”, you will notice immediately the price difference between healthy foods and junk foods. Fruits, vegetables, unprocessed foods, organic, and lean meats are all expensive.
History Why do you think the slave trade grew? (10) The demand for sugar caused the slave trade to grow, for example in 1700 there were already over 500 coffee houses in London, and coffee and tea required lots of sugar to sweeten them. British people loved drinking tea and coffee, and the demand for these drinks grew in the 18th century. This caused the slave trade to grow, because more slaves were needed to meet the increasing demand for sugar. Another reason that the slave trade grew was because of the greed of the merchants, this was because of the fact that one journey of the triangular trade could set them up for life.
This helped Britain gain such a large Empire because by fighting and winning these wars they gained more of the land and more power over the people, it gives them more money and riches and they show themselves as the dominant country. They were able to then go and gain the other sections of India. Another way Britain gained such a large Empire was through trade. For example when the EIC (East Indian Company) started to trade in India they made money for the army and Britain as a whole, they also gained the trust of the people by trading fairly, and they got well paid in crates of spices, calico, gems and silk by the princes and Maharajas of India when the British helped them fight their battles. This helped Britain gain such a large Empire because by trading they got money and power so that they could send out exploration ships and armies to go to other countries and take it.
One of these many disadvantages was that the cost of bread shot up, and this left a lot of Italians in a problem, as a lot of Italians in this period were rather poor so they couldn’t afford to buy bread so they just had to go without. There was also a decline in quality of the Italian diet as more and more families had to have the same sort of meals all week (like pasta) but the rich families (who could afford to buy bread as well as other expensive foods) could have a range of meals. However, Mussolini was managing to make Italy more self-sufficient but at a price. Mussolini’s key aim was to make Italy a powerful and successful country, and he felt that to do that Italy would need a big population, and this caused the battle of the births. The battle of the births started in 1927 and Mussolini introduced a number of measures to try and encourage reproduction, with an objective of increasing the population from 40 million to 60 million by 1950.
The Renaissance was a time of great intellectual change and achievement. Beginning in Florence, this cultural movement later spread throughout Europe. The Renaissance profoundly affected European beliefs; it was one of the most significant periods of growth and progress in Western Europe and has been described by Wilde as “ending the medieval era and heralding the start of the modern age.” A number of factors contributed to the conditions which enabled the Renaissance to take place and must be considered in any broad analysis of causes. At the time the growth of the economy and trade enabled ideas to spread throughout Europe. Additionally the reintroduction of classical works encouraged the search for forgotten knowledge, whilst the creation of the printing press enabled works to be mass produced and allowed knowledge to spread effectively.
This system rewards quantity over quality (Ritzer 1983, 374). However, rather than meeting people’s needs through these advances, most of the fast food industry and modern food system have used these changes to sustain corporate profit. In a capitalistic world, profit or money equal success. Part of the modern food system, Charoen Pokphand (CP) and Tyson are both examples of multinational corporations looking for a successful business. Economically CP and Tyson are extremely accomplished, efficiently mass producing an abundance of chicken.
The European traders exchanged cheap and high demand goods such as pots, pans, guns and ammunition with the African chiefs in order to obtain the slaves. It was cheaper to attain the slaves from the chiefs than to purchase them from forts. The second stage began from West Africa to the Caribbean. This was known as the Middle Passage and was very devastating for the slaves as they suffered great hardships. The last stage was from the Caribbean back to Europe.
Pasta initially accompanied soup and rice, and then largely replaced them; and olive oil did likewise with butter and lard. Tomato sauce became the condiment most widely used in the country. Symmetrically apparent were changes in the dietary habits of immigrants from southern Italy; changes that altered not only eating patterns but also everyday routines. The pace of life and work dictated by the factories, which was profoundly different from that of agricultural work, especially as regards the shift system, also imposed different eating schedules and mealtimes. Some foods become too heavy and spicy for those who had to work at certain times at a certain
Throughout the period 200BCE – 1450CE, the changes that took place along the silk road, such as increasing demand for silk over time, the diffusion of Religion, and the altering of political boundaries, greatly impact the India, Europe, and Southeast Asia; however, there were significant continuities such as the desire for the types of goods over time and the benefits people received from the roads. Silk was the most famous export on the Silk Road. Although it is the namesake of this trade route, the demand for this product began in a minute manor. Over time, the demand for silk from Europeans became rampant. China exported silk to Europe, which viewed it as a most luxurious item.