“Peter had 100,000 men and abundant resources. Still Charles would not give up the idea of marching on Moscow, to capture which he had invaded Russia. In order to obtain provisions he determined to besiege the town of Pultowa.” Luckily, Menshikoff was at the rescue by helping them with their forces. That are closet to the part they are going to fight on. (Old and Sold) “The battle of Pultowa is one of the most famous battles in the world’s history.
Charlemagne, also known as Charles the Great, became the ruler of Western Europe, by his fierce battle tactics and his passion for Christianity. Charlemagne was born in 742 AD, to a very famous family. Charlemagne’s grandfather was Charles Martel, and Charlemagne was also the oldest son of Pepin the Short, the first king of the Franks. As Western Europe was falling apart, Charlemagne was crowned king of the Franks in 768 AD. Charlemagne defeated thousands of barbarians and kings during his time of power.
AP World History Class Notes Ch 18 Mongols & Eurasian Nomads August 7, 2004 Nomadic herders populated the steppes of Asia for centuries during the classical and postclassical eras and periodically came into contact and conflict with the established states and empires of the Eurasian land mass. It was not until the 11th century, however, that the nomadic peoples like the Turks and Mongols began to raid, conquer, rule, and trade with the urban-based cultures in a systematic and farreaching manner. While these resourceful and warlike nomads often left a path of destruction in their wake, they also built vast transregional empires that laid the foundations for the increasing communication and exchange that would characterize the period from
He was the first non-Habsburg emperor since 1438. 1745 Charles VII died and son-in-law of Charles VI, Francis I, was elected as Holy Roman Emperor. Even though Francis I was the Emperor his wife Maria Theresa ran the Holy Roman Empire. 1756 Prussia invades Saxony to Start the Seven Years’ War. The war ends in 1763 with the treaty of Hubertusburg.
The Post-Mongol World, 1300-1500 By Malik Harry While the Mongol armies brought destruction with them wherever they went, the invasions also ushered in an era of increased cultural and political contact through re-invigorated trading networks. The vastness of the Mongol Empire also set the stage for something else: the bubonic plague. Following Mongol armies and trade routes, the disease spread throughout Afro-Eurasia, resulting in tremendous destruction. These germs devastated societies much more than Mongol warfare. The Black Death's toll was so staggering that population densities took 200 years to recover.
Ivan the “Not So” Terrible Ivan IV, know as Ivan the Terrible, is most known for his brutal ruling and centralizing Russia. He was born in Moscow on August 25, 1530, the oldest son of Vasilij III. Ivan’s father, Vasilij Glinsky, died when he was only three and his mother took the throne. His mother, Yelena Glinskaya was leading the territory that noble family owned, but it soon capsized into intrigue, and violence as rival nobles fought over who would rule Glinsky Family. Yelena died in 1538 and misrule continued.
The Lend Lease Act was passed, which gave the president the right to sell or lend was materials to countries fighting against the Axis Powers. Germany attacks the Soviet Union and quite quickly the Germans were several hundred lies into Soviet territory. The Germans were simply over
POST- CLASSICAL ERA CHRONOLOGY * 476 CE: the Germanic leader Odoacer became the first Barbarian to rule in Rome after he overthrew the last Roman emperor in the west, Romulus. * 622 CE: Years are counted since the Islamic (Hijra) calendar, which started when Prophet Muhammad migrated from Mecca to Medina * 800 CE: Charlemagne was crowned emperor of the Romans by Pope Leo. Charlemagne united Western Europe. * 1250 CE: The Abbasid dynasty was wiped out by the Mongol conqueror, Hulagu Khan. It was hard to hold together a very large empire.
Imperial Russia Peter the Great, the first Emperor of Russia Under Peter the Great, Russia was proclaimed an Empire in 1721 and became recognized as a world power. Ruling from 1682 to 1725, Peter defeated Sweden in the Great Northern War, forcing it to cede West Karelia and Ingria (two regions lost by Russia in the Time of Troubles),[60] as well as Estland and Livland, securing Russia's access to the sea and sea trade. [61] On the Baltic Sea Peter founded a new capital called Saint Petersburg, later known as Russia's Window to Europe. Peter the Great's reforms brought considerable Western European cultural influences to Russia. The reign of Peter I's daughter Elizabeth in 1741–62 saw Russia's participation in the Seven Years' War (1756–63).
Justinian ruled the Byzantine Empire from 527 to 565 CE. He was the last king to adopt the strategy of reunification, giving equal importance to the recovery in the west and defense and expansion in the east. He was the heir of peasant who went to the army and got elected to be king. For that reason, he infuriated bishops with his attempts to reconcile conflicting theological opinions. Justinian’s tax policies made the rich howl in anguish when the monarchy needed supporters.