Who were the Mongols? What accounted for the formation and rapid expansion of the Mongol empire in Eurasia (c. 1200-1400 CE)? Eurasia was an important region of the world in centuries past due to its trade routes and its involvement in the interaction of Eastern and Western cultures. This area became a hotspot for growing empires and the domination of Eurasia was never more apparent than when the Mongols reigned supreme. The empires of the time “showed remarkable resilience, providing a strong focus for the numerous groups under their rule.” (Prof. J. Duindam, Leiden University) The Mongols through excellent military cunning and having one of the greatest leaders in history, allowed them to become a major force in Eurasia.
Previously, Portugal was one of the most long-lived modern empires in Europe. For almost 600 years Portugal has owned many countries by colonisation. As of the 19th century, its international status was greatly reduced when Brazil – Portugal’s largest colony – gained independence. While Portugal is one of the most globalised and peaceful nations in the world, it also suffers from significant amounts of debt. Portugal was one of the most profound colonizers in history.
There were great emperors like Alexander the great, Julius Ceasar, and Louis XIV in history these three men stood out the most because of their accomplishments during their time and how they changed history. Alexander the great was a great conqueror, in 13 short years he amassed the largest empire in the entire ancient world. Alexander conquered the Achaemenid Persian Empire, including Anatolia, Syria, Phoenicia, Judea, Gaza, Egypt, Bactria, and Mesopotamia, and extended the boundaries of his own empire as far as Punjab, India. By doing this he also founded more than a dozen cities, the most notable being Alexandria in Egypt, which became the capital of the Western world for the next three centuries until the rise of Rome. Julius Caesar
Nigeria is sometimes regarded as Africa’s country inhabiting the most people in Africa. “Blessed with the world’s 10th-largest oil reserves, it is also one of the continent’s richest and most influential powers—as well as one of its most corrupt democracies.”(Griswold,1) So, then why is the religious issue such a big deal? Well as of now northern Nigeria is seen as Muslim while the South is mainly Christian. But Christian faith is growing at an extraordinary rate and “Thanks to this explosive growth, the demographic and geographic center of global Christianity will have moved, by 2050, to northern Nigeria, within the Muslim world.” (Griswold, 1) Therefore Christians and Muslims will have to find a way to live peacefully together by that time. But, with the enforcement Shariah law onto northern Nigeria, it has given cause for many Christians to be outraged.
The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power is called religion. Religion played a huge role in the pre-modern era. Different types of religion and beliefs changed the way they lived as a society bases. The Paleolithic Hunter and Gatherers, Neolithic Farmers, Agrarian Civilizations, and Axial Religions were people of different groups who lived in the pre-modern era that also had different views in religion. Societies and beliefs were changed but they always united people as one.
Religion was part of the society and life. The high members of the church had more power than normal religious leaders. For example, because people feared hell and that church was getting its power from God, people were afraid to break the laws of the church. The church started collecting taxes and accepting indulgence from the people to forgive their sins. One of the key conflicts in the medieval world was between the Christian West and the Muslim East.
Religion is perhaps the strongest force in society. But what is religion? Some would say that our distant ancestors invented it as a way to explain the strange and mysterious world around them; Others say that religion is simply truth. In its broad sense religion is a complex system of beliefs, practices, and attitudes by which people relate their lives to supernatural beings or principles and shapes the way we act as people towards other humans, plants and animals. There are many different religions in the world today; Some of these religions are growing, while some are decreasing in the number of their members.
The battle is a crucial factor in allowing the West to remain strong and develop into the West of today, while also hampering the growth of the Islamic World. On one end of the battle lied the Turks of the mighty Ottoman Empire. The empire was one of the largest worldly powers during the time of the siege. The empire started in the year 1299, in southeastern Europe, and during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, at the height of its power, it spanned 3 continents: Southeastern Europe, Western Asia, and Northern Africa. At the top of the Empire, lied the Sultan.
Bryan Kurtz Professor Anderson SOC 130 ME 5/12/11 The Rise and Fall of Revolutions in Egypt Egypt is the world’s oldest complex civilization and has been one of the greatest centers of Arab culture during the past thousand years. A byproduct of this legacy has been that Egypt has had extensive experience with regime change and shifts in its social ideologies. Amongst these changes, Egypt was particularly volatile from the 1950’s to the present, where its political landscape had virtually traversed all ends of the spectrum. In 1952, radical nationalist officers led by Gamel Abdel Nasser known as the Free Officers movement, had successfully ousted the last pro-British king, in what is known as the Egyptian Revolution. During this time, Nasser created a strong nationalist government which enacted a wave of various social reforms that for the most part benefited the lower classes and gave distribution of land to the peasants.
Shaping of the modern world 09/28/2013 Professor Andrew Myers The fifteenth and sixteenth century was a time where all empires were emerging and trying to become the greatest empire in the world. To achieve this, empires were progressing towards a greater and better means of army, economy, trade, social status, and much more. Although all empires have changed around the world in their own significant way, the Ottoman Empire proved to be the king of all empires with its iron fist and great economy. The Ottoman Empire at that time was known to have the strongest capabilities and power ruling its empire thus, causing it be changing in the world much faster than other empires and places. The Ottoman Empire, which is part of Turkey, was changing the fastest around the world because of its military power and great economy.