...Mongol Empire In 1206 the mongol empire started and started its legacy. Durring their reign they conqured a lot of territorry and killed lots of people.They took over all of china and parts of other countries and ruled for hundreds of years. The mongol empire had a negitive effect because they had a lot of violence,war, and lacked culture. One reson why the mongol empire was negitive because they didn’t do many good things for china exept for destroying things. The monols used violence against other inicent people. According to document 1, Genghis Khan conquered over 4 million Square miles of territory while he ruled china. Also another ruler, Alexander the great Conquered over 2...
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...Mongol empire. It is very debated, however, if the Mongols were civilized or not in the way they expanded their power. Some people claim his sometimes brutal ways made him an uncivilized conqueror. Despite this claim, Chinggis Khan and his descendents did rule civilized by being very tolerant, helping places grow and prosper, and by reserving his cruel tactics until it was necessary to use them. Throughout the world, there were many different religions that people followed, according to their own beliefs, like in today’s society. The world wasn’t confined to one religion that everyone followed, so while the Mongols were expanding and conquering, they ran into many different religions people practiced. Once an area was under Mongol rule, they were not forced to convert to the Mongol religion, or any other religion. The Mongols were tolerant about many religions, as the defense stated in their opening statement. They were like this because you can’t convert to the Mongol religion because it is only for Mongols, and the Mongols...
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...At the time, the Roman Empire was at the height of its power. The Roman Empire was ruthless, didn’t let anyone escape, and the Romans were never scared. They were the best equipped army in the world and had one of the greatest empires at the time. The Roman Empire followed the phrase, “Conquer or be conquered”. Therefore, the Roman Empire conquered their enemies and neighbors, so they would not be conquered. To do this, they had to win battles. To win battles, the Roman army had to invent the best weapons and strategies if they did not want to be conquered. Roman battle strategies and weapons affected the growth of the Empire by winning wars, expanding the Empire, and amassing a great amount of wealth for the Empire. Roman battle strategies and weapons affected the growth of the Empire by winning wars. Rome had some of the most advanced weapons in their time, and they were the most equipped army. (“RMT&T”). For example, the pilum, or throwing spear, was a very advanced of their time. There is a weight on the tip, and can impale through enemies and their shields with ease. The tip of the spear bends after use, so it would...
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...The Roman Empire had affirmed itself as maybe the best civilisation in the world by the second century A.D.. Rome was the unrivalled driving power in the ancient world as far as her social, political, monetary and military force were concerned where the happiest and most prosperous period was during the reign of Marcus Aurelius from 161-180 A.D.. The Roman Empire extended from the Iberian Peninsula to the Middle-East and from North Africa, covering extensive regions of the European continent. At the point when these terrific accomplishments are seen, little doubt remains just as a civilisation this impressive could never collapse. However, by the third century, the Roman Empire was confronting a time of emergency. This was vastly because of...
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...(What Were The Primary Reasons For The Fall of Rome?)Rome was turning into a big mess over its borders as it required foreign lands. The Roman army ruled territory making the army bigger. Which in turn meant a need for more food, clothing, weapons and supplies. Rome was a top source and it had its problems because it was so big. The Roman Empire made Romans have fewer children because child-raising was a bother. The Roman soldiers fought without armour. (Document A)During the 50 year period. There was 22 Emperor. 12 died of Assassination. 3 died of a natural death. Emperor people were really smart. They did not want to be a Roman though. Roman were weak. (Document B) Before the year 400 CE The Roman Soldier's armour was hardly worn so it was heavy for them. Soon the soldiers asked the emperor to set aside the the breastplates. So the...
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...Between the years 376 to 476 A.D., the Roman Empire in the west “saw the political Germanization of the western empire,” and the Roman Empire in the west had declined and collapsed. The Roman Empire did not particularly collapse solely because of the barbarians who invaded, but rather a variety of factors influenced her downfall. While there were certainly barbarian tribes who raided and sacked Rome and quickened the decline, there were also other barbaric tribes that actually helped Roman civilization from completely dying out. There was more of a series of causes that led to the decline of Rome. One other appropriate note to make is to say that Rome did not fall, like the fall of Carthage for instance, but rather simply changed. During...
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...None For All and One For None Originally, the Mongolian people were divided into nomadic clans, moving from place to place to find the supplies they needed to survive. Later, the Mongols became an enormous stationary empire, lasting from 1206-1368. Most of their men and some women became a part of their military which is known as ferocious and powerful, and their violent ways of conquering people and seizing land are infamous to the world today. In their short time of being an Empire, they captured 4,860,000 square miles of land according to Size of World Conquests chart (Doc 1), which is over one million more square miles then the US owns today. Because the Mongol Empire was so massive, in order to be a successful, they needed to...
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...The Western Roman Empire expanded into three continents, Africa, Asia, and Europe. The Roman Empire once was the greatest There were many different religions and cultures in the empire. In 284, Diocletian became the strong emperor. Diocletian tried to help the empire by doubling the army and hired German mercenaries. Diocletian also had the idea of dividing the Roman Empire in half. Diocletian took over the East half while Constantine took over the West. In the East and the West they speak different languages. In the East they spoke Greek, while in the West they spoke Latin. During the ruling of Constantine and Diocletian, the capital was moved to the old city of Byzantium, which was renamed Constantinople. The Eastern Empire became the...
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...Decline of Rome's Empire Over the years, Rome's greatest attributes faded away little by little. The seemingly unstoppable city began to lose its dominance over surrounding city-states. Because of their power and control, the citizens thought the decline of Rome was unheard of. That was until the city made many poor decisions that had a vast affect on the city itself, which eventually led to the fall of the empire. The political instability, economic crisis, and resilience of outside forces resulting from a weak military were the major factors that led to the fall of Rome's giant empire. The first factor that my essay will address is the weakening of Rome's military. As we know, Rome was known for having the strongest military mostly because of their discipline. However, once the control slipped, soldiers became lazy, negligent, and drills were abandoned. An example of this is shown in document #2 where the text explains how soldiers became lazier and chose not to wear equipment while...
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...The Roman Empire had lasted for nearly 400 years. And like every other civilization, they had their problems. But one problem of them all is what destroyed the empire completely. The military. The Roman military had failed, making the empire weak, and able to fall. Once the military began weakening, this would cause damage to the empire. The Roman military went from a large group of men, ready to fight on command. To being “composed entirely of Germans (doc. 5).” Rome had a “shortage of children (doc. 5)” and resulting in this, people of foreign civilizations had joined the military (doc. 5). Now consisting of people who are paid soldiers that has no relations to Rome, the loyalty and dedication from the army began to cease. A failing army...
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...The Roman Empire was one of the greatest empires in the world, but its fall was inevitable. During the Roman Empire’s first two centuries, there was peace and prosperity. The Roman army conquered territory from modern-day Spain to Scotland. But, as the Roman empire would soon find out, size has its disadvantages. The main cause for the fall of the Roman Empire was political instability, which led to military mistakes and economic and civil decay. Diseases and natural disasters were also causes of the fall of Rome. To begin with, military mistakes were a substantial part in the fall of the Roman empire. For one thing, according to Document B, after the year 400 CE, Roman soldiers abandoned parade ground drills and became weak and lazy. Because of this, they abandoned breastplates and helmets, and fought unprotected. So when the soldiers fought the Goths, they were easily defeated by archers. In addition, as stated in Document B, regular conscription was not enforced. Many categories were exempted,...
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...Even though the Roman Empire was not really affected by external threats, it could have been the cause of internal decay as seen in many other empires. As scanning through the documents we can see that there were many economic and social issues being caused throughout the empire. We cannot forget about the civilians attitudes to because it can greatly affect the future ahead. Many believe these two are the top reasons of why the Roman Empire declined and it still true to this point of time. “Rome like all great empires, was not overthrown by external enemies but undermined by internal decay….” (Document 5) First off, the economy proved to be a major problem for all civilians with jobs. Slaves came “and ruin the free coloni [farmers] who drifted...
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...The downfall of the Western Roman Empire by 476 C.E was mainly caused by politics (system of government). The government in the Western Roman Empire was very weak, and without a strong government to control such a large amount of land the Western Roman Empire was lead to their down fall. To rule a lot of land you must be united, aware and prepared, and many of these quality’s come from the government so, when the government was weak the empire became fragile, and everyone was in a state of disarray and with disarray came the Western Roman Empire’s downfall (document 1). Another problem the Empire faced was their leaders being indecisive, the government could not decide on a way to elect the next Emperor; they shifted between different methods,...
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...conquering new land meant more to these leaders because of the motivation to keep their national security strong and keep their economy stronger. These countries would use their remaining resources to look for more disposable ones so that their empires could grow considerably. Great Britain would be dug in the south and spread out through Africa, while the French would have most of the North and West of Africa, but Germany would just conquer a handful of countries before going into the 20th century (263 DBQ). These countries would soon become opponents in one of the greatest territory conquest in the world’s history. Resources is the main point in all three of these powers because Great Britain looked at the world as control, the thought of ruling land to them meant more power. A very important reason these powers would fight for this piece of land is because of the potential wealth it holds but also because the countries would see it that the Africans needed help. Turning the conquerors into saviors and that is always a good feeling when possibly it is not the case as the poem “White Man’s Burden,” by Rudyard Kipling would mention. “Take up the White Man’s burden, Send out the best ye breed…. To serve your captive’s need” (273 DBQ). Great Britain, Germany and Frace would soon find out that Africa not only big in land, but possibly even greater in resources. This would include slaves, gold and ivory. Germany would soon want to...
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...century, majority of the population in Europe was living in poverty. Europe paled in comparison to the great empires of the Ming, Ottoman and Mughal. Though Portuguese and Spanish represented Europe civilization to set sail and explore new lands in search of new settlements and viable trade routes, the Chinese empire lead an expedition of a massive scale larger than ever known earlier than that time with a different motive. Such expeditions imply these major empires could be suitable candidates for world domination. However, they became insignificant in the world politics arena due to internal declines and isolation. Strong and impregnable as they seem, these great empires had their weaknesses and suffered downfalls due to inefficient government and inadequate resources. The Ottoman Empire has expanded beyond what its resources could sustain. Coupled with widespread corruption and incompetent leadership, the empire’s armies suffered and became vulnerable to its Christian and nomadic rivals. The Mughal empire leader Aurangzeb, expanded his empire in name of purifying Islam hence weakening alliances with Hindu princes and disrupted the already fragmented social order. With focused expansion of territory using obsolete armies and tactics, the empire was drained of its wealth and fell when civil unrest overtook the crown. The Ming Empire was somehow different. It was an empire with a well-developed industry and culture. The initial overseas expeditions were driven by curiosity. However...
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