01.07 Collapse of an Empire: Assessment I see a heavily fortified city. Surrounding the city are tens of thousands of Turkish soldiers that I belong to. We are armed with crossbows‚ shields‚ and swords. Some of us are using multiple ladders to scale the walls of Constantinople. Additional soldiers remain on boats to support us performing the attack. There are 9 things that I am going to describe first hand account during our attack on Constantinople. 1. I am the soldier on the second
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Europe in the 1500s was a very active continent. Many of its residents tried to leave their mark on their own land. Others wanted to expand the power that they had. They were able to do both‚ and there are signs that show of their accomplishments even today. I believe Europe’s rise was certain. They had navigation skills and well-built ships‚ held advantages in the early encounters of the neighboring countries‚ and the drive to spread their way all over the world. That combined with their sheer drive
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The Sex Trade of Eastern Europe “VELESTA‚ Macedonia - Olga winced as she drew back the bandage on her right breast‚ revealing an infected puncture wound that hadn’t healed since a man bit her in a fit of sexual rage. But the wound‚ for which the 19-year-old Moldovan lacked even basic medicine‚ is only a small part of Olga’s daily agony. For more than a year she has been held as a sex slave in this town in western Macedonia‚ where human trafficking flourishes and young girls are forced to endure
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fall of the Roman Empire The demise of the Roman Empire was caused by both internal and external factors. It was a long process and no single event‚ lost war‚ or decision can be said to have caused it. From the year 217AD until the collapse in 476AD‚ there were only a handful of periods as long as ten years when a civil war did not break out. These wars were not about ideology‚ but purely for political power. The two main factors responsible for the fall of the Roman Empire are: Succession of
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Gunpowder Empires DBQ Before the 1700s‚ three of the major empires were called the Gunpowder Empires: the Ottomans of Turkey‚ the Safavids of Iran‚ and the Mughals of India. Although the Ottoman‚ Safavid‚ and Mughal Empires had strong bureaucracies and economic prosperity‚ they also had absolute rulers who denied their citizens basic civil rights. One of the strengths of the Gunpowder Empires was their strong bureaucracies based on meritocracy. Jahangir‚ a Mughal Emperor‚ stated that “where I
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During the 1200s‚ many people were affected by the violence and brutality of the Mongols. Their empire spread from northern China all the way to Russia and Europe‚ just on the backs of their horses. Every Mongol leader had one motive in mind - to conquer and kill. These ruthless soldiers spent their lives travelling and conquering many towns and major cities‚ leaving nothing behind but messages of their defeat. The Barbarians were proved to be truly ¨barbaric¨ by the writings of John of Plano Carpini
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Byzantine empire 1000 years of a strong and large empire 500’s-1463 Location: on the Black Sea Mediterranean Sea Therefore good fisherman‚ sailors Therefore good economy‚ good trade. Therefore a lot of cultural diffusion -In ancient times this is called Asia Minor -Not to far from Greece Therefore a lot of Greek influences. 1) Spoke Greek 2) Influenced by Greek Architecture 3) Influenced by a new form of Christianity Greek orthodox church=Byzantine Empire is called the Eastern Orthodox
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Periods of time covered | From p. 7 ‘so‚ next season’ to p. 10 ‘the unknow world’. | From Lispeth’s infancy until she is seventeen years old. | From p. 10 ‘One day’ to p. 16 ‘she never came back’ | From the falling in love of Lispeth with the English man until she realized that he was laying her. | From p. 16 ‘She took to her
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Benny‚ the war in Europe‚ and Myerson’s Daughter Bella’ Essay: This short story takes us back to ww2‚ in a Jewish community in Montreal. The author‚ Mordecai Richler talks about a young boy who went to war in 1941‚ and got discharged and sent home before the war ended. His name was Benny‚ a short and skinny man with long narrowed face‚ pulpy mouth and soft black eyes. His farther Mr Garber wasn’t afraid of sending his son to war nor did his mother Mrs Garber
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When discussing the age of exploration‚ imperialism and expansions the Ottomans are not often mentioned as members at the forefront of the race. In fact‚ very rarely are any Muslim countries associated with the idea of explorers of “new worlds”. In the piece by Giancarlo Casale titled the Ottomans Age of Exploration he discusses the role this great power played in the era of exploration and their struggle‚ primarily with the Portuguese‚ in the Indian Ocean. His work makes an attempt to argue the
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