The Byzantine Empire, 600-1200: Christianity was the official religion in the Byzantine Empire, therefore it brought many changes and transitions during their reign. After the Arab armies destroyed part of the Byzantine Empire, there was damage in the empire, because many Christians converted to Muslim faith, new enemies were formed, the relation with the pope worsened, and the Latin Church and the Orthodox Church split due to disagreements with one another. There were many changes that occurred
single most important event that occurred in the history of Russia. The year 988 brought great changes, which at the time were unforeseen but inevitably changed the overall society of Russia. Although Russia did experience events that impacted its outcome, such as the assertion of independence of Novgorod in 1136, and the invasion of the Mongols in the mid 13th century, these two events did not stand up to the overall impact on Russia as did the newfound religion of Christianity. Overall, although
Wickham gives us two grand narratives to avoid: nationalism and modernity. On nationalism, Wickham agrees with Brown that we will not find one history uniting all of Europe. There is “no common identity linking Spain to Russia, Ireland to the Byzantine empire, except a very weak sense of community that linked Christian polities together.” According to Wickham, there is no common European culture and no European-wide economy. Even national identities were not widely prominent. Wickham
December 2014 Ivan the Terrible, a Machiavellian Prodigy Few people would expect a man with “terrible” in his name to live out the ideals of one of history’s greatest political theorists. Such is not the case for the relationship of Tsar Ivan IV of Russia, also known as Ivan the Terrible, to Niccolò Machiavelli. Machiavelli published his most famous work, “The Prince”, in 1532 (Blieberg). The controversial treatise focuses on the role of a ruler in a strong government; particularly what qualities a
eighteenth and early nineteenth century a major transformation took placed. The Ottoman Empire was born during the middle Ages, reaching its greatest achievement in 1453 when they took the city of Constantinople under the command of Mehmet II, ending the Byzantine Empire. Ottoman expansion continued after the fall of Constantinople. It reached its climax with Suleiman I (1520-1566). The Turks controlled Asia Minor, the Arabian Peninsula, Egypt and North Africa and Southeast Europe, even to besiege Vienna
empires. What do people do when there is disorder? They seek security and hope through religion. With faith comes the power to unify, and with the power to unify comes the ability to create a new empire. 3. What new civilization arose and how did it influence other, older cultures? The Islamic Empires rose in the middle east. They influenced Europeans by preserving the ideas and projects of the Hellenistic period, while furthering their scientific discoveries. These advancements would be rediscovered
Day of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance - and Why They Fall, by Amy Chua analyzes the complex histories of empires that dominated the globe in addition to how they fell due to achieving domination. Chua’s overall thesis is that every hyperpower in history “described as having achieved global hegemony-- was ... extraordinarily pluralistic and tolerant during its rise to preeminence…. But here’s the catch.... tolerance eventually hit a tipping point, triggering conflict, hatred