Prince Henry The Navigator created a school for sailors and educated the explorers who made voyages in search of trade routes. Zheng He controlled most of the influence religion had in his empire. Creating a head tax for those who wished to practice another
All the great empires , most notably the Byzantine and Mongols were all defeated after enjoying long periods of success. Mongols were successful because they were interacting with many countries because of their conquests. Conquering others allowed the trade routes in Asia to move north. All these great countries and civilizations were so successful , mostly in part that they all worked together and their ideas spread to one another.
The rise of the Aztec Empire (1150-1521) and Mongol Empire (1206-1368) affected their surrounding regions significantly. Through the invasions by these Empires, the areas they inhabited were conquered and reestablished as their own. The Aztecs and Mongols were similar in many ways including their mutual desire to gain power and land. Although these empires resemble each other in the way they acquired land, they vary in terms of their religion and reasons for engineering advances. Both empires established advances in engineering but, because of their environments, these advances were created differently to benefit themselves.
The Yuan Dynasty under the Mongol empire has an extensive amount of public works as they built granaries to protect the dynasty from famine, and created large road and water networks. These public works allowed for the people to have large surplus of food and water and also be able to travel in a more organized manner with the road system created (New World Encyclopedia, Country Studies). Everyone in the Yuan dynasty had access to these public works as they were used to the economy and to keep everyone fed. While having these very useful public works the Yuan dynasty also had lots of techniques using technology for warfare and engineering. While using new warfare technology from the Chinese the Yuan were able to create a strategy to take down fortification by studying the way forts were made.
In the 1200s Two very different Empires were thriving and have become very well known and they were called, the Islamic Empire and the Mongol Empire. Even though they are similar, they are far more different than alike. One reason they are far more different is because, they used very different ways of conquering to get more land so they could expand their Empires. The way Mongols conquered land from others was by warfare. If the Mongol Empire was shown any resistance they would show no mercy.
Ashoka was an amazing ruler, with a light and a dark side. Ashoka ruled the Mauryan Empire 2,000 years ago, from 268 BCE to 232 BCE. Ashoka’s spiritual transformation began after they conquered and added Kalinga to their empire, and he felt remorse and quit violence (BGE). Asoka: ruthless conqueror or enlightened ruler? Ashoka was an enlightened ruler because of the way he cared for his people, and for his fair edicts.
The Gupta Empire–an ancient Indian empire–was founded in 320 CE, it survived until 550 CE. The Gupta Empire was made up of most of north and central India, and Bangladesh. It was known to be one of the most peaceful and wealthy civilizations of its time. The Mauryan Empire expired in 185 B.C.E due to the assassination of their king. For the next 50 decades, a large number of states were at constant war in India.
Throughout history, many impactful and memorable empires have arisen. Each empire has its own defining traits that lead to its success or demise. Some empires are very similar, while some posses many different traits. And although some can possess the same quality, their implication and utilization of that quality can create many gaps in the empire’s overall similarity to the other. Two powerful and historically important empires are the Ottoman empire, and the Mughal empire.
The Muslim world expanded tremendously during the 1300s to 1700s. The Ottoman Empire and Safavid Empire were two out of the three empires that had significant changes during these time. Though the Ottoman and Safavid Empire contrast on leaders and ways they rule, they similar on their declination and cultures. In the Ottoman Empire, multiples leaders contributed to the growth of the Empire. Ghazis were warriors for the Islam that followed strict Islamic rules.
Han China and Mauryan India had many similarities. They were both bureaucracies, they both had emperors, and both empires established their laws on religious belief. They also had a lot of contrasting ideas for positioning their people, and they had contrasting ideas for their different religious standpoints. One empire put more weight on logic, and the other more on religion.
Glorious men have graced the earth and have left significant impressions on the following generations. Alexander the Great suits that profile like none other. As arguably one of the most influential military leaders in history, Alexander conquered the majority of the known world, including large-scale empires such as the Persian. Succeeding his father, Philip II, to the throne at the age of 20, Alexander commanded an already skilled military, which he schooled further in the beginning of his reign. Even militarily significant empires had no chance against Alexander 's military brilliance and so he constructed one of the largest empires in history.
Compare and contrast the leadership and impact of Genghis Khan and Alexander the Great. Both Khan and Alexander are great leaders. They both conquered large territories and were able to guide both the leaders and the armies underneath their command. Alexander consolidated the Greeks into one empire (although being a Macedonian he was not really seen as Greek), This stopped all intestine wars among the Hellenic cities and somehow put order in the empire, transform Greece into a tremendous war machine that allowed him to conquer their eternal enemies the Persians and most of countries under their domain, reach as far as India before his death. As he was absorbed by Persian customs, and vices, most historians say he forgot his homeland, so
All empires in history had a high in their history but they all eventually came to their demise. The Ottoman Empire and the Ming Dynasty both had ways they gained, consolidated and maintained their power while they were at their highest point. They had significant leaders that lead to these successful points. The Ottoman Empire covered parts of Asia, Europe and Africa controlled by their leader named Suleiman.
You may have heard of some of the greatest conquerors of the eastern hemisphere Genghis Khan and Alexander the Great. What makes them want to conqueror the world? How were they able to conqueror so much land? But also, what is their story? (Temujin) Genghis Khan was born in 1162 in Deluun Boldog.
Peter Stearns. World Civilizations, the Global Experience. Greece and Rome featured an important variety of political forms. Both tended to emphasize aristocratic rule.
