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…The Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire was founded in the late thirteenth century and last until the early twentieth century. This empire was “one of history’s greatest military empires”(564 McKay, Hill, Buckler) that was centered around the present…

…Adam Wolf South Lake Tahoe Used: Summer 99' The Empire of the Sun is based during World War II (1945) in China. The main characters are Jamie, Jamie’s Father and Mother, and Baisie. Jamie at the beginning of the movie is probably ten or eleven years…

…capital from Rome to the refounded Byzantium in the early 4th century, year 330 AD, and named it Constantinople after himself. This city became the surviving safe spot after the breakup of the Western Roman empire by the 5th century. It was by far the largest…

…death, barbarians attacked the empire on all fronts. Lombards from Germany took over parts of Italy, and Slavs and Avars invaded the Balkan Peninsula. Persian invasions weakened the empire during the late 500’s and early 600’s. Heraclius, who became ruler…

…opposed the early empire now banded together to form more powerful confederations such as Goths, Franks and Alamanni. However, some historians are doubtful about the increased power of these groups. Vigorous emperors like Diocletian, Constantine, Constantius II…

…the empire of Mali. He converted to Islam for support of the Muslim peoples. When Mansa Musa came into power, in the early 1300s, the empire reached its height. Mansa Musa traveled through Cairo on his pilgrimage to Mecca. It is said that he gave away so much gold…

…the Romans fought many wars and enslaved many people. But shortly before Christ, most of the known world was unified and at peace under Roman rule. The early Romans kept no written records. Their history is so mixed up with fables and myths that historians have…

…We know from history many various civilizations. Civilizations like Sumerian (4000 BC), Egyptian (3000 BC), Minoan (2000 BC), and Babylonian (1700 BC). Later, the Greek civilization, throughout the Macedonian empire, ranged as far east as northern…

…and effective administrative system with which to maintain, supply and expand their empire. In Assyria, warfare was a way of life (Saggs, 1962) and its government was run as a military state (Winer, 1961). Early wars had been like raids; undertaken to obtain…

…Empire included many cities and towns, especially in the Valley of Mexico. The early settlers built log rafts, then covered them with mud and planted seeds to create roots and develop more solid land for building homes in this marshy land. Canals were also…