PPT-The Path of Empire

Some Ideas What factors encouraged the United States to become a world power Why was Expansionism such a powerful force from 18901900 in America Were the same principles of American diplomacy applied to both the Caribbean and Asia. British got their Empire in a `. fit of absence of mind. `. There was no systematic plan to build an Empire, rather it just happened.. In fact, many in Britain against establishing an Empire as it was expensive to maintain and defend.. Assyria. The Assyrians came from the northern part of Mesopotamia. Environment made them a target for invasions. Developed warlike behavior. Around 850 B.C., Assyria acquired a large empire stretching from the Tigris River to Egypt. . 610-1070. Strains on the Empire. Avars. Slavs. Persians. And after 632 the Muslims. Heraclius. Came to power amid military disaster. Avars. , Slavs, and Persians were all attacking the empire at once. 1526-1707. What have we learned?. Mughal Empire. Muslims quickly spread by . conquering & trading.. First using the . Khyber Pass . to invade northern India.. Secondly, using the . Khyber Pass . to . Rome built great stuff. Rome built great roads to travel on and aqueducts to bring water into the city.. Rome also built great stadiums and amphitheaters for the entertainment of the people.. Romans also developed the use of the arch. . Not Always “The Sick Man of Europe”. In the beginning. As the Mongol Empire fell, the Muslim Ottoman Empire, founded by Osman Bey, rose in Anatolia (eastern parts of Turkey). Osman Bey’s soldiers, the ghazis, had only one reason to exist, to fight for their Muslim faith. L/O – To define what an empire is and explore how the British Empire began. Starter. – What is an empire? Come up with a definition of your own . What was the British Empire?. What does the map suggest about Britain’s power in 1890?. and . Early Russia. AP European History. Byzantine Empire. Formation of the Empire. Established by Emperor Diocletian’s division of the Roman Empire. Eastern half of the Roman Empire. Constantine reunited the empires but moved the capital to Constantinople. Location. The eastern portion of the former Roman Empire. Capital City – Constantinople (modern day Istanbul). Excellent location for trade. Military defense. Fought with the following for control of the area. At its height the Roman Empire included all the land around the Mediterranean Sea. In the early AD 100s, the empire stretched from Britain south to Egypt, and from the Atlantic Ocean all the way to the Syrian Desert. . Preview. Decline. -. After the year 180, political, geographic, and cultural factors made the Roman Empire weaker. Finally, it fell into decline.. Diocletian and Constantine. - . Diocletian returned order and organization to the empire. Constantine totally changed the way the empire was run.. Capital: Byzantium. On the Bosporus. Commercial, strategic value of location. Constantine names capital after himself (Constantinople), moves capital there 330 CE. 1453 falls to Turks, renamed Istanbul. La gamme de thé MORPHEE vise toute générations recherchant le sommeil paisible tant désiré et non procuré par tout types de médicaments. Essentiellement composé de feuille de morphine, ce thé vous assurera d’un rétablissement digne d’un voyage sur . Byzantine Empire (330 CE-1453 CE). The Eastern Empire split from Rome after 330 CE, and . continued under Greek rule. While the West fell in 485 CE, the . East continued and was a dominant force. In economics, politics, trade, and culture throughout the P-C Era .