Byzantium: The Byzantine Empire

The history of the Byzantine Empire and Western Europe were different during the third wave civilizations. The way they were different is that by the Byzantine Empire had a different form of political government were at the western Europe government all collapsed in the fifth century. The Byzantine empire also had a greater control over their churches and their long-distance trade networks. There were many trajectories

The structure of the Byzantine Empire was only one factor of why the empire remained stable the key component was who was ruling the empire. One of the most important and memorable early Byzantine rulers was Justinian. Justinian trained for a legal career, had a acute eye for talent, and was profoundly interested in art, especially architecture. He became an aid to his uncle Justin, who after the death of Anastasiu I was appointed ruler of the Byzantine empire. It was through this apprenticeship that Justinian was able to familiarize himself with the current government system and knew how it would need to change when he was proclaimed emperor after his uncles death if the empire were to endure.

The Western Roman empire fell in 476 C.E.. The Roman Empire lasted nearly 500 years. Before the fall of the Western Empire, Constantine split the Roman Empire into two parts, west and east. He moved the government and the capital to Byzantine (later renamed Constantinople). While ancient Rome and modern day America are very different in some ways, they are similar in other ways.

Many people think of Rome as a great empire. Nevertheless, the Roman empire had more flaws than what one would think. Rome began around 750 BCE as a simple town. By 200 BCE, Rome was a powerful empire. The empire lasted for about 1,226 years before its “fall” in 476 CE.

Southeast of the Byzantine Empire, another emperor established a united kingdom in India. His name was Chandragupta. At first, Chandragupta only ruled a small kingdom near the Ganges River, but eventually he and his successors conquered all of northern India. Since each of the emperors had “Gupta” in their last name, the rulers of India during this period were called the Gupta Dynasty. During this age, India experienced a time of peace. The people produced great art, wrote advanced books in math and astronomy, and made medical advances that rival modern day medicine.

Fall of Rome DBQ Including most of the Mediterranean world, Rome, a city that was growing big enough to become one of the world’s largest empire’s would soon slowly fall apart because of their problems. In 27 BC, Rome’s first emperor, Augustus Caesar, took complete power. During his time, he ruled with Pax Romana, a time of Roman peace which lasted for almost 200 years. After his death, the Roman Empire begun to break apart. The primary reasons for the fall of Rome was it being geographically too big; the population was decreasing due to plagues which led to the Roman army becoming weak, social and military issues and laziness of the military would guide the army down which led to cities being lost, and their government and leadership issues of the weak or selfish power leaders would all conduct to the breaking up of Rome.

Some historians claim that there are as many as a hundred political and non-political interweaving reasons that led to the collapse of Roman Empire. One of the important political causes is the division of the Empire into two empires, the west (Latin) and the eastern (Greek, later known as the Byzantine empire) in 284 A.D. by Diocletian. This division was adopted to protect the over-expanding empire and to defend its borders against the Barbarian attacks. This was achieved initially as the two empires synchronized responsibilities and strengthened each.

Causes for the Fall of the Western Roman Empire In the late 4th century, the Western Roman Empire collapsed after being the world’s greatest superpower over 500 years. There were internal and external crises in the late Western Roman Empire, which caused its fall. The external factors included the rise of the eastern empire, invasions by barbarian tribes, and natural disasters. The internal factors included antagonism between the senate and the emperor, government corruption, heavy military spending, economic troubles, the spread of Christianity, and the decline in ethics and traditional values.

Thesis: From the time period of 400-1000 CE, the Byzantine Empire and Western Rome had many continuities and changes in their agricultural production, such as feudalism, the heavy plows (change), peasant labor (continuity), and lords and vassals relying on agricultural production (change). After the fall of the Roman Empire, advancements such as the heavy plow emerged, increasing efficiency in agricultural production between 400-1000 CE. The usage of the heavy plow in Western Rome eventually replaced the light Mediterranean plows used before the fall of the Roman Empire. The development of the heavy plow during the Middle Ages enabled farmers to add more steps in their farming which ultimately increased agricultural production. Iron plows

The destroyed the walled city within a couple of months and after that they made their Capital in Constantinople b/c of the walled part. Later they kept expanding and expanding to the point where that controlled 100% of the black sea and they bordered the HRE. After their height like any Hi people get they go and dip below hemostasis and started to fall. They lost

According to Wikipedia “After the three good Emperors, the remaining Emperors ruled badly and again wasted a lot of money and soldiers. In the west, the Europeans betrayed the Byzantines and attacked their capital, Constantinople. The Byzantines lost their capital in 1204 and they did not take it back until 1261. The Byzantines were then divided into many smaller Greek states that were fighting with each other for the throne of the Empire. ”Therefore which means that we don’t need to study byzantine because Byzantine empire collapsed by himself.

The development of Western Europe and the Byzantine Empire were different due to government, economies and religion. The Byzantine Empire was ruled by an Emperor instead of a King, while Western Europe was separated into different countries by the language spoken. Western Europe had social systems of feudalism in place to serve the people. Christianity played a major role in both of the developments of Western Europe and the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantine Empire was influenced by Romans, but Western Europe considered the Pope to be of high influence and guidance.

The Fall of the Western Roman Empire The Western Roman Empire was an inspiring empire that mastered architecture, engineering, trading, and many other things. But as the empire grew political problems went with it and followed economic issues, diseases and eventually foreign invaders. One of the main reasons for the fall of the Western Roman Empire was the many political problems.

The Western Roman Empire fell in 476 AD. There were many factors that went into the fall of the Roman Empire. Economic problems they dealt with was one of the main reasons the Empire fell. Since the romans were not doing good Economically they could not fund the military in order to protect them, which also led to the fall of their military. Socio-Political problems were also a factor; there was a decline in interest to public affairs.

The Fall of the Roman Empire Michael C. Pinto World History Mr. Rodio 29 October 2015 Michael C. Pinto 1 Mr. Rodio World History 29 October 2015 The Fall of the Roman Empire The Roman Empire was one of the largest empires in the world and spanned over fifty-four countries.