The strongest Empires depend on their social and economic powers within their union to unit and allow them to expand and conquered further territories to improve and evolve as a whole. In the 1450-1800s two of the most powerful empires were the Russian and Spanish.. Both having Hereditary Rulers, they went on to conquer many continents and improve themselves while converting nomads and Indians into developed Catholics to prevent uprisings. Russia began to expand east for farmable land and control the trade in Asia, Spain found its way to the new world and started conquering land. The Russia and Spanish empire show many differences and similarities that show how they expanded and grew into some of the most powerful empires.
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Russian formed monarchies to contain and control their empires. They spread religion into new captured territories to use as a mutual relation so they could avoid uprising in newly captured land. Russia demanded an allegiance by which native people swore “Eternal submission to the grand tsar.”(Strayer 734) They also required all Yasak paid in cash or kind to help the government. The Spanish empire also tried to convert many of the Native Americans into Catholics. The Jesuits, founded in 1540s, played a major role in making almost every Native American catholic. They would hold masses for them and teach them the ropes. Many of them rebelled and tried to start and uprising against the Spaniards. But those who opposed were killed. Another similarity found between both empires is how they expanded for trade. Russia expanded further and further to control the Silk Road. Controlling this major trade road brought wealth and economic power. The Spanish empire also wished to seize power by capturing the Americas. They were aided by the Columbus exchange where millions of Natives died due to lack of immunity of European goods. Soon the Spanish imported slaves from the Bermuda’s to work on cotton farms by force. Both empires shared many similarities in the conquest to power. But they also had many differences. Spain on one hand had to travel the unknown Atlantic at first not knowing what or who they were going to find. They originally aimed for India to connect their empire with the goods that everyone was talking about. Spices. But instead they ended up in the Americas where they saw the opportunity to seize and control what the Indians founded many years ago. Russia on the other hand after the fall of the Mongolian empire only had to take down and control small nomadic tribes and convert them to Orthodoxy the Catholic Church. This was an advantage to them because unlike is the Americas the people that they were seizing already spoke Russia and almost happy to liver under social justice with a well working monarchy government. The Natives on the other hand did not have it as easy as they were forced into a new religion if they were not killed by the Columbus exchange. Another Differences between these two empires was how Russia attempted to westernize their empire while Spain was literally trying to grow their empire in the Americas by owning major slave plantations where they would grow sell and trade cotton, wheat and other goods. Russia, led by Czar as aristocratic power declined, enlightenment ideals adopted. They made schools, literacy, and science. They spent a great deal of time and money upgrading their military. They also entered the world of trade in the port of St. Petersburg where they traded there surplus goods like fur, timber and wheat. This was there window to the west. In conclusion. Both empires were open to the idea of growing and expanding there empires. But they did it in many similar and many different ways. We learn how important religion is too many big empires because it the difference between an uprising and a union. The value of this part of history is insanely important. Even today we have examples of people being united and wars starting over these things. Because without alliance among the people. There is no empire.
Two of the most powerful powers in the post-classical period were the Arabian and Byzantine empires. Each had different political, religious, and economic differences that defined their respective cultures, and managing to create vast empires that greatly rivaled each other.
The Aztec and Mongol empires were large, expansive realms that shared many similarities in their rise to power, but also had some differences. The Aztec and Mongol Empire's rise to power were similar politically in that they both conquered neighboring nations, similar socially in that their social structures both emphasized warriors, but were different economically in that the Aztecs relied on tributes from conquered lands to fund their expansion whereas the Mongols destroyed lands they conquered to prevent challenges to their power.
Spain, as one of the most powerful nations in the old world, had a great influence on many events in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The Spanish also had an influence on many other empires/nations' fate. One of the empires that suffered a grave fate at the hands of the Spanish was the Aztec empire. The Aztec empire was not the oldest Mesoamerican empire and it was formed from an agreement between three city-states. The Aztec's class system had the emperor on top, then the priests, and everyone else below them. The priests were responsible for keeping the gods happy. The sacrifice of goods and people was a commonplace in the Aztec culture, and it was often the goods/people of other nations that were taken for sacrifices. As one can imagine,
Marcus Gravey stated that, “A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” With that being stated, are the people of the United States, Canada, and Mexico trees without roots? At a young age students learn that Christopher Columbus “sailed the ocean blue in 1492”, a simple song used to assist children remember that America was discovered in 1492. In addition, Thackeray and Findling describe how Columbus’s discovery presented an unimaginable amount of opportunity for Europeans, and therefore, Spanish, French, and later British explores and settlers began to flock to this new world.
The Ottomans and Spanish built flourishing empires based on different philosophies from 1450 to 1800. The Ottoman and Spanish were two powerful empires during that time. During the building of the two empires, the Spanish and the Ottoman both developed similarities in their social, political, and economic structures. The Ottoman took control of Europe, while the Spanish saw it as easy to monitor new lands. The different tactics employed made the both empires flourish. For instance, the Spanish were not tolerant of religion. They conquered other areas with the aim of converting Christians to Islam, if they refused, they would be killed. On the other hand, the Ottoman leaders incorporated leaders of diverse culture
There were many important empires on the Eurasia continent; The Qing Dynasty, The Ming Dynasty, The Tokugawa Shogunate, The Mughal Empire, The Safavid Empire, The Russian Empire and The Ottoman Empire They all had their similarities and their differences and their influence on the modern day are strong. Two of the of the countries that shared many similarities but also had their differences where the Russian empire and the Ottoman empire.
The following Essay must be a minimum of 5 paragraphs of 10-12 sentences each (a sentence is 10 words or more) .
In the 1400’s European countries had been thrusted into overseas expansion in the fever for land and gold. All throughout Europe, monarchies had sent explorers all over the world to conquer land for their country. Each country had conquered and colonized in various styles, but each had a specific goal that they wanted to achieve. During the European colonization of the Americas or the New World, both the Spanish and the French spread the idea of Catholicism throughout the Americas, however the Spanish believed in treating the Native Americans in a harsher way by enslaving them for labor whereas the French established trade relationships.
When it comes down to comparing and contrasting Native American and Spanish civilization, there is actually a variety of things that make each one stand out from one another. When looking into both the Natives and the Spanish there was more to be found different then there was to be similar in any way. Both societies struggled, but one did have more of an advantage which is why there was such conflict between the two.
Although there are some similarities between the two nations, England and Spain are easily the most opposite when their colonists are compared to each other. First, the similarities between the two are in their treatment of the Native Americans. Depending on the Spanish conquistador or expedition leader, the Natives may have been treated fairly or poorly. In the same way, British colonial governors sometimes had good relationships with the Natives (William Penn and Roger Williams), while others helped provoke wars with the tribes (James Moore). The contrast between Spanish and English colonists is in their spirit and reason for colonization. The Spaniards were seeking riches and were usually loyal to the Crown, starting in the 16th century
The Aztec Empire was one of the strongest if not the strongest civilizations in the Americas. It is a testament of how a strong foundation from the ground up can result in a grand thing.
Throughout the middle ages, many empires were working on expanding their territory, but it was not always a success unless they had the appropriate leadership to guide them in the right direction. The main empire that grew to extraordinary lengths is that of the Roman Empire. Through many conquests and battles and with an amicable government, it attained its fortune. However, on the other hand, there was another government that shared similarities with that of Rome; this was the empire of Charlemagne, otherwise known as the Carolingian Empire, but it failed to have a prosperous eternity.
Looking back into history, at around the 1500s to the 1600s, people were very much the same in the sense that many countries were looking to aggrandize their economy and appear the greatest. It was this pride and thinking that motivated many of the superpowers of the world’s past. Two such monarchies in the European continent included England and Spain, which had at the time, the best fleets the world has ever seen. Because both were often striving to be the best, they conflicted with one another. Although England and Spain had their differences, they both had a thirst to see new things and it was this hunger that led them both to discovering different parts of the “New World” and thus, colonizing the Americas.
For example, religion was an important aspect to life. All the empires had a dominant religion, which was often used to their benefit because it was easy to appeal to all beliefs in order to gain power. Also, the Aztecs and Incans had similar ways of how the culture spread. Markets and trade had an important role in economy for all the Empires. This also made the merchants and traders have access to spread arts and goods from the empires. However, there are still many differences between the empires, and many exist between the Incas and the Aztecs. The Aztecs were very different in how they ran their empire. Instead of leaving a person to rule the new territory, tribunes could be paid. The territory could continue to keep their leader under the Empire as long as the tribunes were met. This is very different than most empires. The Incas would relocate the people and keep them under their civilization. They used much more sophisticated and effective systems than the Aztecs, making them much more similar to Near East and Asian
There is a point of time in certain a country’s history where they become dominant and more powerful than ever before. During this elongated process a country becomes an empire. The British and the Ottomans were states that succeeded in this process, but becoming an empire such as theirs required vast amounts of political and social maneuvering to expand their boundaries, called imperialism. Imperialism is, “a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force”. By becoming a modern nation enjoying economic prosperity and political stability, the British and the Ottomans created an imperialistic impact over the globe with distinctive motivations and approaches especially during the transition period of gaining ample amount power and influence globally.