Compare And Contrast The Four Empires

About 1250 AD when the Aztecs finally settled and created Teotihuacan, the great city started to grow. It gained so much power that it was the most powerful city in the whole empire. The Aztecs were racing to the height of their success and knowledge. They developed new concepts and number systems. They advanced in Math, Humanities, Science, Compulsory education and Agriculture.

The citizens of the Persian Empire believed Alexander was a descent of the god Hercules. Alexander the Great was a big icon himself but also looked up to other rulers such as Julius Caesar and George Patton. Admiring these big icon helped Alexander become a better ruler and warrior. He conquered vast amounts of land which ran through the east and west of Rome. Alexander attempted to create “one world” and wanting to achieve the “impossible dream” and came close to achieving that goal.

Therefore, Document 1 and 2 are primary sources because it is an artifact created by humans of that time. Since these four documents are primary sources, they are also reliable records of historical

In every campaign and political position held by Caesar, he gained leverage in various ways, especially through crucial political alliances, his cunning, people-pleasing abilities, and his immense sense of determination. First of all, Julius Caesar formed critical alliances with whoever need be in order to obtain power. One alliance of his that predominantly stands out is known as “The First Triumvirate.” Caesar aligned himself with Pompey and Crassus, two strong political front-runners in 60 BCE, in order to rise to be consul. Altogether, they replaced their own enemies with newly elected officials, therefore creating a machine that couldn’t be stopped.

Alexander the Great is a well-known man who conquered much land at his time. Alexander the Great was born on July 21, 356 BCE and died on June 10 or 11, 323 BCE. His achievements in his life are incredible for all that he is done. His most incredible act was taking control of certain lands. From the very start, he had a lot of power.

He had contributed much to the Roman Empire. Caesar had brought a military leadership to the empire, he was very well respected by his men. He expanded the empire. He did this by winning wars, gaining more land for the Roman Empire. Caesar also changed the way the political system was run in Rome.

He created pictures and statues made of him single-handedly defeating enemies from other settlements and city-states. Ramses II won battles at a very young age. - He was fourteen years old when he first became pharaoh. - For example, the Hittites tried to test him when he entered the throne by invading his land. Ramses II decided to invade them.

Julius Caesar is considered one of the world’s best military leaders. He is known for his military power that influenced Rome from 60 B.C. - 44 B.C. He played a huge role in how Rome developed throughout the years because of his military contributions that either played a positive or a negative effect on Roman society. Caesar put in a lot of his effort and energy during the first triumvirate on the conquest of Gaul.

Unfortunately for Julius Caesar, he had several powerful enemies. In addition, there were many political situations that had occurred at the time of Caesar being in power. He had gained most of his power from defeating his enemies, his biggest enimeis were right by his side the whole time. But in this process he had also gained many more powerful enemies, some of his eniemes had been he bestest friends Brutus and Cassius.

Throughout history, warriors have played many vital roles in government. Warriors have been fighters, protectors, and at times political personnel. They have helped shape the structure of governments, protect and defeat empires, and help empires expand. Warrior Aristocracy helped ancient empires grow their armies, learn more efficient war tactics, and control their citizens and land. Being part of an army was a symbol of honor and those with such a high position could be heavily compensated.

One of his earliest major events was when he joined his uncle, who was an important military commander, in the Syrian army. Saladin helped Shirkuh, his uncle, in leading the 1st and 2nd crusades, which were very successful. He played a vital role in this part of his life but his uncle had a much bigger role in this event as he was the one who helped him grow as a militant combatant and agreed to let Saladin join him. Another one of his, most significant events was when he was appointed the lieutenant of the Egyptian army meaning that he had one of the highest positions in the military.

The Akkadian Empire was a Monarchy. They operated under a chain of father-to-son ruling this was called a dynasty, in specific the Sargon dynasty. Before any of the sons became ruler of the empire they first became governers over some of the major cities and once the leader became too old to rule or passed away, the eldest son would become the new leader. When they had daughters, they were made high priestesses. Sargon was best known for being the first leader but he is also commonly known for being controversially the strongest leader as well.

In these laws covered almost everything that affected his community. Hammurabi created these laws because he wanted his empire to be unified and to provide protection for the weak (Document

Given the name of Senusret at birth, the fifth king of Kemet’s Twelfth Dynasty had four other names like all of the Kemety kings before him. Kha Kau Ra was his throne name and the name that the general public would have used to reference him; Kheper was his Golden Horus name; Netcheri Mesut was his Nebty name, and Netcher Kheperu was his Horus name. Heading four military campaigns into Nehesy (modern day, northern Sudan) Kha Kau Ra was known for his military prowess. He also successfully waged war against Canaan.

“In 43 AD, Claudius sent Aulus Plautius with four legions to Britain (Britannia) after an appeal from an ousted tribal ally.” (Wikipedia) Upon successfully conquering Britain, Claudius was awarded a Roman Triumph (triumphus) which “ was a civil ceremony and religious rite of ancient Rome, held to publicly celebrate and sanctify the success of a military commander who had led Roman forces to victory in the service of the state, or originally and traditionally, one who had successfully completed a foreign war. ”(Wikipedia) During his reign the empire grew by over one million men since the time of the previous census conducted at the time of Augustus’ death in AD 14. This was due to the acquisition of new territory and the blanket citizenship the inhabitants were given upon the transfer of control.