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Located in Eastern Mediterranean area, modern day Turkey and Greece and Bulgaria. It is known as the continuation of Rome after the west fell in 476 C.E. Most known for combining Greek and Christian ideas/philosophy, the Eastern Orthodoxy, also advancements in Tech and Medicine, Architecture like Domed buildings and fortified walls. Declined due to Muslim empires growing and the empire slowly losing ground over decades, Ottoman Invasion, Civil War/lack of unity.
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Great Zimbabwe was a medieval African city known for its large circular wall and tower. It was part of a wealthy African trading empire that controlled much of the East African coast from the 11th to the 15th centuries C.E. It's economy was based on cattle husbandry, crop cultivation, and the trade of gold on the coast of the Indian Ocean,
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The Mali Empire is most known for prolific trade networks, development in education, wealth in gold and salt, and the establishment and spread of Islam in West Africa. Much of what we understand about the Empire of Mali can be derived from famed traveler Ibn Battuta, who spent time in Mali's royal court.
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It was one of the largest and most long-lasting empires in world history. At its greatest extent, the empire extended to three continents, stretching from the Balkans in southeastern Europe across Anatolia, Central Asia, Arabia, and North Africa, thanks in large part to the Ottoman military and its use of gunpowder.
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The Aztecs were famous for their agriculture, land, art, and architecture. They developed writing skills, a calendar system and also built temples and places of worship. They were also known for being fierce and unforgiving. To please their gods they sacrificed humans.
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By the early 16th century the Inca controlled an empire of some 12 million subjects. They constructed a vast network of roads, their architecture was highly developed, and the remains of their irrigation systems, palaces, temples, and fortifications are still in evidence throughout the Andes.
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The Safavid Empire, along with the Ottoman Empire and Mughal Empire were the great Islamic states of the middle periods. They unified what was to become Iran, instituted the Shia branch of Islam as the state religion, and initiated many new building projects. The state religion was Shi'a Islam and the empires economic strength came from its location on the trade routes.
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The Mughal Empire was important for bringing almost the entire Indian subcontinent under one domain, drawing the subcontinent's regions together through enhanced overland and coastal trading networks. It was also known for its cultural influence and its architectural achievements, its most famously, the Taj Mahal.
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Beginning with foundational features, such as geography, climate, demography, and geopolitical situation, The Russian Empire 1450-1801 explores the empire's primarily agrarian economy, serfdom, towns and trade, as well as the many religious groups - primarily Orthodoxy, Islam, and Buddhism.
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The Chinese government during the Qing was an integrated bureaucracy — that is, political power flowed from the top to the bottom through a series of hierarchically ordered positions that extended down to the county level, where a local magistrate headed a county office, called the yamen.
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His regime was characterized by military expansion and constant wars. France conquered neighboring territories and gained control over several nations of the continent. The French Empire was led by a totalitarian government. There were no real democratic elections or freedom of speech