It controlled the gold and salt trade in that region.
It controlled the gold and salt trade in that region.
It controlled the gold and salt trade in that region.
Same reason Britain did (the UK is an ISLAND Empire); survival.
The main reason for the Roman empire being so powerful was their army. Because of the strong military Rome was able to expand. By this expansion Rome was able to enlist more men into the army and to expand further. The more they expanded, the more powerful they became.
The Persian empire was not only the most powerful, but the most advanced. No empire, including the greek, could truly defeat it. With out Persian technology modern civilization would be way behind (in all aspects), the reason they were the best was because they created peace with war, not just savage killing, but they expanded rapidly.
due to islamic terrorist (e.g. al-shabab) people fear to accept islam they thought this is a religion of extremism but islam is represented in wrong way actually islam is a religion of peace
Men fought for control of the empire for one basic reason: power.Men fought for control of the empire for one basic reason: power.Men fought for control of the empire for one basic reason: power.Men fought for control of the empire for one basic reason: power.Men fought for control of the empire for one basic reason: power.Men fought for control of the empire for one basic reason: power.Men fought for control of the empire for one basic reason: power.Men fought for control of the empire for one basic reason: power.Men fought for control of the empire for one basic reason: power.
yes it was because the weak successors couldn't have their control over the vast empire and also became pleasure seeker where as well the army also became weak because of them
The underlying premise of the question is incorrect. The Byzantine Empire never converted to Islam and Islam was, by and large, illegal within the Byzantine Empire for as long as it existed. The reason why the territory formerly controlled by the Byzantine Empire became Muslim-majority was because it was conquered by various Islamic States such as the Rashidun Caliphate, the Umayyad Caliphate, the Seljuq Turkish Empire, and the Ottoman Empire (which finished the job).
The delegates created a checks and balances system within the federal government so no one branch could become extremely powerful. Checks and balances is apart of the separation of powers of the federal government.
One reason for the Vasco da Gama trip around Africa and to India was that it was in Portugal's (and every other European trading power's) interest to find a way around the Ottoman Empire.
The United States became involved in many situations in Africa during the 1900's. The reason they became involved in Rwanda was because of the genocide and the human crisis that resulted from it.