Chapter+Six-Some+attempt+to+rule+us+all


 * Chapter Six-Some attempt to rule is all: **


 * The Romans, the Persians, the Mongols, and the Macedonians all have one thing in common: they all had major roles in ruling Northern Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. The first empire to rise among this group was the Persian Empire. Cyrus II was the person who leaded them into battle in 550 B.C. They started by conquering their neighbors, then moved onward towards Asia Minor. The Persians continued to capture cities and land as they moved out west, then towards Asia, where they were defeated by natives, but that didn't stop them. They conquered Egypt, then India. They then split their kingdom into provinces and let their governors rule them as they pleased. The Persian Empire stayed in power for more than two centuries before they lost their empire.
 * Alexander of Macedon was the son of Philip of Macedon, who conquered Greece. Before his father died, he started planning to go to war with the Persian Empire, so Alexander continued with the task. War broke out in 334 B.C., with Alexander in charge of an army of 35,000. He first took over Asia Minor, but then decided to keep going. Alexander could not lose a battle. He kept on marching and fighting until he reached India, where his army said they would march no further. He united his new empire by commanding 10,000 of soldiers and 80 officials to marry Asian women. He then became very ill and died at the age of 32. His kingdom was divided into three parts; Egypt, Greece, and Mesopotamia to be controlled by three of his generals. These states soon began to fight with one another.
 * Romans actually started around 510 B.C. when they broke free from the Ertuscan's grasps and created their own government, to be ruled by farmers. They only fought when it was necessary to stay alive, like when their enemies took control of the sea between the homeland and their islands in 265 B.C. War broke out in 264 B.C. and Rome defeated their enemies, the Carthage in 202 B.C. Their second war against the Carthage, they took over, and then eventually destroyed. By now, the Romans no longer fought just to keep themselves alive, but fought to conquer. They took Greece, Egypt, and Europe, up to the black sea, except for the Germans who were too barbaric. The Romans were able to take over the Mediterranean basin! The Romans were finally defeated because they were too spread out, and their neighbors just started slowly taking over at the boarders. They were finally defeated by turkey on 1453.
 * The final group of people to be major conquers are the Mongols. The Mongols were nomads in Asia who lived in yurts. They were spread out and separated until Temujen, or later known as Genghis Khan, united the Mongols and told them the Heavens wanted him to be the ruler of the world. He started in China, first taking over the north, then south. They raided Russia, the Middle East, and what is north of the Black Sea in Europe. They never lost a battle, they stunk and they were fast, very fast. The way that they fought was that they killed everyone, they didn't have enough men to take the risk to let a few survive. Genghis Khan died in battle in 1227.They divided their kingdom into four groups, each one with a different Khan as a ruler, but one of those Khans was also the overload of the entire kingdom who stayed in contact with the other rulers. The Mongols lost their power when they began to adapt to the lifestyles surrounding them, and soon forgot their battle skills.