根据第一段It is commonly believed high levels of lead contained in the tap water in ancient Rome caused mental disabilities and unstable behavior among members of Roman high society and the empire finally collapsed.可知,在古罗马上流社会中发现了异常行为。故选B。 根据第二段Still, any amount of...
4.Why does the professor mention the collapse of the Roman Empire? A. To indicate that the spice trade became more direct B. To explain why the price of pepper suddenly increased C. To indicate that spices were not available in Europe for centuries ...
by Donal d Kagan Revi ew by Wal t er S. Zapot oczny Among t he hist orical quest ions t hat men have posed t hrough t he ages, none has at t ract ed more at t ent ion over a longer period t han t he one t hat asks why t he Roman Empire in t he West collapsed. I...
So, why did the Maya civilization collapse, and can you even call it a "collapse"? For starters, the Maya are still here today. "It was the Maya political system that collapsed, not [their] society," Lisa Lucero, professor of anthropology and medieval studies at the University of Illinois...
At its height, theRoman Empirestretched from the Atlantic Ocean all the way to the Euphrates River in the Middle East, but its grandeur may have also been its downfall. With such a vast territory to govern, the empire faced an administrative and logistical nightmare. Even with their excellent...
Why was the Battle of Marengo significant? Why did Justinian's reconquest of the Western Roman Empire fail? Why did Charlemagne's empire collapsed after his death? Why did Alexander the Great succeed against the Persian Empire? Why did Napoleon III create Salon des Refuses?
The Great Drought from 2200 to 2050 BCE swept across West Asia and the Mediterranean region, destroying the Akkadian Empire in Mesopotamia and the Early Bronze civilizations in the Mediterranean. The Old Kingdom in Egypt also collapsed during this period. The largest cities of the Indus Valley ...
The Phrygian cap may be over 3,000 years old, and has ties to figures throughout history, from mythical King Midas to Paul Revere.
AfterKhwarezm collapsed before the Mongol onslaught, Genghis targeted the cities of Balkh and Herat; both were besieged, their populations massacred. A Chinese pilgrim passing by the once magnificent city of Balkh later reported that he could hear only the sound of barking dogs. When a Mongol ...
images like icons) and iconodules (those who venerated them). As the Roman Empire collapsed and Christianity rose as a replacement identity, the upshot was not tranquility but violent, doctrinal disputes between Donatists, Monotheletes and other Christian sects and heresies. So, too, in the ...