Empires #10

In this class we discussed empires.  We learned that when the empire is strong, expansion exists and independence is uncommon and when the empire appears weak, the colonies begin to exert themselves.  The Roman Empire has always interested me and the amount of power they had was incredible but there is a lot unknown about it because many of the books written were burned.  There are many possible reasons that the Roman Empire had fallen but it is hard to know the true reason.  We also learned about the British Empire and I found it interesting that it was the only empire on all 7 continents and the only empire to accept responsibility for the legacy of colonization because I did not know about this.  It is pretty crazy to think that one half of the world’s population was under British control.  I’ve always found it fascinating how much power some empires have and then it can all just come to an end. Overall, I really enjoyed this class lecture and learned a lot.