Cyrus The Great Monarchy
A Monarchy is a political system ruled by one individual who usually increases his role through inheritance. Although the Athens were ruled by a monarchy until the seventh century B.C.E. it had fallen under the control of its aristocrats. “They possessed the best land and controlled political and religious life by means of a council of nobles, assisted by a board of nine archons.” (Spielvogel 58) Cyrus The Great ruled the largest Empire of his day. He is known for giving his people freedom in Persia. Cyrus took the title Cyrus the Great, King of all, Great king, mighty king, and many others. Cyrus “established Persian control of media, making it the first Persian satrapy, or province. A satrap is literally, “a protector of the kingdom.”
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This government put the power in the hands of the people:”male citizens voted in the assemblies and served as jurors in the courts.”(Spielvogel 60) This was an unique government in which the people were the government. The aristocrats which were members of the aristocracy held the most important positions. Women, slaves, and foreigner were not even given close to the same political rights that they were given. For making political or military decisions, they men would throw a white or black rock in a pot and whichever one had the most would win. The white rocks meant that they would fight and they black rocks meant that they would surrender. This made the vote pretty fair in the people's minds. The meetings of the area did not really show that the people cared because only a quarter would show up. This is not just because the meetings were far away from where most citizens lived. A democracy built turmoil and many attempted to overrule the government. Overall Monarchy and Democracy both have good qualities, but Monarchies qualities are better. “Bureaucracy is a way of a administratively organizing large numbers of people who need to work together.” (handout) Bureaucracies are not as wasteful as you think . They help ensure that thousands of people work together in compatible ways. This helps define people's role with hierarchy. The king was the supreme head of state.
This government put the power in the hands of the people:”male citizens voted in the assemblies and served as jurors in the courts.”(Spielvogel 60) This was an unique government in which the people were the government. The aristocrats which were members of the aristocracy held the most important positions. Women, slaves, and foreigner were not even given close to the same political rights that they were given. For making political or military decisions, they men would throw a white or black rock in a pot and whichever one had the most would win. The white rocks meant that they would fight and they black rocks meant that they would surrender. This made the vote pretty fair in the people's minds. The meetings of the area did not really show that the people cared because only a quarter would show up. This is not just because the meetings were far away from where most citizens lived. A democracy built turmoil and many attempted to overrule the government. Overall Monarchy and Democracy both have good qualities, but Monarchies qualities are better. “Bureaucracy is a way of a administratively organizing large numbers of people who need to work together.” (handout) Bureaucracies are not as wasteful as you think . They help ensure that thousands of people work together in compatible ways. This helps define people's role with hierarchy. The king was the supreme head of state.