The Athenian Democracy was classified as a direct democracy which means that they were a form of government in which a group of just ordinary people make decisions. Any male citizen could make a decisions but women‚ slaves and others were not allowed and were born elsewhere. Even though it was made up of male Athenians and women didn’t have much right‚ the people in a way were all treated equally. The Athenian democracy pretty much dissolved due to numerous changes. The Athenian government was broken
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The Roman Empire existed for nearly 1‚000 years. Beginning in the 6th century BCE‚ Rome began to take root. Over the next several hundred years‚ it spread its boarders and influence throughout the rim of the Mediterranean and Western Europe. However‚ the empire collapsed in 476 CE. How did this happen? Why did such an influential giant fall? Well‚ despite Rome’s great power‚ it had several internal faults that‚ when combined‚ lead to its eventual collapse. The first reason for Rome’s fall was the
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The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire Numerous myths exist about the creation of Rome‚ from Romulus and Remus to Prince Aeneas and his Trojan warriors. Regardless of the reason‚ it was believed to be founded around 753 BC along the Tiber River‚ a crossroads for traffic and trade. The Etruscans gained political control of the small settlements that had popped up in the area and created the Roman Kingdom. It wasn’t until the Latin and Sabine tribes rose up against the Etruscans did a government
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How did Roman empire fall? Roman empire; the most powerful‚ strong and invincible in Middle age. It covers around Mediterranean sea‚ Africa and Asia. Roman empire establish in 27 B.C. with Augustus Caesar as the emperor. And Roman empire still have power for a long time after that. But we have never know how does it ends. In the age that Roman empire is the most powerful empire. When it covers the area around Mediterranean sea. It looks good‚ but it makes Roman empire too big to rule‚ too big to
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History What caused The Fall Of The Roman Empire? By : Ileri Akinosun To a small extent the Barbarian invasion played a factor in the collapse of Rome but the main reasons why Rome collapsed was because of the political factors‚ economic causes and Christianity. There was lack of organization in the Roman government. The Roman government was made for small city-states and not for a huge empire of that of Rome‚ which made it very difficult and hard to control and rule over. The Emperors did not
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similar in the fact that the fall of the empire was because of internal conflict but‚ they are different in their treatment of women and architectural style. The Gupta Empire treated women in their civilization much harsher than the women in the Persian Civilization. The Gupta and Persian Empires both had very unique architectural styles that represented each Empire’s beliefs. The Gupta Empire flourished between 320 to 550 CE in modern day India. The fall of the Gupta Empire was cause by internal and
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government‚ also known as an empire‚ thrived in ancient times. However‚ these empires eventually met their inevitable downfall. So what caused these empires to fall? Take the Roman Empire for example‚ one of the biggest empires to ever exist. Due to political corruption within the empire and overexpansion‚ the empire came to an end. Around the time when the Roman Republic ceased to exist and formed into the Roman Empire‚ political corruption became a main issue within the empire. Elected officials would
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‘Athenian marriages were based on usefulness rather than affection’ How far do you agree with this statement? Give the reasons for your views and support them with details from the Athenian sources you have studied. Marriage was one of the key elements of an Athenian society‚ alongside the importance of children; the importance of marriage was just as valued and necessary for Athenians. The purpose of marriage in Athens was to represent a business arrangement between the fathers of the women and
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Western Roman Empire | A map depicting the separate empires of Rome | Mediterranean Society: The Roman Phase From Kingdom To Republic The Etruscans and Rome (Previous Wiki notes) There are many different versions on how Rome started the ones told to kids are very simple with very few names: .Ancient Rome for Kids The story of Romulus and Remus for adults have dates‚ more names and details: Wolf Country‚ Myth and Stories You can find many versions of myths‚ however the version the
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She includes the Persian Empire in her book because they had military and economic strength. They were skilled in using the strengths of the people they conquered to succeed. c. This empire was successful because they used the individual strengths and talents of the people they conquered; in doing this they were able to conserve resources. They were also successful because they didn’t suppress the people they conquered. They let them keep their own religions‚ languages‚ and general way of life
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