Chapter Rome Notes Rome is one of the longest lasting and most influential empires. It was the center of comm. and trade for the entire Italian peninsula. At its greatest extent in second century C.E.‚ the Roman Empire ruled between 70 and 100 million diverse people. Spread 2700 miles east and 2500 north to south. At its most powerful (27 BCE - 180 CE) the Pax Romana‚ the Roman peace‚ was enforced. From Hill Town to Empire: Rome founded in 753 BCE. For two and a half centuries Rome was ruled
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1. In ancient Rome slavery became the indispensable foundation of the economy‚ and social status was a way to have political privilege and was praised upon in society. But in ancient China‚ they didn’t have as many slaves as the Romans‚ the had more of peasants contributing to society by working in fields‚ laboring on imperial estates‚ and maintaining canal channels. Chinese slaves also had legal protections provided by contracts specifying and limiting what would be demanded of them. The government
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There was a myriad of factors that led to the collapse of classical China and Rome including: different types of political decay‚ large impersonal forces‚ and cultural factors. To begin with‚ decentralization occurred and upper classes’ values in both societies changed. In Han China‚ landlords ruled their neighborhoods according to their wishes. In Rome‚ farmers gathered under the protection of landlords. The decentralization occurred
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Rome was such a big city in 250 CE. But throughout the years the got weaker and weaker. Then in 476 C.E. Rome finally fell. That was a surprise to the whole world. They collapsed due to many reason. But the three most important reason were‚ Government‚ Military‚ and Natural Disasters. Government was a big reason why Rome collapsed. They did not have any good leaders or rules that could keep a big city together. The government was focussed on building larger structures and was not concerned
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In Rome’s empire during the 100-600 C.E. periods‚ there were cultural and political changes and continuities occurring. The continuity in Rome culturally was Christianization. Christianization was the empire becoming a basis upon Christianity. A political continuity in Rome was the superiority of technology‚ which aided in the successfulness of the military. Some of the technology was the new armor and the use of the material‚ concrete. A cultural change in the Roman Empire was the way that the lower
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Greece and Rome Chapter Four ancient civilizations bok outline. The civilizations of Greece and Rome rivaled those of India and China in cultural richness and their effect on world history. Their institutions and values reverberated in the later histories of the Middle East and Europe and Europe’s colonies around the world. The study of classical Mediterranean civilization is complicated because it includes Greek and then Roman political‚ social‚ and economic institutions‚ which were sometimes
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Rome was very successfully during the most heroic period of her history‚ fought many battles during the Punic wars and they emerged out victorious while defeating her enemies in Spain‚ in Greece‚ in Africa and Asia minor and finally they were recognized and become the greatest power in the world while bringing all the defeated city states under her authority and control by creating a system in which in which she govern them but however it noticed her conquest exhibited many negative impacts up on
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The “Fall” of Rome Rome was once a strong civilization until it broke into pieces. Rome was like a broken mirror‚ a puzzle that lost the pieces‚ a painting that was one a masterpiece‚ but became faded and ruined. Sometimes good things fall apart‚ so better things can fall together. One of the main causes of the fall of Rome was of Roman invasions. As Rome became weaker‚ people saw it as an open door to invade and attack Rome. Some civilizations succeeded invading and attacking Rome such as the
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One of the longest lasting empires in history is the Roman empire‚ lasting for 507 years. Rome itself was founded and gained power before it was an empire‚ lasting for another 500 years and continuing on as the Byzantine empire. This essay will include how Rome became a republic and its rise. It will also include how the republic fell and the empire rose and how it fell. The Romans were not always always an empire. At first‚ they were a republic. For years they were a bunch of scattered tribes
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In the classical period of Greece and Rome‚ Greece had a direct democracy in where the people elected leaders to represent them. Rome had a republic in where the people had a lot less say in who led them. However in both Rome and Greece the people felt they had a strong connection to their government and they felt as though they were in control. In terms of interaction with other cultures‚ Greece and Rome both had a part in Christianity. They actually had a Greco- Roman religion that had influences
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