In Depth: Comparing Feudalisms 1. Do you think the characteristics of feudalism help explain the later success of Western & Japanese societies? Yes‚ the militaristic characteristics of the Western and Japanese societies help explain how much land they conquered and how powerful they were. 2. Have the political accomplishments of both Japan & Western Europe matched their economic achievements? Both Japan and Western Europe practiced feudalism and they were both unusually successful in industrial
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as they have been violent in their deaths." The idea of a pure democracy was disapproved‚ as interests of a minority group could dominate other interests‚ and only support those certain groups rather than the majority. They also wished to avoid aristocracy‚ which could lead similar events under tyranny. The Federalists approved of the Constitution without believing in further adjustment or editing. They attempted to justify immediate ratification‚ though the Anti-Federalists voiced their criticism
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Latino culture‚ specifically Puerto-Rican culture has changed through the course of history. Puerto Rico has witnessed a fusion of races and cultures spanning over many years‚ starting in 1898‚ after the Spanish-American war. Ultimately‚ Puerto Rico was annexed to the United States‚ the Puerto Rican people made United States citizens with limited restrictions and granted commonwealth status. The changes made during those eras did not come without consequences to the Puerto Rican culture. In "Poisoned
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such as bartering. The political system of Ancient Greece underwent several changes over the past few decades all tying in with individualism. The biggest change in the political system of Ancient Greece was how they went from a monarchy to an aristocracy around the 6th century B.C.E.‚ to a democracy. In the Agora stood tall the government buildings where citizens would come together to ratify decisions of leaders. Soon‚ this agora would be turned into a marketplace‚ because traders always come to
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Marquis of Halifax "You must begin early to make your children love you so that they will obey you"(Doc.12) Adult practices drastically changed in the 17th century. Also the rod was only used for the most egregious of mistakes. Some members of the aristocracy abandoned physical punishment altogether‚ instead relying on the encouragement of good behavior with rewards. However‚ this method of child-rearing often led to bratty behavior in children. Sir George Savile said that you must be Kind but Firm to
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of the peasantry in London and France are like a virus‚ it keeps getting worse until it it is healed from within‚ just like in a Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens . The peasant’s lives’ keep getting worse and worse while the lives of the aristocracy get better‚ due to their taxation of the poor. This causes great strife and eventually makes the peasants fix their problems by taking matters into their own hands . With his portrayal of the poor ‚ Dickens suggests that they have become that
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Great Ideologies Stemming Out From Chaos Thomas Hobbes‚ Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Thomas Paine‚ three great political philosophers‚ all view the nature of man and society as anarchical‚ which is a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of governmental authority‚ making it “war of all against all”. The utopian society of individuals enjoys complete freedom without government‚ wherein there is a display of a lack of morality for most of the time. In the Leviathan‚ Thomas
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happiness of the people is still in question. This extract specifically looks at Democracy‚ however in order to analyse this I will first explain its place in the broader argument. Book VIII‚ following the description of a just city‚ i.e. an Aristocracy‚ in Book VII‚ explains the birth and structure of the four kinds of unjustified constitutions and the degeneration through them. In order of the least to the most unjust (and therefore in order of “degeneration”)‚ these constitutions are Timocracy
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later elected President in 1829. Jackson and his cabinet invested power into an powerful Executive Branch. The Jackson democrats tended to exaggerate the puissance of the lower class poor while decreasing the influence of the rich and potent and aristocracy. Andrew Jackson abolished restrictions on voting and increased active participation in the government by the lower and middle classes. Jackson also made the government more directly responsible to the people without the use of federally funded improvements
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Sparta‚ by contrast‚ was something of a mix between Republic‚ Monarchy and Oligarchy. Examining the similarities of their governments is the best way to observe the differences. Both Sparta and Athens were ruled initially by a land-owning aristocracy. Governance in both was limited to male citizens. But as
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