HIS1001 The ancient Athenians had used an oligarchic constitution; it was not a good era to be stricken with poverty. The aristocrats dominated the peasants‚ so much so that the peasants were dependent on them. The poor worked the fields of the rich for a portion of the harvest‚ and if the rent was not met‚ their wives and children were seized in order to pay it off. Officials were chosen based on their birthright‚ at first for life‚ then for a decade. The officials consisted of the basileus‚
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The empires of Rome and China were very great ones‚ they both had many similarities and differences in the way they ran their empires. One major difference was the way they treated their women. Both Chinese and Roman women were unequal in social status than the men of the empires were‚ but they were definitely treated different in both empires. Women of China were treated quite harshly and were expected to take orders at all times by their husbands‚ and were to serve them always. This started to
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reason why I am here. It was about three days since the war on Ancient Greece; Humoured by the failed attempts they provided on us Romans‚ I raised my wine glass in hopes of victorious
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II New Riverside Dictionary 205). Humanism is what leads to the development of the Classical World as we know it. In the Classical World‚ that is ancient Greek and Rome‚ the ideology of humanism had a big impact in these civilizations. Humanism strongly influenced these civilizations arts‚ and especially their architecture. For example‚ most ancient Greek buildings have been built to honor the Greek Pantheon‚ of gods and goddesses. One of the most important Greek buildings is the Parthenon‚ which
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Women of Ancient Rome Roman men valued marriage‚ home and family. This led to great changes for the role of women in Rome. Women weren’t any where near equal to men‚ but they were treated much better than they were in Greece. Although women were citizens‚ they weren’t allowed to hold office or vote‚ but their husband’s did respect their opinions‚ in private. Women weren’t expected to publicly contribute to society in public. Women were seen in public with their husbands‚ a great change from
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In Ancient Greece women lacked rights‚ they were oppressed by their society‚ and looked upon as lesser beings. Medea expresses this thought throughout the play‚ and provides a voice for the women of Ancient Greece‚ for instance when Medea exclaims‚ “Surely‚ of all creatures that have life and will‚ we woman are the most wretched” (Medea‚ 24). Medea voices her belief on the injustice that lingers in Ancient Greece‚ defending and representing women as a whole and depicting the plethora of ways that
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of the Han and Roman Empires greatly excelled creating an outlook of the concepts we have today. Han China as well as Rome both had great construction‚ where new roads were being built and advanced in the production of newly arrived iron used for tools and weaponry; however‚ while Han China used iron to open more land clearing the forest as well as to conquer new territories‚ Rome used their less impressively made iron tools and weapons to expand the empire. Also‚ although both empires successfully
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Government of the ancient Mayans The Maya Government was a hereditary absolute monarchy‚ ruled by nobles and kings‚ with a close union of the spiritual and temporal elements. This civilization developed into highly structured kingdoms during the Classic period‚ around 200-900 CE. the hereditary high priest‚ who was also king of the sacred city of Izamal‚ being consulted by the monarch on all important matters‚ besides having the care of ritual and ceremonials. The provincial governors were
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letter a Han government official sent to other officials about improving the irrigation systems and flood prevention systems. (Doc.1) Water was a very important element to the Han Empire as it helped shape their new inventions and new takes on already established technologies. (Doc.3‚4‚8) The Han Empire had governmental as well as high ranking philosophical backing in their drive to advance their technology. A document that would help reinforce this analysis would be a letter from a government official
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the people of Rome placed great emphasis upon wisdom on a social‚ economic‚ and political level. In Ancient Rome‚ these three aspects are more cohesive than we’ve seen in any other ancient civilization. For the first time‚ we saw a direct correlation between social status and economics. Due to these two aspects being so closely intertwined‚ it was important that the people of Rome were able to make good judgements with their economy. Not only was it important that the citizens of Rome were able to
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