Before the Lutheran Revolt the Holy Roman Empire is a weak confederation of over 360 separate political units. The Holy Roman Empire‚ like any society‚ is a mix of political‚ economic and social states that are inseparable‚ with emphasis on religion and morality. When we put the Protestant reformer‚ Martin Luther‚ was added to the mix‚ it leads to a severe weakening of the society. The Holy Roman Empire was a result of political‚ economic‚ and societal controversies that consequently lead to the
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economic recession of later Roman Empire Ziyan Kong GLS 470 Jennifer Zoller March 27‚ 2012 Abstract The decline and fall of Roman Empire was an attractive topic. This paper will focus on the economic field. There will be three parts in this paper to analyze the reason of the economic recession happened in later Roman Empire. After the back background introduction‚ the first part will focus on how the Empire ’s military affected the economy. The legions of Empire used to be the reason for
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Why and how did the Roman Republic fall? Answer the same for the Roman Empire. The Roman Republic was the major stronghold for centuries. Encompassing the Mediterranean and much of Europe‚ and even having influence throughout Egypt and beyond‚ it was well understood that Rome was not to be messed with. No civilization could ever topple such a well-organized and technologically advanced society such as Rome. No civilization‚ that is‚ other than its own self. Pride‚ revenge‚ and greed influenced
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the effects of empire on every day Roman citizens had turned them to carelessness. Without a vote‚ the people didn’t have a say‚ and as a consequence‚ they entered into a state of redundancy. They resolved to live with a bribe of food and entertainment‚ which is what the poet Juvenal refers to as “bread and circuses”. They forget about Rome as a whole and injustice and instead move along with gratifying their own delights. I think Juvenal was saying that the effects of the empire had truly corrupted
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Throughout history‚ there have been many contributions to Western civilization from the Ancient Greeks. They made long lasting contributions in the areas of art‚ architecture‚ philosophy‚ beliefs‚ religion‚ writings‚ math‚ drama‚ science‚ government‚ pottery‚ and Olympics‚ and philosophical teachings such as by Socrates or Plato. In this essay‚ it will be proven that the Greeks impacted western civilization immensely. In document 1‚ the anti-sophist teacher and philosopher‚ Socrates‚ suggests that
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The Romans were very powerful people and where the founders of some many things that we today take for granted. The Roman empire at one point in time ruled the world. Their value system included belief in eclecticism‚ practicality‚ and imperialism. I think it is obvious that the Romans made known their worldview throughout the world‚ including these three key values. Eclecticism‚ “is a conceptual approach that does not hold rigidly to a single paradigm or set of assumptions‚ but instead draws
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will focus on the aspects of imperial management comparing the Roman and British Empires. It will explain what made them successful‚ what made them fall‚ and why empires seem to come into and go out of existence as they do. There are two major points that made the Roman Empire one of the longest lasting‚ and most successful empires. First is the governing approach that Roman leadership took in regard to its territories. The Romans took a more hand’s off approach to governing; they would have governors
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The ancient Roman empire faced many difficult times‚ however this was one of the worst. First of all the problems with the Republic started when the Roman’s added more territory. Mainly because rich citizens just kept getting richer. In fact‚ because of this‚ leaders feared that violence would arise between the rich and the poor. The first leaders to address this problem were brothers named Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus‚ they held the Tribunes political office. The first brother Tiberius took
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Compare and contrast the Roman Empire from The Han Dynasty of China In history‚ there existed strong empires that were very powerful and lasted for many centuries. These empires were able to conquer‚ defeat and rule over many other empires. They had strong and organized armies that could not be taken down which ensured their long survival in such an era in the world where only the strongest survived. Their stability on the other hand brought about advanced in discoveries and many areas such as education
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Extended Essay Rough Draft The Fall of The Roman Empire Why the topic is interesting: The Roman Empire was one of the greatest and most powerful communities that ever existed‚ so how such a mighty Empire could decline in power is very interesting. Background: What was the Roman Empire? The Roman Empire came after the era of The Roman Republic. At its peak‚ it controlled territories from Britain and Germany to the Persian Gulf and North Africa. The great Empire was then separated into the
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