ome went through seven kings until 509 BC when the last king was overthrown and the Roman Republic was formed. Rome then came to be ruled by two elected officials (known as consuls)‚ a Senate made up of wealthy aristocrats (known as patricians)‚ and a lower assembly that represented the common people (plebeians) and had limited power. This format of government worked well at first‚ but as Rome expanded beyond a mere city-state to take over territory not just in Italy‚ but overseas as well‚ the system
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Socrates‚ the father of philosophy‚ and teacher: Is he corrupt? Did this man‚ who still teaches students thousands of years after his life ended‚ earn capital punishment? Was it fair to receive such severe punishment for teaching the youth to ask questions? Was an innocent person murdered? Despite it being the unpopular answer to the question‚ Socrates did deserve his penalty‚ but only through the perspective of the Athenians. The reasons are simple: Socrates really seemed to have committed the crime
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Slavery‚ where did it all begin? In 1619 a Dutch ship escorted 20 African slaves to Jamestown‚ Virginia know as the British Colony. During the 17th and 18th centuries‚ European settlers in North America were seeking out labor sourced servants. Europeans were mostly poor so they needed cheap labor sources which lead them to African slaves. There is not an exact number of how many slaves were brought to America but the number is close to 6 to 7 million during the 18th century. African slaves worked
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Why Did Islam Spread so Quickly Through the World There are 1.6 billion Muslim people in the world today‚ that is approximately 23% of the world’s population.Islam was founded in 610‚ by the Prophet Muhammad. The religion appealed to many people due to the fact its rules were right and just. Islam spread to many regions in the beginning‚ and now is the #3d largest religion in the world. One of the major factors of the spread of islam was trade‚ trading helped the spread of islam because it brought
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17-18th century owning slaves became a topic of issue with different views and perspectives‚ consequently‚ slavery no longer existed. Analyzing the diverse set of opinions‚ accordingly‚ by choosing one of the various reasons on slavery’s existence. Why did slavery exist when our Declaration of Independence states‚” all men are equal?” The flourish of slavery consisted of Southerners and or Southern slave owners that viewed Africans as property- not people. Firstly‚ when it comes to the topic of slavery
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What is nationalism‚ and why did it start? Now‚ a definition will tell you that nationalism is the belief that your country is superior‚ without question or doubt. Most historians would suggest that nationalism developed in England and France over the course of their state-building. Yet‚ it’s unknown where it exactly started. Now‚ nationalism often suffers from confusion both over the meaning of the term and over its role in the modern world. In many cases‚ nationalism can inspire people to break
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Damien Juarez ANTH 201 - 1001 Professor Hughes April 6‚ 2013 Mayan Research paper The Mayan civilization is all but a dull one. Mathematical geniuses‚ engineering wizards‚ an abundance of food‚ water‚ resources‚ and the nicest weather of the earth shines down on their native land in an almost perfect utopia. Yet‚ the majority of their population at the time seems to have mysteriously disappeared out of nowhere. However‚ the Mayan people are anything but extinct with their overall headcount
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world. From the end of WWI to the end of WWII Jewish people from many countries in Europe were forced into concentration camps‚ where their best option was living and working in terrible conditions‚ and their worst option death. My question is why did this devastating genocide occur? Looking back‚ the holocaust was a horrible event in human history yet years after the event‚ even with the treaties that resulted‚ genocide would occur again in several instances. In my paper I will give a detailed history
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history. That being said there are many different ideas about just what the Enlightenment was intended to do. In his book‚ The Intellectual Origins of the French Enlightenment‚ Ira Wade argues that‚ “The Enlightenment did not attempt to develop a new body of teachings‚ though‚ nor did it seek a new dogma. […] It is a manner of thinking [….] It functions in every enterprise in which the human being is engaged‚ and by its manner of thinking‚ it aims to change the common way of thinking and doing. Thus
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Did the Cost Outweigh the Benefits? Help wanted! Long hours! Low pay! Unfair labor contracts! How could you turn us down? This might seem crazy but many people wouldn’t turn them down. They needed work and a paycheck. Even though the workers paid very little money and had long hours they still worked because once you’re in it’s hard to get out. So‚ did the cost outweigh the benefits for female Japan silk workers? The cost outweighed the benefits for three reasons: long‚ hard hours‚ low and unfair
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