507 B.C.‚ the Athenian leader Cleisthenes introduced a system of political reforms that he called demokratia‚ or rule by the people. Which is modern day Democracy meaning the rule of the people. That is where each person votes about what they would like to happen. Whatever has the most votes wins‚ obviously. There is no king or dictator to say no to one’s vote. One problem that immediately comes up in a democracy is who is going to be able to vote. Can anyone vote? Should there be an age limit? Do
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The Athenian golden age is a period known as such because it was a time that Athens had great cultural and economic growth. Consistently is the same time in which athenian politics was at its peak. This period went from 449 to 431 B.C.‚ and is also known as the Age of Pericles. He was the leader general elected in 443 BCE‚ a title that he held until his death in 429 BCE (History.com‚ 2009). The Golden age of Athens came to live right after Athens defeated the Persians in the period of 480–479 BC
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Before the fall of the roman empire‚ it first became divided into the east and the west and was run by several different leaders. I think that the fall of the Roman empire was related to several different issues. Those issues were both internal and external. One of the reasons for the fall of the Roman empire was a decline in morals. People began to not worry so much about standards. They began to be promiscuous‚ gamble and drink excessive amounts of alcohol. They behaved very inappropriately. Another
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extent in which Christianity is a cause for the fall of the roman empire‚ one must remember that from when Christianity was made the official religion in 395 to the fall of Rome in 476 nearly 100 years had passed‚ so although Christianity may not have been the deciding factor it was certainty a cause and a possible starting point. When the Visigoths invaded the City of Rome in 476 and Odoacer killed Romulus Augusts and made himself King of Italy the “Empire in the west collapsed completely ‚” Rome was
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The Roman and Han Empires were the most powerful empires among the Classical Empires. The Han Dynasty and Roman Empire were similar in their falls because they both fell to nomadic invaders‚ and because they both fell because of a decline in economic trade. The Han and the Roman Empires were different in their falls because the Han suffered from serious revolts whereas the Romans did not; also the effects of their falls were different because China was able to make a fairly quick comeback whereas
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their leaders. The free adult male citizens of Athens were directly involved not only in government matters but also in matters of justice‚ as there was no separation of powers in ancient Athens. <br> <br>Unlike the Athenian government the Spartans didn’t use tyranny or any form Athenian democracy. Sparta did not like the way tyranny worked so they produced a different form of government. The Spartans formed a very complex government mixing democracy and oligarchy‚ and this form of government was a
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Corruption and economic problems were primarily responsible for the fall. On the other hand‚ Derek Williams stated that barbarians’ tribes were the main cause of the Roman Empire fall. At that time there was no police force‚ no law system or bank system. Also‚ a large majority of population was not working for wages. Also since people of Rome were unemployed they were not able to give tax to Roman Government which is why Roman Empire lacked wealth. People worked for landowners. In contrast‚ if there
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Before and after the fall of the roman empire CCOT Essay After the fall of the Roman Empire‚ Western Europe was split between what remained from Rome‚ and what changed afterwards. Western Europe stayed the same with the Christian religion and farm-based agriculture. After the fall of the Roman Empire‚ Western Europe changed in interactions with other countries; increase in crusades‚ and economically. The Roman Empire was majorly Christianity‚ with a Pope and the Church-over-crown government
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Many of the great empires we have seen over the past thousands of years have fallen. For instance; Russian Empire‚ British Empire‚ Mongol Empire-but most importantly the Roman Empire. Why do they fall‚ and how did they collapse? An empire can collapse in various of ways. For example‚ poor militaries‚ politics‚ a weak economy‚ or even because of the religion. For instance‚ militaries can cause a huge roll in why a union is dying. They can be inexperienced‚ or simply they do not have the loyalty
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or honor. The choices that the Roman empire made forged one of the greatest empires ever‚ but ultimately led to their demise. The longevity and power of Roman empire is
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