but set up administrative districts governed by officials. The emperor also used Confucianism as a means to train people to become educated bureaucrats‚ who would then enforce his policies. However‚ the ruler of Imperial Rome set up a monarchy‚ disguised as a Republic‚ so that he could maintain complete control over his citizens. This allowed the citizens to feel as if they were contributing to government‚ and also allow the emperor to maintain control over his empire. Both societies also created
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Emperor Frederick 1st approach to problems of government in Germany and how they differ from his measures in Italy. Emperor Frederick 1st (Barbarossa)‚ was elected to the position of King of Germany at a time when the Kingdom was on the verge of Civil War over rightful inheritance and‚ the power of the Monarchy had been reduced to little more than that of a Duke or a Count; only holding power over the greatly diminished Crownlands. During his rule‚ he faced the monumental task of restoring the
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The differences between Classical Athens and Han China were major and distinctive. The background information‚ government‚ values of the individual‚ and art of each society show how differently each empire developed. Within the background information of both Athens and Han China you can automatically notice evident differences between the two. The first document shows the maps of both empires side by side. The Han Empire is isolated and much bigger than Athens’s city-state Attica‚ which is a mere
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of the idea of Roman virtue. Christianity and its teachings appealed to many Romans for various reasons‚ and it was this appeal that allowed Christianity to grow and take over the lives of Romans in the fourth century when Emperor Constantine became the first Christian emperor. The rise in popularity of the Christian religion was at its peak in the fourth century.
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Zollverein in 1834 (AP Central - German Unification 2013). The Zollverein freed trade between most of the German states‚ with the exception of Austria. The upper class were wary of any change that might threaten the status quo and feared the strong nationalist feeling unleashed by the revolution‚ the expansion of which might lead to‚ they reasoned‚ the proclamation of the equality of all citizens (Merriman 2010). Industrialists and merchants thus brought liberal politics into German nationalism. During the
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on western civilizations‚ Augustus took the broken Roman republic and made it into a large and peaceful Roman Empire. His greatest achievement was Roman peace‚ also called the Pax Romana. In an article called “Octavian-Augustus: The first roman Emperor” it states “ During this period there were no major war and economy prospered.” This was due to trade and agriculture flourishing because of the Pax Romana‚ which contributed much to the Empire’s success. Augustus also stabilized the government of
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was centralised and had a few ruling to benefit all which as the essence of state socialist values. However the socialist values only reached up to a certain extent as the political reforms were also not based on absolute power and authority to the Emperor. Although the reforms were essentially socialist the end result was not and went against socialist values. The economy was based on different types of taxation for each level of government‚ meaning that the Shogun did have sufficient control
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that they were Chinese who first discovered America. He has faced a strong criticism by Robert Finaly who says that Menzies’s story is just a historical humorous. In the article ‘’1421: The year China discovered America‚’’ Menzies claims that the emperor Zhu Di sailed toward Pacific coastwith four fleets on 2 February 1421. Menzies defends his theory by bringing some evidences and connecting with Chines voyages like finding several old wrecks in Oregon containing paraffin wax‚ which was used by Chines
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The life of Jesus‚ and the spread of Christianity The beginning: Jesus was born to Mary and Joseph sometime in the fourth century according to the gospel of Matthew. The exact date is not sure because there were no records kept at that time. It was told that Mary had conceived a child before she was married to Joseph. In that time‚ it was taboo to have a child before marriage. When Joseph found out about this‚ he was going to call off the wedding. That night an angel appeared to him in a dream
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rebellion. The importance of a stable and powerful government is portrayed in the literary work Lord of the Flies and the idealization of political rulers and the subordination of subjects is conveyed through the art pieces the Bronze Statue of the Emperor Trebonianus Gallus and the Marble Portrait of Marcus Aurelius. Rome is remembered as a vast empire that stood above all surrounding civilizations with pride and honor. Rome‚ at it’s highest point‚ was thought of as immortal and impenetrable. It
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