build up steam as for how our new form of federalism would operate. In this new method‚ of regulated federalism‚ congress would pass laws requiring states and localities to follow through with out a choice or say in the matter. This is contrast to cooperative federalism as the federal government did not directly force states and localities to follow through‚ but if they did not they would not receive government grants and funding in that certain area. However‚ the government did have good reason for
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2013 The Dominance of Spartan Warriors in Ancient Greece In 5th century B.C.‚ there was a clear ruler of Greece‚ because of their military force and their dedication to the army the Spartan nation was the number one force in ancient Greece at the time. The powerful military force was not gained by mere luck‚ but by the government policies they had there at the time. This power went untouched for many years and is still a great example today of how a country with a large and strong army will
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Let’s take a vote: Are the Ancient Greeks impressive or what? Isn’t their organized government fascinating? Well‚ it’s definitely a unanimous vote in favor of the Greeks! By participating in that vote‚ you have just taken part of a Greek legacy. The government! One of Greece’s most beneficial contributions to the modern-world is our democratic system of government‚ which reached its peak in Athens during Pericles’ time. Greek’s government is a stable and unified form of government‚ whose connections
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Charlemagne (748-814)‚ also known as Charles I or Charles the Great‚ was an emperor during the Middle Ages who ruled much of Western Europe from 768 until his death in 814. In 771‚ Charlemagne took the Frankish throne that ruled modern-day France and Germany‚ from the fifth through the tenth century. He embarked on a mission to rule the Roman Empire‚ and convert his subjects of those he just conquered to Christianity. A skilled military commander‚ Charlemagne spent much of his reign in warfare in
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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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the Greek peninsula that it seems every form imaginable was attempted there at some point. Beyond the forms of government commonly associated with Greece such as monarchy‚ oligarchy and democracy‚ even socialism existed in some forms. In the following material I will look at some of these different forms of government and politico-economic systems and how they compared in the different locations and times that utilized them. Monarchy It appears that the default form of government‚ or
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They settled there for trade‚ investment of resources‚ and relief from population growth and drought. But during the 700 b.c Greeks established colonies in southern Italy‚ Egypt‚ Sicily‚ and even the Middle East. With having colonies in the Middle East and Egypt‚ it made trade routes to major civilizations a lot easier and quicker.
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Civilization Introduction The Roman people were the most successful ancient civilization. One reason why the Romans were a great civilization is that they conquered a lot of land with their great military‚ and weapons. My second reason is that Romans had a really good numbers. My last reason is that they had really good inventions. Roman Army The land the Romans conquered was Britannia‚ Egypt‚ Spain‚ France‚ Greece‚ the Middle East‚ and the North African coastal region. The weapons the Romans
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In the ancient times (4000-30B.C.) the Egyptian Pharaohs were the most powerful people on the planet. They had sophisticated methods for building and irrigation. In one area that they lagged in sophistication was the basic form they used for writing their language. The ancient Egyptians used hieroglyphics that was often expressed through pictographs that are stylized pictures used to express words and subjects. The use of pictographs was a very primitive form of communication that took lots
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that societies over a thousand years apart can have the same issues in their government and society. First up‚ let’s talk about the "identity" portion of the recording. The similarities of cultural ignorance in the Ancient Rome and America is almost scary; we do not even know about how other countries function or even where they are even when we have the knowledge readily available to us.The Roman’s lack of knowledge was a factor in their demise as a nation by simply underestimating a "barbaric" tribe;
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