POLITICS AND SOCIETY OF ANCIENT SPARTA According to the sources‚ how important were the helots to the Spartan social structure? (45 marks) The Helots were enslaved Greeks‚ captured by the Spartans‚ who performed many important duties in Sparta‚ including working the land to produce food and crafting items that the Spartans wouldn’t make themselves . According to the sources‚ the Helots were particularly important in the social structure of Sparta. Although they were useful and important‚ they
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Family Background and status Xerxes was born a royal prince and would have had all the respect and prestige associated with his status. He was not the eldest son of King Darius I. Darius had three sons by another wife whilst he was still but a lord. For Darius to strengthen his calm to the Persian throne‚ Darius married Atossa ‚ the daughter of Cyrus the Great. Xerxes was the eldest son of this union. This made Xerxes the son of the king‚ grandson of the founder of the empire and the son with the
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Historical Investigation – Hamish McPhie The Celtic Rebellions Essay Question: “Assess the impact of the Celtic rebellions and both the immediate and long term consequences of these events.” The rebellions of the Celtic tribes against the expanding Roman Empire had a great impact on both cultures‚ and caused a series of significant consequences‚ both immediate and long term. The expansion of the Roman Empire into Gaul and the island of Britannia caused a great deal of conflict between the
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After 60 years of progress and expansion‚ the United States of America observed conflicts to their country. Since the foundation of the New World‚ compromises and negotiations kept the nation as one. However‚ until the mid-19th century‚ America attempted to solve their disputes through compromises‚ but due to their constant issues of slavery‚ compromises were no longer supportive. During 1820-1860‚ several reasons in the political views on slavery eventually led to the termination of compromise
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republic‚ yet she was more of an aristocratic republic. Her power rested more in a particular class than in the whole people (Morey‚ 1901). This difference in political power between the classes subtly boiled over into what would become a plebeian revolt. At first the conflict was based more on the fact that the Patricians were a wealthier class‚ and the Plebeians seeked an equal distribution of wealth (Morey‚ 1901). Due to the fact that the homes of the plebeians were in the country‚ they were much
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“…let me not stir you up / To such a sudden flood of mutiny.” (188-189) is a prime example of the irony in his address. His intent from the beginning is to lead a revolt against Brutus and Caesar’s other murderers‚ the fact that he actually states he does not want to create a mutiny while stirring up these very same people to revolt is very ironic. Antony uses an ironic repetition to advance his efforts for a mutiny in the discrediting of Brutus. Before Antony takes the stage to talk to Rome‚
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an organized plan in order to raid Harpers Ferry. In the same video it states that Brown’s plan was to give the weapons from the arsenal to slaves and start a chain reaction of revolts throughout the Southeast. To his great disdain‚ his plan backfired. Slaves did nothing but stand by and not join into the revolt. This revolt could have been the means to abolish slavery and give the slave a right that they had wanted so badly: freedom. However‚ they were not willing to support the means. The madness
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Caroline Lemaster Ms. Graham AP EURO Sect. 2 January 22‚ 2015 Failure of the Revolutions of 1848 The Revolutions of 1848 were a series of democratic revolts against the monarchies of Europe. This was a very interesting because the revolutions stemmed from a wide variety of causes‚ and they were not necessarily coordinated/related. The revolutions were generally not a success‚ and the revolutions were suppressed and the monarchs of Europe were able to hang on to power. The Revolutions were also
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causes of the American Revolution. When I think of the American revolution I think of violence‚ such as revolts‚ battles‚and many acts that were the effect of those things. Violence is the main role in the American Revolution‚ Cause and effect are the make up the American revolution. The Boston tea party was as cause‚ the tea party was on a december night and some townspeople decided to revolt ‚ they disguised themselves as native americans so the others could not recognize them as they were storming
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not revolt in the same degree as they did in Haiti‚ but a lot of African Americans did attempt or even successfully completed smaller revolts like Shay’s Rebellion. I think the failure to group and rebel could stem from plantations being a considerable distance apart and slaves not being able to leave the estates. Also‚ the slave codes did not allow for African Americans to meet together in groups. Finally‚ because African Americans were the minority‚ it is possible that they failed to revolt simply
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