Citizenship in Athens & Rome: Which was the Better System? The ancient Romans had a better system in regards to government and citizenship than the Athenians. Unlike the Athenians‚ the Romans allowed people living in conquered lands to become citizens with limited rights. Native-born Roman women and children were considered citizens while in Athens‚ only free‚ native-born adult males are citizens. The Romans also had a better-organized government system. The sheer size of the Roman Empire in comparison
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Confucian scholars and Emperors evidently show a more fair minded response toward Buddhism. COMPARE Buddhism was greatly praised and welcomed into china as it was brought by the first century. The influence of Buddhism gradually gained converts over time and was supported by Buddha and Chinese scholars.{topic sentence} Buddha highly welcomes this religion‚ though as a Buddhist who
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With a net worth equivalent to over $400 billion today‚ he is far and away the richest person to ever live. Not only was this tycoon immensely wealthy‚ he was also quite generous with his wealth‚ as described in document 4. One reason for his generosity was his religion. Mansa Musa was
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states went through the civil war and reconstruction era. Dramatic changes occurred during this time that brought about drastic constitutional and social development. The dramatic changes brought a revolution. The Civil War was not officially fought over the issue of slavery‚ but one of the most important outcomes of the war was the emancipation of all slaves in the United States. The reasons for southern states’ secession ranged from unfair duties imposed on the states to the recurring issue of
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In 1606‚ hundreds of settlers flocked to Virginia in search of wealth and treasure. However‚ the colony soon began to collapse due to disease and starvation. Despite the challenges the new Virginia colonists faced‚ they expanded and improved their colony socially and economically with the arrival of the tobacco cash crop‚ indentured servants‚ and slaves. While many historians delude the success of Virginia’s first colony‚ Jamestown‚ to John Smith‚ the real savior was John Rolfe’s discovery of tobacco
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establish order in his kingdom. Hammurabi’s Code established an unfair law code because it further encouraged inequality among social classes‚ authorized unwarranted punishments for accused criminals‚ and it supported patriarchal laws favoring men over women. The law code was biased because it advocated inequality between social classes. Document A tells us that the stone stele was almost eight feet tall. This creates a greater imbalance between the people who can understand and apply these laws
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The plague infected Europe with outbreaks beginning in the mid-fourteenth century and was met with many different reactions. These reactions included fear‚ curiosity‚ and even spite. Through these responses and general insecurity from the plague‚ superstitions and other theories formed so people could try to make sense of what was going on. Fear of the plague would be an understandable reaction‚ considering that they had no idea what was going on or how to cure it. Eventually believing that the
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River shaped Ancient Egypt ways including Economics‚ Settlement and Jobs‚ and Religion. One important aspect that influenced the egyptian culture immensely was economics - agriculture and transportation. According to a www.commonlit.org article‚ “Over time‚ however‚ despite being in the midst of desert surroundings‚ people
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which was handled well‚ to economical which was handled ok to social which was handled poorly. Some things they could have done better is focusing on the social aspect because that would have improved both the social and economic aspects of culture. Over all the reconstruction era was handled less than great but with room for
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Is love even a real thing‚ Romeo and Juliet is a play written by William Shakespeare. The story is about two star cross’d lovers that end up killing themselves over what they call “love”. (Document: A) In the story the Capulets and Montagues already hate each other‚ the families start fighting which escalates the hatred between them. Two teenagers Romeo and Juliet meet at a party and instantly fall in love‚ not knowing that they are enemies at first but they soon come to find out. They exchange
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