The Causes of the Peloponessian War Ancient Greece during the 4th century B.C. was home to the city-states of Sparta and Athens. These two communities were the superpowers of the region during that time. The peloponnesian war between these two states evolved out of a string of events that would lead to years of conflict. When looking for a single cause of the peloponnesian war none can be found. Over time many events contributed to the eventual war between Sparta and Athens. I believe
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were hundreds of Greek democracies. Greece was not a single political entity it was a collection of about 1500 separate poleis or cities scattered around the Mediterranean and black sea shores. The cities that were not democracies were either oligarchies or monarchies (often times called tyrannies). Of the democracies‚ the oldest‚ the most stable‚ the most long-lived‚ and the most radical‚ was Athens. The origin of the Athenian democracy of the fifth and for centuries can be traced back to Solon
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In his Nichomachean Ethics‚ Aristotle develops a robust definition of friendship. His definition provides distinctions between the true and perfect form of friendship and other inferior likenesses. Not only does he provide a framework for personal relationships‚ Aristotle also defines several different forms of constitutions and integrates friendship and justice into each. In light of his explanation and praise of monarchy‚ Aristotle agrees with Plato’s ideal of a philosopher king. Before such an
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socialist. The political‚ economic and social reforms all demonstrate that the overlying ideals had aspects‚ but were not entirely socialist. Socialism was also involved in the formation of the new government‚ particularly the in the creation of the oligarchy. During the Tokugawa Shogunate‚ the entire country was effectively ruled by one man and the government was decentralised. The Meiji Restoration however changed the governmental model‚ using some socialist methods. Initially after mutiny of the Shogun
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Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence with ideas based on John Locke’s ideas from “The second Treatise on Government.” He said that people create government to defend human rights. The Founders did not imagine one nation‚ but more of an Oligarchy. The Republicanism theory root the idea of Democracy because today our Democracy has adopted some of their beliefs and have similarities. Both the Republicanism theory and the idea of Democracy’s government are based on popular consent. The ideal
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One of the most important enduring issues that can be seen across history is conflict. This issue is defined as the disagreement of different parties‚ often with military interventions over a specific topic. Conflicts around the world have shaped cultures and political geography‚ and have made the countries we know today. Epics written about legendary battles are still read by the masses today. Conflict is one of the most well known and significant enduring issues‚ especially from the beginning of
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Book VII‚ explains the birth and structure of the four kinds of unjustified constitutions and the degeneration through them. In order of the least to the most unjust (and therefore in order of “degeneration”)‚ these constitutions are Timocracy‚ Oligarchy‚ Democracy and Tyranny. Alongside these‚ Book VIII describes the corresponding man who would live in each city. The individuals in the latter cities are considered less “just” as their actions are less for the good of the city and more to "gratify…
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What according to Rudolfo Acuna was social banditry and who were some of the social bandits? Refer to your book Occupied America chapter four and power point entitled “Social Banditry.” 5. What according to Rudolfo Acuna was the role of the oligarchy (rich/powerful) in the newly acquired territories of the south west and how did their power affect the Mexican population. Refer to your book Occupied America chapter four‚ five and six. 6. What role did the discovery of gold play in
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dissolved due to numerous changes. The Athenian government was broken down into hierarchic and structures such as an assembly‚ council and “peoples court”.You could say that it was frowned upon by many people and even criticized a lot as well. It was an oligarchy but it was replaced by direct democracy government later on. The main achievement of the Greeks were the cultural aspects and things such as language arts‚ and science had a big impact as well. Whereas‚ the Romans focused more so on the political
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Roman culture in its transition to civilization. The Etruscans lived in independent‚ fortified city-states; these city-states would form small confederacies. In the earliest times‚ these city-states were ruled by a monarch‚ but were later ruled by oligarchies that governed through a council and through elected officials. Like the surrounding peoples‚ the Etruscans were largely an agrarian people‚ but they also had a strong military‚ and used that military to dominate all the surrounding peoples. These
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