The ancient civilizations of Rome and Han China shared both similarities and differences in their social‚ political and economical views. First‚ ancient Rome and Han China both shared social views. Male dominance was a big thing for both‚ as they only cared to produce male offspring and didn’t really care much about the women. In Han China it was a bit of a disgrace to produce women offspring; in Rome women were in the same social level as all of the children‚ everybody under seven-teen years
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obesity which has caused obesity. Rome had a problem almost like this as well. Rome was a republic became a dictatorship and it “fell”. This means that the government and people became weakened. This all took place in the country of Italy. The Primary reasons Rome “fell” because of a poor government‚ they misunderstood their enemies‚ and natural disasters & disease. One of the reasons for the fall of Rome was that they had a poorly government. First of all‚ Rome had many good laws but they didn’t
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2nd/Honors W.H. Oct‚ 26‚ 2011 Comparing Ancient Rome to the United States When analyzing the United States in light of ancient Rome‚ there is an obvious juxtaposition which is unmistakable. The similarities between these two great civilizations are evident politically‚ militarily‚ and culturally. The political aspects of Ancient Rome and the modern United States are rooted in the concept of the republic. Militarily‚ both the U.S. and Ancient Rome have been considered superpowers of their time
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When it comes to Rome and their army it’s an A+. Rome was very strong and it was mostly because of their army. They conquered a lot of land from britain to the middle east. The Roman Empire was very advanced for their time compared to other armies. The Roman Empire had all the best armor and the best weapons of their time. Rome when they conquered land they don’t make everyone in their prisoners and slaves. They want their army more powerful so they let people they conquered join them and citizens
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Arguably the best way to keep the barbarians out were the borders‚ both natural and manmade. When barbarians tried to attack Rome‚ the mountains stood in their way. Even if they made it over these monstrosities‚ the army would be prepared for a fight by the time. On top of this‚ the city of Rome had huge walls to keep them out. The walls were impenetrable‚ giving Rome the opportunity to pick them off from the safety of the empire.
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Why were plebeians so important to Rome? The Roman Plebeians were members of the common population of Rome and where considered lower class. The word plebs is said to be derived from plere‚ ’to fill up’. Plebeians were‚ therefore‚ people who were considered to be an addition to the ’real’ Roman population (livius‚ 2015). This unkind expression was used by the Roman aristocracy of the early republic‚ the patricians‚ who monopolized the magistracies and wanted to keep all others out of office (livius
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Did Rome Fall or Was It Pushed? There are many theories as to why Rome fell‚ but none of these have one chief explanation. I believe public health‚ barbarian invasions‚ military spending‚ inflation‚ and religion were the most important factors that caused the Roman empire to plummet. The Roman Empire had numerous environmental and public health issues. The lead utensils and pipes caused lead poisoning of the aristocracy. This was the root of the lowering birth-rate and intelligence level of the
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time that all of this happened was in 500 BCE‚ the place that all of this happened was at the Roman senate and in their territories. The male childrens could be citizens if their parents were born in Rome‚ free native male children‚ and sons of freed slaves could be citizens as well. This made Rome better because‚ they would get more and more citizens and they could
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Michael Anderson Gen Ed 110 10/28/11 Internal Factors Responsible for the Fall of Rome There were several reasons for the fall of rome but internal problems such as military deficiency‚ political turmoil‚ and a weakened economy were the predominant forces leading up to the fall. Civil wars were a common occurrence in western Europe and often challenged the imperial throne. “It is worth once again emphasizing that from 217 down to the collapse of Western Empire there were only a handful of
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When looking at the question of who or what brought changes that influenced this period of time‚ my mind instantly goes Rome and their influence on construction and architecture. The Romans were the first to introduce the Arch. The Arch accomplished something that had never been done before. It was able to bear much more weight with fewer materials; therefore‚ the Roman world was now able to build higher. They could also build more‚ because the amount of materials was reduced‚ the Romans were able
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