On September 17th‚ 1787‚ over two hundred years ago‚ the greatest document ever drafted was signed into law‚ and became the United States Constitution. The Constitution is the document that establishes the modern government of the United States‚ and describes which powers this government possesses‚ and which it does not. The authors of this document were the fathers of the United States‚ educated men‚ who wrote and were inspired by many different influences. The authors got ideas from many different
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Christianity as a main religion. The Mediterranean region changed with the breaking apart of large governments into a feudal system. Around 200 CE‚ the Roman Empire was a strong empire with a centralized power of the Senate. This elected group of patricians allowed for the control of a vast empire with many cultures. This led to a security that allowed trade to flourish. And soon after the consuls provided a strong head to the empire. But‚ several attempted coups and revolutions occurred. The Senate
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displayed in the city with laws engraved so that everyone could see them. The laws applied to every citizen; rich or poor. In Ancient Rome‚ in order to be a citizen‚ you had to be a free-born male. The two main classes of people were patricians and plebians. Patricians were the upper class people (nobles and land owners). Plebians were the lower class. Emperor Justinian was significant in the legacy of Ancient Rome because he contributed the code of laws. Rome was a huge factor in the rise of democratic
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The Roman Republic ruled 2‚045 years ago‚ but like the United States it had its own form of democracy. “Demo” means people and “cracy” means government so democracy means a government for the people. In Rome the government wasn’t perfect‚ but it still allowed the people some freedom and gave them certain rights to government affairs. The Roman Republic was‚ however‚ more democratic than not because one part of the government was made up of lower class citizens‚ people could vote‚ and the citizens
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Throughout Marx’s piece Communist Manifesto he discusses the struggles of the classes and also the struggles between the classes. While stating his opinions of the elite Bourgeois and lower-class Proletariats‚ he uses many rhetorical choices to better develop and support his claim. Such devices include strongly contrasting the two classes (using both compare/contrast methods and juxtaposition)‚ showing the main causes and effects of the classes‚ using effective argumentation‚ and using convincing
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In the late 6th century BCE‚ the small city-state of Rome overthrew the shackles of monarchy and created a republican government (Donald L‚ 2016). In theory‚ if not always in practice‚ represents the wishes of its citizens. The establishment of the Roman Republic in 509 BCE was a result of several key circumstances: 1. Monarchical Abuse and Tyranny: The last Roman king‚ Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (Tarquin the Proud)‚ was known for his oppressive rule and the abuse of power (Donald L‚ 2016). His tyranny
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Julius Caesar younger days Gaius Julius Caesar was his name. He was conceived July 12‚ 100 B.C.E. His parents’ names were Gaius Caesar and Aurelia Caesar. Caesar got classic schooling. His father had great political success. Therefore they were entitled to certain privileges and offices. Young Julius served as an officer in Asia Minor. (“Julius Caesar Biography”) Caesar had his own first important political success around 63 B.C.E. He was then elected pontifex maximus‚ the religious chief of
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of the values that all three civilizations is justice and fairness. I feel that this is best viewed in Hammurabi’s laws. All of the penalties for the crimes are very stiff‚ but fair. I feel that it is fair that "If he has broken the limb of a patrician‚ his limb shall be broken" It’s like in the Bible "An eye for an eye‚ and a tooth for a tooth." In Egypt‚ in the Book of the Dead‚ a man couldn’t proceed into the after life unless he was found innocent of any wrong doing on Earth. In Confucius’
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involving the Gracchi Brothers‚ Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus. Tiberius became elected as a Tribune in 133 B.C.E. and spent most of his time trying to push forward land reforms to pass that allowed the Plebian class to regain their land back from the Patricians. During the Punic Wars many Plebian farmers lost their land because they were away for too long in battle. Usually they left a hired hand or their wife to tend the farms‚ but when
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The Roman and Han Empires both had their differences and similarities. However their similarities out-weighed their differences by a large amount. Their governments‚ economies‚ traditions‚ even their ways of agriculture made them very similar but at the same time very different. A couple of things that made them similar are The Han and the Roman Empires was two of the most powerful empires to rule their respective parts of the world‚ however they both declined and failed. Another thing was that agriculture
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