individuals during the ancient and classical eras display evolving levels of acceptance regarding being ruled. Nonetheless‚ early rulers rely heavily on the use of religion and punishment to ensure order within their jurisdiction. Leaders observe closely the desires of their citizens despite their elevated status‚ especially as individuals begin testing the limitations of their rulers. Mesopotamia‚ the first civilization to enact state wide legislation‚ uses strict laws with harsh punishments to control the
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used. The first ruler was Genghis Khan the second was Kublai Khan and the third was Batu Khan. Genghis Khan was born in the year 1162 on the steppes of Mongolia.he lived until August 18‚ 1227 he was a great ruler. He came to power by uniting the Nomadic Tribes of Northeast Asia. After founding his empire and being named Genghis Khan he started to conquered most of Eurasia. Genghis Khan had a rough childhood his father died when he was a teen but that made him into a good ruler. The capital of
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used for military aid‚ papal primacy‚ rulers enforcing religious orthodoxy‚ and religion being used for legitimization. One of the relationships between religion and politics was papal primacy (church power over ruler power) as seen in documents 3‚ 4‚ and 5. In the fifth century‚ Pope Gelasius I told the Roman emperor it was important to defer to papal authority. He wrote this in a demanding and domineering way in order to maintain power over secular rulers. Gelasius I’s letter illustrates the
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Dalia Magdy Abdel Latif 900092619 Dr. Heba Raouf Plato‚ Aristotle and Alfarabi On The Notion of Citizenship Introduction Alfarabi was the first of all philosophers to try to link political philosophy with Islam. Alfarabi is significant because he was able to improve the classical political tradition of Aristotle and Plato and place it within the context of Islamic religious principles. Despite the fact that there is general agreement amongst scholars that Alfarabi clearly draws from
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In the article Classic Maya Bloodletting and the Cultural Evolution of Religious Rituals: Quantifying Patterns of Variation in Hieroglyphic Texts‚ readers learn about bloodletting and religious rituals‚ how they came about in the classic Maya‚ and the different patterns showing different regions partaking in these religious rituals through hieroglyphs. Bloodletting in the Maya lowlands was something that was seen in various forms such as social integration and political legitimacy‚ as expressed in
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ancient Legalist texts such as the Han Feizi. According to the conventional reading of these texts‚ law is amoral and an instrument in the hands of a central ruler who uses law to consolidate and maintain power. The ruler is the source of all law and stands above the law‚ so that law‚ in the final analysis‚ is whatever pleases the ruler. This essay argues‚ to the contrary‚ that the instrumentalism of the Han Feizi is more sophisticated and more principled than the conventional reading acknowledges
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individual. An illegitimate government is one who fails to protect these rights‚ is ruled by a supreme ruler‚ and does not listen to what the people who are actually being governed have to say. To make a government equal and sufficient for the human race‚ ideas need to be taken from all kinds of people and applied to the rights each person enjoys every day. Locke believes that an absolute ruler can be over-thrown by the people if the choices they are making neglect the many things people enjoy. Many
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Apparatus: Retort stand (with clamp) Spring (with hook) Masses (50g) Meter ruler Setsquare Rubber Band Method: 1. Assemble apparatus as shown‚ making sure the meter ruler is absolutely vertical‚ and that the clamps of the retort stand are tightened enough to hold the apparatus in place. 2. Measure the initial length of the rubber band‚ without any masses on it to get a reading at 0g‚ using the setsquare (place vertically against the ruler and read off it from that)‚ pulling the rubber band down gently to
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beings‚ to challenge unjust rulers unless under the command of another ruler. He thus wished to create a society with no freedom to introduce change unless allowed by the ruler. Augustine’s demand of obedience to unjust regimes would be rejected as unacceptable in the contemporary modern society. He puts total faith in the reliability of just rulers to declare war on those rulers who are unjust. He suggests that unjust rulers can only be challenged by other rulers‚ thus
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child. The parent cares for the child‚ and the child is dependent on the parent‚ giving up all its rights until it is of a more mature age‚ after a while it focuses solely on itself because that is human nature. This he relates to governments‚ how a ruler takes care of his subjects‚ and his subjects in turn give up everything for him‚ until they have a reason to not be loyal to him. Any loyalty or relations that are kept once people become independent is solely because it is voluntary‚ not necessary
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