The Athenian ownership of the Delos treasury, suppression of revolts as well as the challis decree marks the transformation of the delian league into the Athenian empire. The role of the delian league was to protect those Greek states which had already revolted from Persia and to liberate those still under Persian rule. The league was very active in overthrowing Persian power and consolidating the role of Athens as hegemon’s in the Greek world. It was clear that the alliance was unequal from the beginning because, the leadership was Athenian, they had the largest fleet and they were also superior in resources. This was a result from their successes in the Persian wars, in particular the battle of Salamis.
Answer to DBQ People in early civilizations like Mesopotamia, Egypt and the Indus Valley, depended a lot in the physical environment that surrounded them. Many of these civilizations developed near rivers, because they can be great water resources and also they can provide silt for crops when they flood. Rivers not only provide silt and water for the natives but it can be a great way of transportation. Transportation later could lead to trade, a great way of expanding ideas and learning more about other countries. Even though the climate in these areas may be a little arid, the river keeps the people with water and provides them what they need in order to create a society and living with happiness.
Having these two areas under its control meant that the Mediterranean was once again a Roman sea, and the trade that was now available to the empire would greatly increase its revenue. Justinian would further improve his legacy as these two former Roman territories were still very important to the Byzantine Empire. However, the conquests expanded throughout more than just North Africa and Italy. Conquests were throughout parts of Europe, Middle East, and North Africa, as Document 6 shows. The conquest of Africa in 533 by Belisarius also increased the wealth of the empire as the general took back the Vandal treasury, once plundered from
By Dominick Fobbs “The Persian Wars were as important to the supremacy of Athens, as the Peloponnesian Wars were to supremacy of Sparta”. It started with the Greeks growing population, and some migrated along the Mediterranean Sea for new land. They settled along the eastern side of the Aegean Sea, right next to Persia. Thus, Persia taxed them, which resulted in a war breaking out. Persia conquered everyone they met at first.
GKE Task 1 I chose Egypt and the Nile as the geographic factor that contributed to the development of Ancient Egypt. The Nile is considered Egypt’s lifeline and important to the economy. Each year the Nile floods bringing with it numerous elements that nourish the land, not like the Tigris or Euphrates systems that have alkaline waters. The Nile fertilizes the land making it perfect for planting. The Ancient Egyptians planted wheat, barley, and many other crops after the flood waters receded.
The Egyptians could possibly be an extinct population if it were not for the Nile River. Not only did the Nile River provide a water source for the Ancient Egyptians, its frequent flooding provided rich soils to grow and maintain crops. The Nile River is such a large body of water and for the Ancient Egyptians to get full use out if it they developed one of the first irrigation systems, diverting water away from cities and towards fertile soil to help grow crops. The irrigation system was also used to provide clean drinking water (“Ancient Egyptian agriculture”, 2013, Irrigation Systems, para.1). As impressive as their irrigation systems were I believe the most interesting fact about the Nile River and the Ancient Egyptians is that the frequent flooding was so predictable that this was the basis for creating the first calendar,
Mayan writing contributed the advanced lifestyle along with other developments. Mayan Astronomy, architecture and writing system made their civilization better than any other of that time in Mesoamerica. Today, societies in the world flourish and develop achievements that make it more powerful than others. These advanced societies include the modern countries of America, China, and Japan. These countries relatively correlate to the extremely powerful Mesoamerican civilizations which also grew strong because of their advances.
With this new system, they were able to use the water all year around. This enabled them to grow crops, and also allowed for true development of cities. The usage of hieroglyphics gave them a way in which they could communicate with a written language and also let them keep records. Trading allowed them to gain many new products and that led to them building up their strong economy. When I hear the word Egypt, I tend to think about pyramids, gods, goddesses, and Pharaohs.
Many countries and people probably did as well. On paper it appears that England would win without a doubt; they had all the means necessary for a victorious win over the colonists. When people come together to fight over a common cause, it is amazing what can happen. This is proven true by the outcome of the War for Independence. America won not because they had better soldiers, more supplies and weapons, or better fighting styles.
As a result of this economic disorder, the Persian kings got weaker still, which fed back into the problem of revolts and powerful satraps. Around 400 B.C., a royal prince, rebelled against his brother and king, Artaxerxes. Although he was killed in battle, his force of 10, 000 Greek mercenaries survived only to find themselves stranded in the heart of Persia. In order to get home, they marched and fought their way through a good part of the Persian Empire. This exploit, known as the March of the Ten Thousand, exposed the weakness of