The Spartiates were the military leaders who ruled the barracks. Only these males that served in the military could vote. The Perioeci were the artisans, craftsmen, and merchants. Even though these males were in the army, they could not vote. The helots were serfs that consisted of people that were overtaken by Spartans military victories.
The currency of the Aztec society was cocoa beans, while the Incas did not have a currency. Also, the Aztecs participated in long distance trade and the Incas did not. This was mainly because the Aztecs had open land to trade. This was harder for the Incas because they lived in highlands. Both societies viewed merchants differently, too.
Manning sees two main trends in Ptolemaic scholarship, the optimists who focus on the literary and cultural accomplishments of Alexandria, and the pessimists who point to over-exacting policies of the Ptolemaic fiscal system and its prioritization of the Greek language. This dichotomy arises, according to Manning, because the myopic focus on tax collection produces dualities of success/failure, opportunity/exploitation, Greek/Egyptian. Manning observes that the resulting attempts to characterize Ptolemaic rule through models of despotism, dirigisme, and colonialism have not adequately explained the social dynamics of the Ptolemaic system, especially in rural Egypt. These three prevailing models focus on the ruler and his close (usually Greek) elite, and as such downplay the negotiation between ruler and ruled on lower (or non Greek) levels. In addition, theses models are steeped in the modern colonial and post-colonial experiences and consequently both obscure ancient realities of Greek-Egyptian cooperation and elide the fact that the Ptolemies had no conscious policy of "hellenization."
The differences between The United States and the Roman empire. Acceptance of people other than the majority has always been hard for cultures to grasp, this can be seen in sexism, slavery, and in the separation in social classes, between the rich and the poor. This acceptance shapes how the culture is formed, and how the society runs, and because of the difference in tolerance and acceptance between The United States and rome proves The United States and Rome cannot be compared, and likewise cannot be considered similar. The use of slaves, and treatment in Rome is extremely different from The United States. Primarily, the treatment of slaves in America was much harsher than the treatment in Rome.
Persia and Greece had more similar economic systems. Both Persia and Greece depended on agriculture to support the economies in their societies. They depended on their agriculture so that they could trade with multiple other countries. Because Greece’s terrain was not prime for agriculture, Greece colonized many other places to trade with that could produce many crops. Even though both Persia and Greece traded with countries such as Anatolia and Egypt, Persia had a wider
Both civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome established very well-ordered political practices that significantly influenced the way later governments, such as the ones in Europe and the United States, were organized. The structure of political parties, the formation of divisions within the government, and even politically used words like democracy, monarchy and tyranny all stem from the Romans and Greeks. Even though the Romans adopted several of their political principles from Greece, the number of dissimilarities between the two civilizations were vast. The Greeks and Romans both had political structures that mirrored those of a city-state. Although conversely, the very dissimilar landscape between the two swayed their political growth.
One significant geographical factor that contributed to the development of the early human society of Egypt is the Nile River. Ancient Egypt could not have existed without this body of water. Egypt is located in a desert with sand and high temperatures that requires resourceful use of water to survive. The Nile enabled agriculture and other foundations that the civilization was built upon. Not only did the river supply the needed moisture to the crops, but the banks of the river contain fertile soils that were necessary for the thriving food source.
This was significant because they were able to manufacture by products of the iron ore and export them in exchange for money or other goods. Some of these by products included plows, tools, kettles, nails, and large blocks of iron which they also exported to England. Because the Middle Colonies had such a wealth of resources, it was an ideal place for colonists to live. In addition to the resources and the production of mills, the Middle Colonies also had prospering cities. Along the coast of the Middle Colonies were excellent harbors, which were supreme sites for cities.
While this sounds like a great basis for a government, it would ultimately lead to a lot of their problems. Once everyone decided to demand equal wages, for unequal work, the framework was destined to collapse on itself. Other than this very basic blueprint of a republican government, there was no other real governing body of Brook Farm. While Ripley and his counterparts founding it and were in charge, they by no means sponsored totalitarianism or tyranny, nor did they run any sort of dictatorship. Everyone was free to come and go as they pleased, and most partakers did not even live on the acreage owned by the community.
Both Mesopotamia and the Nile River Valley had a very high percentage in agricultural surpluses to organize formal states, develop cultural traditions and support specialized labor because of their large population. In addition, Mesopotamia and the Nile River Valley both had relations and regular trading’s with people from outside their own regions. They gained motivation for political and social organizations. This led to both civilizations advancing in technology where the Nile River Valley invented the calendar and time, and the Mesopotamians discovering the wheel of transportation and codes of