Chapter 11: Mediterranean Society: The Roman Phase Chapter 11 Reading Questions: 1. What contributions did the Etruscans and the early Roman monarchy make to the Roman republic? The Etruscans built thriving cities and established political and economic alliances between their settlements. They manufactured high-quality bronze and iron goods, and they worked gold and silver into jewelry. They built a fleet and traded actively in the western Mediterranean.
Shahnameh is an illustrated manuscript that consists of both images and texts that narrates the achievements and adventures of the Kings of Iran, from the creation of the world until the Islamic conquest of the country in 642 CE. Also, the Shahnameh depicts the fights of the kings against their enemies, evil, and supernatural creatures. In these fights, the royals often call upon heroes, who come to lend them their strong hand. Moreover, the Shahnameh deals with the topic of royalty, the legitimacy of the king’s power, and their relationship with their subjects. Furthermore, the Shahnameh provides several models of good government and honorable kings, which explains why it is often held an important place in the education of the princes.
(Roman-Empire.net). Around 146 B.C. Carthage attracted neighboring nations, like the Roman Empire, and was destroyed in 146 B.C. at the end of the Punic Wars (Google.com Timeline). Rome rose because they had a weapon called ‘enfranchisement.’ Rome was Italy’s capital in the territories of the Roman Empire citizens had rights and privileges, with good government, security and a good justice system (Roman-Empire.net).
There were many factors that helped the growth of The British Empire such as early settlers and trading companies, however the Navigation Acts rapidly accelerated the success of the trading companies therefore expanding The British Empire. The Navigation Acts were a set of laws that kept trade in the hands of the British; this gave them ultimate power over most trade and gained them a lot of wealth and thus success. Government and war played a significant role in the growth of the British Empire which gave them more power such as the EIC winning a number of sea battles against the Dutch which granted another firmum which gave the company more effective trading. Trading companies helped the growth of the British Empire, as without these, there would have been no income, meaning Britain couldn’t gain more land and secure more footholds. The trading companies played a significant role in triggering the Navigation Acts, but it was the acts themselves that put trade in the hands of the British.
Success for Roman Emperors, in a more general sense, often boiled down to their popularity amongst the people of Rome itself with their relationships there setting the precedent for how they were received elsewhere. Rome was an incredibly diverse and cosmopolitan city and its citizens were from all branches of the Roman social hierarchy. Therefore, in order for an Emperor to enjoy success in Rome they had to form relationships with different social groups, which for the purpose of this essay will include: the Plebeians, Freedmen, Equestrians and Senators. To successfully create good functional relationships, each social group had differing interests in what the emperor could offer them, and it is by the extent to which each emperor was able to give different social groups what they wanted, one can judge the successes of each emperor. For the plebs, they were seemingly most interested in money and games; the freedmen wanted social respectability and to be included more into Roman society; Equestrians and Senators both sought autonomy and power, more individualism and respect from their emperor.
This similarity shows that, though neither civilization was dependent on it, land trade played an important role in the cultures of the two civilizations. These trade roads also played a large part in the cultural diffusion of Rome and Latin America. In Classical Latin America and the early years of Classic Rome, Mountainous terrain isolated cities, towns, and villages, but through the complex trade routes, these two civilizations could interact with their surrounding civilizations. Another similarity between the two cultures was that the Aztecs, a classical civilization of Latin America, and the Romans both conquered new territory for either political or economic reasons. With Rome conquering Western Europe and the Aztecs conquering the majority of Central America, the two civilizations gathered a large amount of wealth from the conquered states.
The Han dynasty also followed the tradition of the Sui dynasty and used civil service exams to appoint government officials which favored the poor and allowed them to move up in the world. There emperor ruled with extreme power and control and there dynasty prospered. The Roman Empire was a republic which relied on the judicial, executive, and a legislative branch just as our government does today. The most powerful governing body in ancient Rome was the Roman senate until the period in time in which Caesar Augustus came to power and became the first emperor of Rome. Rome used its strong military forces to govern its lands and the surrounding territories in which they captured.
In the time after the last Great Ice Age, Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt and Israel were three important civilizations that flourished and left significant political and cultural traits onto one another. Mesopotamia, being one of the earlier civilizations had lasting impacts on Egypt and Israel. While these Empires shared many things in common, they also differed greatly in culture, religion, war and scientific research accomplished during their reign of power. Mesopotamia was the first region to enjoy the freedom of city-states, which is why it is known to be the first civilization. Each city-state enjoyed its own freedoms, but also shared many of the same things including language, religion and sciences.
Ancient Egypt vs Mesopotamia: the political, social economical aspects of two ancient civilizations Egypt and Mesopotamia were both great Empires of the ancient world, and have left equally great impacts on history and shaped the world we live in today. And while these impressive civilizations shared many similarities in areas such as politics and economics, society, they also shared many differences. At first glance, the political patterns in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia seem fairly similar, sharing an upper/ruling class consisting of priests and nobles however there are many fundamental differences between the two. Mesopotamia’s ruling class consists mainly of priests and later rulers of city states, in Egypt however the ruling class is almost completely taken up by the pharaoh, ;A god among men to the egyptians, who ruled over all of Egypt; followed by members of the royal family and important priests. Egyptian government was much more centralized than the city states of Mesopotamia.
Ancient Greece vs. Ancient Rome Both Greek and Roman civilizations were very influential and innovative. This lead to the mass expansion and century lasting of the societies. Even though these empires influenced each other and many other cultures greatly, they both have similar ,as well as different aspects in society, geography, religion, etc... For instance, both civilizations were polytheistic meaning they worshiped more than one god. On the other hand, both Greece and Rome developed in very different locations which affected them in many ways.