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Why did Kansas become the battleground over slavery?

GaryK [48]

Explanation:

Kansas become a political and natural Battleground for proslavery and antislavery forces. The Kansas Nebraska act set in motion a plan that was supposed to decide the Kansas question through a peaceful Democratic process

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How did the make-up of the Roman Senate change over time?

vladimir1956 [14]

First it's important to think about the complications involved with the word “empire.” Rome was an empire (country ruling over other countries) before the first emperor, but the word derives from imperator, the name used by Augustus. But it meant “wielder of military power,” a kind of uber-general and was specifically not supposed to connote the idea of an emperor as we think of it today (the goal was to avoid being called a king or being seen as one). Earlier, Augustus was known as dux (leader) and also, later princeps (first citizen). As far as I know, in the days of the republic, Rome called the provinces just provinciaeor socii or amici, without a general term for their empire unless it was imperium romanum, but that really meant the military power of Rome (over others) without being a reference to the empire as a political entity. It didn’t become an empire because of the emperors, and the way we use these words now can cloud the already complicated political situation in Rome in the 1st century BC.

The point is this: the Roman Republic did have an empire as we conceive it, but the Senate was unwilling to make changes that would have enabled it to retain power over the empire. By leaving it to proconsuls to rule provinces, they allowed proconsuls, who were often generals of their armies whether they were actually proconsul at any given time or not, to accrue massive military power (imperium) that could be exerted over Rome itself. (This, by the way, is in part the inspiration behind moving American soldiers around so much—it takes away the long-term loyalty a soldier may have toward a particular general.)

So the Senate found itself in no position to defy Caesar, who named himself the constitutional title of dictator for increasing periods until he was dictator for life, or Octavian (later named Augustus), who eventually named himself imperator.

The Senate had plenty of warning about this. The civil wars between Sulla and Marius gave plenty of reason for it to make real changes, but they were so wedded to the mos maiorum (tradition of the ancestors) that they were not willing to address the very real dangers to the republic that their constitution, which was designed for a city-state, was facing (not that I have too many bright ideas about what they could have done).

To finally come around to the point, the Senate went from being the leading body of Rome to being a rubber stamp on whatever the imperator wished, but there was no single moment when Rome became an empire and the Senate lost power, and these transformations don't coincide.

For one thing, the second triumvirate was legally sanctioned (unlike the informal first triumvirate), so it was a temporary measure—it lasted two 5-year terms— and the time Octavian spent as dux was ambiguous as to where he actually stood or would stand over the long term (in 33 BC, the second term of the second triumvirate expired, and he was not made imperator until 27). When he named himself imperator, he solidified that relationship and took on the posts of consul and tribune (and various combinations of posts as time went on).

If we simplify, we would say that the Senate was the leading body of Rome before the first emperor and a prestigious but powerless body afterwards, though senators were influential in their own milieus.

One other thing to keep in mind is that Octavian’s rise to Caesar Imperator Augustus Was by no means peaceful and amicable. He gets a reputation in many people’s minds as dictatorial but stable and peaceful, but the proscriptions of the second triumvirate were every bit as bloody and greedy as those of Sulla. Ironically, it was Julius Caesar who was forgiving to his former enemies after he named himself dictator. Augustus did end widespread killings and confiscations after becoming imperator, but that was only after striking fear into everyone and wiping out all his enemies, including the likes of Cicero.

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Which Persian king conquered Babylon?

vivado [14]

Answer:

Cyrus the Great

Explanation:

In 539 BCE Cyrus invaded the Babylonian Empire, following the banks of the Gyndes (Diyala) on his way to Babylon

Cyrus’s most renowned act of mercy was to free the captive Jews, whom Nebuchadrezzar II had forced into exile in Babylon. Cyrus allowed them to return to their promised land. The Jews praised the Persian emperor in scripture as a savior to whom God gave power over other kingdoms so that he would restore them to Jerusalem and allow them to rebuild their Temple

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Which descriptions of the English colonies in North America are correct? Choose all answers that are correct.

Komok [63]

"a. Captain John Smith became the leader of Jamestown and set up guidelines and rules for the settlers to follow" and "b. William Bradford and William Brewster saw North America as a land where they could practice their religion freely" would both be correct statements, since religious toleration in Massachusetts was not wide-spread.

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I need help complete the table its just s S.P.R.I.T.E

Debora [2.8K]

Answer: Social

-The epidemics killed the young, old, and weak in increasingly large amount.

-Mandarins: a special class of powerful officials went out as emissaries of the central government to ensure that local officials implemented imperial policy

Culture

-Yongle organized the preparation of a vast encyclopedia that compiled all significant works of Chinese history, philosophy, and literature (Yongle Encyclopedia)

-The Yongle Encyclopedia sparked interest to ming rulers in supporting native Chinese cultural tradition.

- Hongwu tried to erase all mongol culture and promoted Chinese cultural traditions especially neo-/confucian schools.

- Painters, sculptors, and architects drew inspiration from the Greeks and Romans

- Classical Greek and Latin values encouraged humanists to reconsider medieval ethical teaching

Religion

-Ambitious missionaries tried to convert Mongols and Chinese people to Roman Catholic Christianity because until the 13th century, Christianity had not spread as far east as China.

-Unlike legal scholars, they did not insist on strict Islamic laws, rather a devotion to Allah

-John of Montecorvino was an Italian Franciscan who went to China in 1291 and became the first archbishop of Khanbaliq in 1307.

-Despite these missionaries, in the eastern Mediterranean region, Christianity was still a minority religion.

Interactions

-Other lands didn't actively promote trade, but domestic trade surged within China, reflecting increasing productivity and prosperity.

- Portuguese mariners soon dominated trade between Europe and Asia, since they attempted to control all-shipping in the Indian Ocean.

-Portuguese traders took advantage of the long established African commerce in slaves, but they also changed the slave trade by increasing its numbers and by sending them to new destinations

- Portuguese mariners went on voyages and discovered the Madiras and Azores Islands, all inhabited, which they soon colonized.

-Administrative techniques made their way to the Alps due to the expenses of the Hundred Years' War

Political

-Hongwu went out to erase Mongol rule and establish a government on the model of traditional Chinese dynasties.

- The employment of mandarins and eunuchs enhanced the authority of the central government.

- Hongwu established the Ming ("brilliant") Dynasty

- Authorities decided to freeze wages and forbid workers to leave their homes due to epidemics.

- Rulers in both lands took asserted authority of central government of nobility

Technology

-By the mid-thirteenth century gunpowder had reached Europe and Europeans began to experiment with it.

- Muslims introduced sugarcane to European crusaders, who instantly enjoyed the accessibility of refined sugar which led to the increased demand for plantation workers and slaves.

- Roman architects had built domed, but their technology and engineering did not survive the collapse of the Roman empire.

- Brunelleschi's dome as a symbol of the city's wealth and its leadership in artistic and cultural affairs.

Economic

-The development of fresh sources of finance, usually through new taxes levied directly on citizens and subjects.

- Promoted the manufacture of porcelain, lacquerware, fine silk, and cotton textiles.

- The new rulers conscripted laborers to rebuild irrigation systems that had fallen into disrepair during the previous century, and agricultural production.

- Mongol conquests destroyed and brought upon economic decline of many cities

- Zheng He's voyages demonstrated clearly that China could exercise military, political, and economic influence throughout the Indian Ocean basin.

Demography

-Around 1300 C.E. a global climatic change caused temperatures to decline throughout the world called the Little Ice Age

-This caused agricultural production to slow dramatically, leading to famine and even starvation.

-Mongols, merchants, and other travelers helped to spread the Bubonic Plague along trade routes.

-China's population reduced by 10 million through the 70 years of the epidemic plague.

-Europe's population reduced by 25%, but later when the plague settled down the population went back almost 2x their original size.

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