<span> It survived the </span>fragmentation and fall of the Western Roman Empire<span> in the 5th century AD and continued to exist for an additional thousand years until it fell to the </span>Ottoman Turks in 1453. But why did it survive? <span>The eastern half of the Roman Empire was far less vulnerable to external attack, due to its geographic location. With Constantinople located on a strait, it was extremely difficult to breach the capital’s defenses; also, the eastern empire had a much shorter common frontier with Europe. It also benefited greatly from a stronger administrative center and internal political stability, as well as great wealth. The eastern emperors were able to exert more control over the empire’s economic resources and more effectively muster sufficient manpower to combat invasion. </span>
The framers of the Constitution devised a system wherein no one branch of the Government would be able to dominate.
This means that, by design, each branch of the US Federal system is co-equal.
This ensures that before action is done on behalf of the people of the US by the Federal government, there are adequate safeguards to ensure that what is being done is done within the bounds of the Constitution.
Answer:
Philip Danforth Armour
Explanation:
He founded the meatpacking company "Armour and Company" in Chicago in 1867, which matches the American businessman and 19th century parts of your question. I hope this helps!
