In general, no, Montesquieu did not think a good way to make laws is for all the people to directly vote on them, since he thought a more efficient way was to have a Republic, in which people elect representatives. <span />
Ditches were dug either side of the road to allow for drainage. Roman roads tended to be built higher than the level of earth around them – this, again, helped drainage. The bulk of the actual building was done by Roman soldiers. By doing this, the Romans could rely on the gained expertise of the soldiers.
Bartolomeu Dias was the first European to round the southern tip of Africa. He named it Cape of Storms, but King John later renamed it Cape of Good Hope.
Price indexes define the cost of goods in the entire economy at a given point in time❤
The main difference between the Sophists and the other philosophers is that the Sophists were essentially rhetoric teachers, while the other philosophers were more interested in seeking the truth.
The Sophists were rhetoric teachers, and their focus was on the art of persuasion by using language. They were wise, intellectual people, and they were trying to use and teach their abilities of persuasion by using language to the wider masses.
The philosophers, on the other hand, were focused on knowing the truth, they wanted to be wiser by knowing the truth instead of dogmatically stand by the false beliefs. So they were trying to teach the wider masses the ways as to how to come to the truth and wisdom.
