The Department of War was one of the first executive branch departments in the u.s. government.
Religion played a decisive role in both governments of Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia.
In Ancient Egypt, the Pharaoh was believed to have descended from the realm of the Gods. His role was that of an intermediary between them and the people of the empire. His obligation was to sustain rituals for the gods in order to maintain an order in the universe. Massive amounts of resources were also assigned to the creation of temples where these rituals were held.
In Mesopotamia, the King was considered as a religious leader. He exercised the cult with the help of specialists whose task was to serve as an intermediary between men and the gods. These group of specialists included a "supervising" priest for purification against demons, priests for the purification of the temple, and priests for appeasing the anger of the gods and its subsequent wrath.
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The concern of Japanese military modernization in the mid-1900s concentrated on embracing the weaponry of the Western world. To do so Japan needed to make a structure where they could fabricate the innovation themselves. This would cause the industrialization of Japan, called for by the pioneers of the island nation.
They wanted to ensure that states rights would not be completely overshadowed by the federal government's power.
