“None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free. -Unknown” In order to answer the question of whether empires have been advantageous or disadvantageous to those who lived in them, it’s important to understand that this question is a product of another question, which is if stability is worth sacrificing freedom. While empires provided, in most cases, great stability through their city planning, safety, and warriors, at a certain point its people lost personal freedoms through imperial intermediaries, intersections, and repertoires of power, and this structure and power was ultimately, in my opinion, more disadvantageous to the people living in the empire.
Empires provided great stability for its people and
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Empires can, and did, take this stability and use it toward their advantage, having full power over the people to make a utopian society and essentially entrap them. Imperial intermediaries were the “middle men” and agents of the state who had the power to maintain order and ensure the cooperation of the people within each city. They could be the IRS, government, or local agents such as elites, marginal people, transplanted people, etc. There was the idea that “we build things that build us” and a constant policing of each other, as citizens, to keep social norms and the status quo under wraps. Different empires were governed in different ways, but each empire had an abuse of power, a way to make the people think that there was no reason to leave the city and keep them essentially brainwashed and unable to revolt. The Roman Empire had identical, precise city lines at 90 degree angles, but these parameters almost boxed them into their own inescapable future and prevented them from “needing” to go beyond the city lines. The Mongol Empire, by contrast, was tolerant of many religions, of this there is no doubt. But this can not be attributed as a benefit to their leadership because this type of view had been in place for centuries (and even millennia, depending on how far back you wish to go) before the Mongols were ever conceived of. The reason for this, is that unlike most Western religions which, were monotheistic in nature (after paganism began to fall apart in the Roman empire), the predominant Eastern religions since the beginnings were always polytheistic, pantheistic or agnostic. Monotheistic religions maintained the status of minorities even after they travelled to the East, and so because no religions explicitly contradicted each other, but rather complimented each other, they lived fairly peacefully (with but a few exceptions) together. This was the culture of tolerance the
...s misused their common material interest to overcome the political fault diving them, while giving up political unity they had conserved a combined cultural and commercial empire. The connection that the Mongol Empire relied on was the quick and constant motion of people, goods, and information around the empire.
In the past, lives were controlled by European imperialism the practice of a country extending its political power, over conquered territories. The country and the lands it controls were called an empire. The empire enforced its rule on people of different cultures, ethnic backgrounds, and different political systems. The empire had one supreme ruler; sadly, the conquered territories lack effective representation in the empire’s government. Therefore, the conquered countries natural raw natural resources were exploited and their economic growth suppressed. This was evident in Africa, South Asia, Latin America, and North America countries.
Finally, one more good thing that came out of Mongol rule was that Genghis Khan rule was that he accepted all religions. He knew that he could never unite a country under one religion or the people would rebel so he saw it best to let them do their own religions. Sometimes thanks to the trading routes religions intermingled. Also thanks to these trading routes different religions reached different places.
Throughout ancient years, there have been many empires that have impacted culture, politics, religion, and people. The Mongol empire and the Roman empire both had their ways of growing their empires, administering their empires, having successes and failures, and legacies. As the empires began to take shape, expand, and become more complex, they will important in the lives of people.
The Persian Empire and the Roman Empire are among the greatest empires the world has ever seen. The Persian Empire dynasties that were centered in Persia. The dynasties were formed as a result of conquest by ancient rulers such as the conquest of Babylonia, Lydia and Medina and later other dynasties followed to form the great Persian Empire. The vast empire spanned large geographical area which featured Turkey to its northern side and Egypt to its west and also ran through Mesopotamia. The Roman Empire was also a large empire that featured governance that was led by emperors. The Empire had large territories in places like Europe, Asia, and Africa. This paper is going to compare the Roman and Persian empires in relation to highlighting their successes and the assimilation of their conquered subjects into a centralized
... promoting loyalty and increased trust between the two peoples. The Chinese would be more willing to follow the new policies under Mongol rule, even though they were not at the top of the social class anymore. The Mongols were civilized because they were accepting of the customs of different peoples and used this to their benefit.
In the distant land known as Sumeria, there were four empires that wanted to control all of Mesopotamia. They fought over water food land and many more things to fight about. All the civilization that lived in Mesopotamia rose and fell like the sun.
Throughout history, there have been many empires that have shaped the outcome of all life on this world that we live on. Some of the greatest empires in the world, the Roman Empire, the greatest militaristic regime in history, or perhaps we can look towards northern Europe and the British Empire, those who had the capability to control the greatest amount of land mass in history. However there is one thing that even those famed Brits never accomplished. Something only one group in history has managed to do, a group that stands out among a crowd of the greatest people to represent planet earth. The men to strike fear Into the most battle hardened soldiers, the barbarians, the moguls. So what did the Mongols accomplish that was special. They managed to conquer the largest contiguous land mass in the worlds an area that stretched from Egypt to Russia and also to encompass all of China. Doing this they managed to shape the lives of millions of people. from Russia to China and everywhere in between. However most historians agree that China was affected more than any other country by the reign of the Mongols. The effects the Mongolian Empire had on China were large and diverse, and included but not limited to the economic influx due to the increased amount of trade routes and the utilization of the peasant class, the social impact, as all people part of the Mongolian empire flew under one one banner, and finally the technological impact as ideas flourished under the watchful eye of the Mongols.
The Mongols could be described as civilized due to the exceptional public works built under their rule, keeping them unified. The Mongolian Empire was enormous, spreading from Korea to Poland and Vietnam to Syria. In fact, Genghis Khan conquered about 4,860,000 square miles, more land than any other ruler had ever controlled (document 1). A vast civilization is hard to keep united. However, the Mongols were able to do this through their public works. In Khan-balik, today known as Beijing, countless roads were built, connecting several provinces (document 8). Mongolian leaders also built canals (document 6). In addition, Marco Polo reported that when he visited the city of Kinsay, 12,000 stone ...
Mongols were almost ‘forced’ to be tolerant because they were such a large empire, and many of their followers came from different faiths. These two empires had both differences and similarities in both religion and politics. The differences and similarities enabled the nations to stand on solid ground and conquer many areas around the world. These empires became stepping stones for nations to come.
An example of this said by Charles J. Halperin in 1985 is, “The Mongol Empire made significant contributions to the political institutions, economic development, and cultural diversity of many lands” (Document 6). All this not only improved the cities they conquered, but more importantly, the empire too. They were also very open to other religions in the government. Even though the Mongols believed in one god, they were open to learning about it. This was well spoken by William of Rubruck in 1955 when he said, “We Mongols believe that there is but one God, by whom we live and by whom we die and towards him have an upright heart.
Image the Mongol Empire marching into the city that you live in. Blood grazing across the air. Genghis Khan’s soldiers slaughtering anyone in their way, kids, women, and even animals. What if your empire wasn’t able to get any food or goods because Genghis Khan cut off people coming in or out of your city to make money and deliver goods. Do you really think that this kind of Empire made a positive impact on history today? The Mongol Empire had a negative impact on the world and made the world suffer in an unfair way.
They had a powerful leader and military, and because of this, they built an empire and conquered many areas. An argument from an opposing side might debate that having one leader with full power of a government is not beneficial to the society's people as one person making all the decisions could be dangerous to people in and out of the society. I believe that this is false as having one person lead an empire is not only more simplistic and easy, but more beneficial as everyone is on the same page and follows the same rules. Also, an opposing argument may state that their social structure is not fair to the people in the lower classes. I believe that this is not the case as their social structure is very balanced and simple, allowing their society to thrive.
In this paper I have brought evidence of why Empire was a good thing by talking about Solon’s Laws, Moche & Greek pottery, Greek food, and Spartan women. This evidence is proof that Empire as a whole is a good thing. It brought all of these things and more into the lives of countless people and they still continue to teach us new things to this very day. If that was not so, I definitely would not be in this class or writing this paper right now.
Working with other students on a group project can sometimes be a huge challenge because some people have a better work ethic than others and feel as if they are doing all the work. While working in groups, it can be hard to spread out the work evenly, and there are normally people who do more work than others. Group projects require good work ethics, teamwork, and good communication among all members. Good communication is a very important factor to have within group projects. Without communication, the project would be unable to be completed because not all the members would have the same ideas or plans in mind.