Cyrus Clinder Thesis

Selections from the Shu Jing (The Classic of History) (6th Cent. BC) is a document that was written by the Confucius. The classic of history is one of the Confucian classics, and it's was written during the Zhou era when Yi yin looked forward in constructing a young king into a better king with knowledge of the mandate of heaven the mandate of Heaven. The article is about the emperors who had different techniques of dealing the situations and showing their care for the people of the dynasty. For example, the first Xia's king was generous and kind to people while the king of Shang was cruel to his people. Besides, it's about how the mandate of heaven began back then and how people become to know about the mandate of

Throughout pre-unification China, the Mandate of Heaven was used as a justification in the acquisition and eradication of dynasties. The Mandate of Heaven, the idea that a ruler reigned only with the blessing of the heavens, was seen as a way to legitimize a dynasty and its ruler. Although it may seem as if a heavenly mandate gives a ruler absolute power, this is actually not the case. Instead, Mencius, a philosopher who emphasizes benevolent governance, asserts that a ruler can both acquire and lose the heavenly mandate based on his behavior and the treatment of his subjects. If a ruler is not equitable, in other words, the Mandate of Heaven can be withdrawn and bestowed upon a more qualified ruler. Thus, although the mandate sounds

In the mid-first millennium BCE, numerous groups arose, each with a different set of perspectives, worldviews, and attitudes: the Israelites, the Phoenicians, Neo-Assyrians, Persians and Greeks, and so on. For the Jews, they were held captive in Babylon, later returned to Jerusalem by Cyrus, the King of the Persians. Therefore, according to the first article, Cyrus was welcome within their society. These people were extremely religious, especially in regards to Marduk, and they all felt the need to help build their temple in Jerusalem. Everyone wanted to help for their beliefs and God, and gave gifts, money, and resources. “Even the Greeks, who later defeated the Persians, saw Cyrus as a model ruler” (textbook 132). Even more so, according to the Persian Customs article, most of the clans were made by Cyrus, and the rest, nomad tribes, heavily depended on Cyrus’ tribes.

The Mandate of Heaven transfered its amndate to rule China. This is wht the Zhou rulers claimed direct links to the Shang rule. It was an imperial rulefrom the Zhou onward. As a result, emperors lived in a world full of awe inspiring pomp and ceremony. This connect to simularities today because instead of the Mndate og Heaven, we now have elections to choose ouir next "ruler". In addition to another develpoment, the Zhou Dynasty discouraged religions, human sacrafices, and ceremonies to worship gods. Thay all did this because it provided a greater cultural unoty in their empire. In that eveny, the larest speaking group of peoplr poke that same launguage and all wrote the saem. There is no direct continuity fom that. One more additon from the Zhou Dynasty is that it promothed linguistoc unity. They began a process of everyone speaking the same laugage and everyone writing the same. This writibng system was known as the Mandrid. In consequence, increasimg cultursl unty, the Zhou empire began to fail due to political confusion. The relationship from tis concept relates to modern day because English is the 1st known writing system and language ther

The Mesopotamian society lived a long life which included the writings, “Epic of Gilgamesh” in the beginning and led to the “Code of Hammurabi”. Although these significant texts have been written centuries apart, they have quite a few similarities and differences. I am going to discuss them each separately, explain how their leaderships compare and contrast, and how change came over time. These texts are basically led by the rulers of that time. In Uruk it is King Gilgamesh who rules, while in Babylon it is King Hammurabi; they are the ones who govern the laws that are included in each text.

According to Josephus, a Jewish historian, Cyrus is extremely respectful to the Jewish religion. Cyrus declared, “I have given leave to as many of the Jews that dwell in my country as please to return to their own country, and to rebuild their city, and to build the temple of God at Jerusalem on the same place where it was before.” Cyrus also sent his treasurer, Mithridates, and the governor of the Jews, Zorobabel, to “lay the foundations of the temple” and to help with the development of it. This would ensure that it gets done properly and under King Cyrus’s control (Document 2). King Ashoka used Edicts to keep his citizens properly informed and to make their lives easier. He used them to show how much he really valued his citizens loyalty. As an example of this, Edict five states that all religions were to be accepted, especially Dhamma. He believed that Dhamma would promote welfare and happiness to all whom were devoted to it. Ashoka worshiped Dhamma and believed it would be best for his citizens to as well (Document 6).

Mandate of Heaven is an ancient Chinese belief and philosophical that heaven granted emperors the right to rule based on their ability to govern well and fairly.

Cyrus' treatment of his people and the helping of others were what caused him to gain his power. He didn't think of himself as a conqueror, but as a liberator of people. He agreed to treating people of all religions and backgrounds equally, so long as they didn't rebel. Whenever he conquered a new nation, he allowed the people there to keep their religion and customs. His way of ruling was very different compared to the Assyrians and other previous rulers.

The beginning of the Persian Empire is accredited to the wise guidance of a man known as Cyrus the Great. Cyrus was a bright and influential Persian king whose approach for expanding the Persian Empire was to conquer nearing lands with the goal of uniting them into one vast empire. With his dexterous guidance and a solid military, Cyrus succeeded in fashioning a massive empire that lasted for more than two hundred years. The strong roots and influences brought to the Persian Empire by Cyrus gave the emperors after him much power, like Darius I, who continued to enlarge the Empire. In the year 550 Cyrus the Great took power over the land of Media. As he began to create a strong government he elected both Median and Persian nobles as civilian officials. After conquering Media’s people states throughout Anatolia soon fell under his reign. He then even conquered lands in the area known as the Fertile Crescent. After this the Persian Empire was enormous. Cyrus implemented a rule of toleration toward all his conquered

In Athens, every person had to be concerned with the government, which led them to focus less on their own jobs and doing their own small part to expand society. “Here each individual is interested not only in his own affairs, but in the affair of the entire state as well. (Doc H). This was an ineffiecent was of leading that could easily lead to a distracted society. However, in Cina, the Mandate of HEaven united people in thier belief in the emporer, which not only managed to revitalize leadership, but gave the emporer the power and ability to appoint generals, to be able to appoint generals, and to lead a nation of sixty-five million with only two tenths percent of the poulation being beaurcrats. (Doc F and C). With China united during the Han Dynasty under one leader, they were able to come together to be a successful and industrious nation. This strong leadership in Han China allowed them to be a more advanced society than Athens

Cyrus the Great became ruler of the Persians because he did not want to be controlled by the meads and along with his nomadic warriors, he overtook them. Previously, the Medes had an Iranian religion of whom the Magi were like the priests of Persia and with their great architectural knowledge, they build fire temples which were used by the Magi to perform ceremonies & rituals. This religion derived from magic and astrology, principles of dualism (good & Evil) and resurrection. This religion is one of the causes for which Cyrus the great, rebelled against the Medes. With his army, he conquered most of Asia and remained in power because of the type of ruler that he was. Cyrus allowed the people to keep their customs and practice their own religions, worship their own gods and carry their separate rituals,

Cyrus gains his knowledge of how to rule over human beings from several different sources from his early years. His first teacher was the justice school in Persia, second his experience with his grandfather in Media, and finally, and possibly his most important teacher, his father. First, as a boy, Cyrus learned about justice in Persia, where justice is the law. The boys in the school lean to “take vengeance on whomever they resolve to have done any of these injustices”, and they also lean “moderation” as well as “continence in food and drink” (1.2.6-8). Cyrus takes these Persian ideas and applies them to himself, then his army, and later his empire.

The Education of Cyrus is Xenophon’s account of the development and ascendency of Cyrus, a young boy who soon become King of Persia, and also a depiction of Persia and her people. Aristotle’s Politics, on the other hand, is a philosophical work, aimed at dissecting the “political life” and determining how human beings should organize themselves politically. Yet, at their core, both books are respectfully critical of the political life. The following will assess two apparent paradoxes that appear to plague the political life: 1) with respect to Cyrus, the balancing of the noble and the good and 2) with respect to Aristotle, the struggle between broad political participation and a virtuous government.

When he overthrew the king he won the hearts of the Hebrew people by claiming he was chosen by their God to set them free. This event is in the book of Isahia. “ Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped, to subdue nations before him and ungird the loins of kings to open doors before him.”

In the readings, there are many trends regarding ancient concepts of law, government, and social structure. The code of Hammurabi played a significant role in Mesopotamian law, while the Nile River had a large part in the development of Egyptian civilization. In addition, the Hebrews moved toward pure monotheism and the Persians enhanced the Near Eastern model of monarchical government. “The evidence reveals that on the one hand, peoples then living in the Near East, Africa, and the Mediterranean developed their own distinctive beliefs, mythologies, customs, and sense of identity. On the other they shared many attributes such as large populations, the use of writing, devotion to religion, and economies based on trade and agriculture.” (Lualdi, 15) Overall, each society had similarities and differences in their way of life, but some are key to showing the maturation of the area as a whole.