Essay on The Rulers and the Ruled in High School

WAS CATHERINE THE GREAT A GREAT RULER? Melanie Taylor History 352 12/10/17 Was Catherine the Great a Great Ruler? Catherine the Great, also known as Catherine II, ruled Russia from 1762 to 1796. She ruled for 34 years which was the longest a female ever ruled Russia. Although Catherine the Great is known for putting personal affairs ahead of Russian affairs, she did accomplish a lot during her reign. She brought Western thought processes to Russia which would affect Russia for centuries.

century Europe, the age of absolutism, absolute monarchs ruled most of Europe. Absolute monarchs are rulers that have complete control over the government and its people. They claimed to rule by “divine right,” where their authority comes from God and they were above the law. The views of being a proper role as an absolute monarch differed very much between rulers and their subjects. Certain rulers had ideas that both the people and ruler should be united, some abused their power with no sympathy

First came the rulers, then came the nobles and priests, then the merchants and craftsmen, then the peasant and last but not least the slaves. The warriors were special so they didn’t fit into any class. The Aztec social system was similar to the Maya. They had a very strict social system. First came the nobles, then the commoners, then the serfs or slaves. The noble class consisted of government and military, leaders, high level priests, and lords. The Maya had a class just for the rulers, while the

The time frame is also easy to mark start and end with the rise and fall of the dynasty. Yet in the time following the Han and until the Sui there were only one dynasty that ruled all of China the Jin and it lasted only till the death of its ruler. This has lead to the time period being given different names and boundaries. Some of the names used are the Northern and Southern Dynasties and the Six Kingdom period. The former refers to the fact that this period

narrative of connections between the rulers and the ruled. Forster has aptly highlighted diverse elements, social, political and religious which decide how they met up and needed to live respectively. In

caste system identified a person’s place in Indian society. The caste system depended on your occupation or your wealth. First came the Brahmins who were priests and were seen as the highest class or highest Varna. Then came the Kshatriyas who were rulers or warriors, they were considered to be the second highest class. Then came the Vaisyas who were farmers, craftspeople, and traders, they were considered the third class. Then came the Sudras who were workers and servants, they were considered

protests. The biggest social impact of the Egyptian Revolution was the number of casualties. Egyptian people faced mass arrests of protesters, injuries, and even deaths. Over the course of the revolution, there were at least 840 deaths.(Britannica School). Despite both sides’ good intentions, the number of casualties in the Egyptian revolution was astounding. Protesters were abused in protests, but they needed a better life. The police force and government wanted to keep things under control, but

A form of government ruled by one person whose authority is not restricted by law or governing bodies is absolutism. It is arguable if this form of government can truly be successful due to its impression left throughout the course of history. Justification of absolutism by Thomas Hobbes, Jacques Benigne Bossuet, and analysis of Louis XIV rule reveal why absolutism in ineffective. Due to its removal of self-authority, vulnerability to a power, and the possibility of weakening a country make absolutism

Their rule in China had many different cultures and ideas compared to the Chinese. The Mongols had ruled over the Chinese very harshly. The natives of the country were taxed high amounts of money. This is because the Chinese were forced to work on the long and intensive projects, showing very little respect to the Chinese. As the Chinese had lost control of the government and their power

civilizations such as Egypt worshiped their women more than any other during their time. Ancient Egypt had strong female rulers and political figures before any civil. Greece's famously worshiped goddess and Aphrodite, goddess of love, was an important factor in the everyday life of ancient Grecians. Feminism was strongly undermined because of the patriarchy that was held high above civilians heads, but secretly the women were gaining power. Dating back to earliest times women were viewed as the