chapter 3

are we just like Rome ? I believe that we are not  Americans do not have the “conqueror’s mentality”
although there is great similarities I think people might get confused with similarities and interpreting them into ideas that we are the new roman empire .  Both claimed important political traditions such as the rule of law and fair government. Both believe that they were providing a much better government to those they conquered.,  Both established transnational trading systems. In the areas of the Roman imposed peace, they established road networks, a postal system, and commercial stability. Similarly, the U.S. has led the way in bringing about a global system of commerce and trade.
Both attracted substantial numbers of immigrants from other parts of the world.
 Rome often used local leaders to manage the local populations. The U.S. does the same.
Both are responsible for a “transnational language.” Latin in the case of Rome. English in the case of the U.S. Both experienced a movement to centralize political power. This centralization has been accompanied by a decline in the politics of participation and an increase in the politics of the spectacle. Games and pleasure took the place of a civic life. A few elite families tended to dominate the national political life. There is great similarities on to the question are we Rome but in real life America is no where near an empire.

          it still amazes me on how these empires evolved , like what made a ruler think of making one huge empires with different countries city's and states in one ? how did they know how to make an empire or who made the  "rules" for the empires its all unanswered questions that are not in the book which I think they should be .
     How did Mediterranean, middle east ,India , and china all developed there own political system what made them think of a political system ?
   the Persian empire interest me a lot because of how big it was , the Persian and the Indo-European they Persian empire's drew on previous examples of empires like Babylonian ad Assyrian empires, but it grew far from them with the size and splendor it reached from Egypt -India . how did they get it to expand that big and how did they keep everyone in check ?  when the kind died fires through out the land started to happen , why would they have a back up kind like a prince ? did they not think of that ahead of time  so they empire could still remain the same ?
   the Greco-Persian wars , why did the Greek and Persians always have conflict ? the Greek Ionia became under the Persian control as the empire extended , some Greeks found help and tried fighting the take over from the Persians . why was there even wars ? I think it should of just been if you wanted to be involved with a empire you should if not then don't be apart but I guess having peace all the time isn't really  that true , which I wish there was peace everywhere and no wars .