WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Roman Empire was governed by an autocracy which means that the government was made up of a single person. In Rome, this person was the emperor. The Senate, which was the dominant political power in the Roman Republic, was kept but the senate lacked real political power, and so made few real governmental decisions.

Detailed explanation-2: -Chinese viewed Romans as their civilized western counterparts.

Detailed explanation-3: -The social structure of ancient Rome was based on heredity, property, wealth, citizenship and freedom. It was also based around men: women were defined by the social status of their fathers or husbands. Women were expected to look after the houses and very few had any real independence.

Detailed explanation-4: -The English term “barbarian” is derived from the Greek noun barbaros, Latinized as barbarus. Strabo (14.2. 28) suggests that barbaros originally denoted onomatopoeically the rough, faltering, or harsh speech of foreigners, as perceived by the listener.

Detailed explanation-5: -One contribution of ancient Roman culture was the development of a republican form of government. The ideals developed in the Athens of Pericles and in Republican Rome influenced the development of a parliament in Britain.