0
Tyrants were appointed when there was a breakdown in the political system leading towards civil war. The function of the tyrant was to rule autocratically, but balancing the aspirations of the oligarchs on one hand and the lower orders on the other, to provide a fair compromise. Their problem was that when they had a fair system running for over a generation, the new generation forgot how bad things had been under the oligarchs, and expelled the tyrants for being oppressive, leaving themselves open to a return to the oligarchic oppression of earlier times.
Still curious? Ask our experts.
Chat with our AI personalities
Vivi
Maxine
ProfessorTyrants were appointed to avoid looming revolution by lower-class citizens in city-states. Their job was to strike a balance between a ruling aristocracy and the poorer farmers who were being plundered by those aristocrats..
They succeeded in this but the long term problem was that the tyrant had to employ a large bodyguard to protect himself from being murdered by the disgruntled aristocrats, and to pay them he had to impose a tax. The Greeks hated taxes, and eventually would expel the tyrant.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Why was China able to avoid imperial control in the early 20th century?
Because Britain and the U.S. were opposed to outright colonization.
Why was china able to isolate itself from western influence until the nineteenth century?
They had many countries under control with the power that they had from trading opium. These countries were mainly who they interacted with and communicated with. This allowed them to not get involved in anything in the west.
Why did the byzantine emperors fear the seljuk Turks?
The Seljuk Turks were a large and threatening force in the Middle East during the Middle Ages, and the Byzantine Empire suffered a crippling defeat at their hands at the Battle of Manzikert in 1071. Taking advantage of this victory and the ensuing turmoil within the Empire, the Turks were able to seize most of Asia Minor and remained a threat to the Byzantines for the remainder of the Empire's existence. It was, in fact, a Turkish nation that dealt the death blow to the Byzantine Empire in 1453.
What country was to blame in the trigger of Franz Ferdinand?
Serbia was to be blamed. Even though Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a terrorist group of Serbia working separately from the government, they were still aided by a high ranking government offical, and the government should be able to control what goes on among themselves and in their country. They should be able to prevent corruption. franz Ferdinand was assassinated by gavrilo princip, who was part of the black hand gang(a terrorist group of Serbia) that all tried to assassinate franz Ferdinand.
How did the portuguese control the spice trade?
They discovered the Southern Route to the Indian Ocean, via Cape Hope, established trading enclaves at Indian Ocean Ports like Macau, and enforced their trade monopoly with Cannon, Ships, and Fortifications. They were tough, able, Mariners and Traders and they broke the Spice Monopoly belonging to the Arab Traders before them.
