he group had. Being the second or third generation afford the opportunity for education of the leadership role. This education allowed for better political strategies and maneuvers. One of the earliest political actions between two empires would be the treaty between the Assyrians and the Egyptians. When Ramses II deciding to attempt the expand his empire further west, he ran into the Assyrians. While a large battle took place the end result was a treaty that basically divided the then know world into areas for Egyptian and Assyrian rule. While the leadership of the early Greeks was controlled by a central leader, they Greeks were among the first to experiment with the idea of having small communities within the empire to have a say in the official laws and regulations of the Greek state. This quasi democracy is the basis of our current government and political operations today.This branching out of governance allowed for several improvements to the basic standard of living. No longer did the strong make rules that kept the weak permanently oppressed. With the exception of slaves, everyone know had a much more level of a playing field when it came to the governmental issues. The Romans copied this format of governance with a few changes. The emperor had supreme power, but there was a senate of elected officials. This senate was not made of common men, but of the aristocracy of the day. Only the highly privileged had a chance to voice his or her opinion in the senate, thus moving further from the democratic system.As the Roman Empire crumbled, the return of rule by the strong returned. Tribal warfare and a lack of meaningful gain in the standard of living persisted for hundreds of years. Empires were sacked ruthless gangs of vandals destroyed all essence of order and civility. In time people found that there still was a need for political relationships and the next generation of governance took over.The feudal system invol...
