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Monarchs in History
About 3,200 BC, writing was invented and thus the beginning
of record keeping. Perhaps the oldest written story on earth is the
Epic of Gilgamesh. It recounts the story of Gilgamesh, the Sumerian
King of Uruk, visiting Utnapishtim and his wife, who were survivors
of a great flood.
Interestingly, hundreds of ancient civilizations have accounts
of an immense flood, including: Babylon, India, China, Sumatra, Wales,
Scandinavia, Russia, Peru, Australia, Hawaii and Polynesia.
As cities appeared, governments developed and kings emerged.
From this beginning, the pattern was consistent - power concentrated
into the hands of an individual, usually during crises, internal
instability, external attack, military conquest, or for economic benefit.
Perhaps the first ancient account of power concentrating was
in Mesopotamia - the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers,
known as the fertile crescent. According to the ancient story, a king
named Nimrod endeavored to unite everyone to build a tower to
reach heaven. This brought judgment from God and their language
was confused. As no one could understand what the other was saying,
as it sounded like “babel,” the place was called “Babylon,” and the
people scattered.
In preparation for this book, kingdoms, dynasties, caliphates
and empires have been examined throughout:
ANCIENT ANTIQUITY 3,200 BC - 750 BC
CLASSICAL ANTIQUITY 750 BC - 500 AD
FALLOF ROME/MIDDLE AGES/RISE OF ISLAM 500-1450
RENAISSANCE/AGE OF DISCOVERY 1450-1600
COLONIALISM/EARLY MODERN ERA 1600-1800
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION/MODERN ERA 1800-Present
It is evident that power in the hands of the State led by
powerful dictators was the norm - the “default setting” - for human
government; and power in the hands of the people was rare. The
uniqueness of America’s democratically-elected Constitutional
Republic can be appreciated from its rare occurrence in history.
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CHANGE TO CHAINS - WILLIAM J. FEDERER