Which was a result of augustus ending the civil wars and taking power? a. the republic's democracy flourished. b. the republic had become an empire. c. the republic's military grew weak. d. the new empire grew poor and weak.

Correct option is "B".

Augustus was the first Emperor of Roman Empire. Under his rules, Rome extended its reigns beyond its borders. Augustus has dramatically enlarged his dominion annexing Egypt, Dalmatia, Pannonia, Noricum, and Raetia, expanding possessions in Africa, and completing the conquest of Hispania.

i'd assume india mainly because of how isolated japan was.   plus it is a whole china away.

social contract theory basically says that all individuals are born equal, and provided a god given right to consent to be governed. american government is based of this

thomas hobbes and john locke said that we are selfish, individualistic, and constantly at war with each other, therefore we need to be controlled. 

government is defined as the legitimate use of force to control human behavior within territorial boundaries, here comes in hobbes and locke.

hobbes takes the part about controlling human behavior. while locke takes the part of legitimate use of force, since force is not legitimate unless there is consent of the people. 

there are basically 3 goals of the government: 1) maintain order by protecting life and property. 2) providing public goods, those which are typically not provided by the public sector, such as roads and education. 3) promote equality be it political, opportunist or outcome equality.