What are 2 advantages and disadvantages of early civilisations having a single ruler?
Advantages 1. A single authority, policy, direction. Ever here about to many chefs ruining the stew, under a single ruler this would not happen. A good ruler and king often lasted not and went far and this benefited the greater population. A single ruler would be able to get things done the way the ruler envisioned without having to compromise with others. 2. There is always risk and turmoil with change, having a single ruler tends to establish a degree of stability in a civilization for the life span of the ruler. Disadvantages. Basically the opposite of the advantages. 1. Just as one ruler could be good another ruler could be bad. A bad inept ruler could ruin a civilization. 2. When a civilization became very large it became very difficult to ruler a large territory with masses of people. The early Holy Roman Emperors spent the majority of their lives traveling around their Empires. Many died young as a result from the rigor of these travels, which meant less stability.
