Read the writing prompt. Write an informative research-based essay comparing the political structure of ancient Greek city-states to the political structure of the Roman Empire.

When preparing to respond to this prompt, which research question would be the most effective?

Who was the best Roman emperor?
How was the Roman Empire organized?
Who did the ancient Greek city-states trade with?
Why did Athens and Sparta fight the Peloponnesian War?

the committees of correspondence were the american colonies’ means for maintaining communication lines in the years before the revolutionary war. in 1764, boston formed the earliest committee of correspondence to encourage opposition to britain’s stiffening of customs enforcement and prohibition of american paper money. the following year, new york formed a similar committee to keep the other colonies notified of its actions in resisting the stamp act. in 1773, the virginia house of burgesses proposed that each colonial legislature appoint a committee for intercolonial correspondence. the exchanges that followed built solidarity during the turbulent times and bring about the formation of the first continental congress in 1774.

solon did not have any courts in ancient rome. he was an athenian statesman, not a roman one?