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September 23 Intro to Part Two & State and Empires

The Persian and Greek experienced numerous long interactions and clashes, which is considered one of the most consequential cultural encounters of the ancient world. The Persian Empire conquered a lot of territory from Egypt to India, which was the largest in the world. The Persian monarchs were also very strict and fierce. On monarch was quoted saying "What was said to them by me, night and day, it was done." To uphold this, they had satraps in each of the empires providence.
The Greek Empire, on the other hand, was smaller and were only in one concentrated area, but when Alexander died, his empire divided into three kingdoms. One notable Greek city was Rome, which was small and impoverished, but soon it started to expand to nearby territories and became the epicenter.
Unlike the Roman Empire, the Chinese Empire was able to take shape because various rulers vied to reunify China. One of these rulers was Qin Shihuangani, whose empire was very advanced which allowed him to reunited China. Once the Roman and Chinese Empires established themselves, they both had numerous similarities. For example, they both heavenly invested in public works.
Both these empires soon collapsed. The Han Dynasty came to an end in 220 C.E while the Roman empire in 476 C.E. They were too big and overextened and it was too expensive to sustain with viable resources. Peasants turned into impoverished tenant farmers which resulted in a major revolt called "Yellow Turban Rebellion".
The Mauryan Empire in India was also an impressive political structure which was equivalent to the Persian, Chinese and Roman empires, but not nearly as long-lasting.

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