2. The Dynasties and Empires
China
Qin
Han
Persian Empire
India
Mauryan
Gupta
Greece/Alexander
City-States of
Greece
Alexander’s
Conquests
Roman Empire
Republic & Empire
12. Persia
Centralized Authority of an Absolute monarch…
Emperor connected to the god Ahura Mazda &
extensive bureaucracy
Ruled over 35 million people-respected diverse
cultural traditions of subject people
Royal Road
13.
14. Political Developments-Qin & Han
Strongest central
authority
*Standardization
Economic control -
iron, salt, and silk
trade
Expansion of
bureaucracy
Education and
examination
system created a
scholar gentry
class of
government
workers.
16. Indian Political Developments
Central
authority with
“independent”
locals
Caste
structured
society
Local trade
unrestricted
17. Greece
Independent CITY-STATES
Variety of governments including-
Monarchy & Democracy
Little diversity in culture and religion
Citizenship and SLAVERY
20. Political Developments in the Roman
Empire
1st a Republic, then
an Empire w/ a
monarch
Citizenship &
Slavery
Strongest Law
code
21. Political Developments in the Roman
Empire
Local rulers
maintained regional
rule with Roman
oversight
Diversity in religious
beliefs and
languages
Local trade relatively
unrestricted – except
for the trade of
grains
22. The Collapse of Empire-Rome and
Han China-The Differences
Rome
No large scale,
centralized
authority ever
rules over W.
Europe for any
significant
time…ever!
Han China
After several hundred
years, a new dynasty
emerges with a return to
a single emperor, a
bureaucracy selected by
education and exams,
and Confucian beliefs