Week 5

WEEK 5
September 25

Intro to pt 2 & Ch 3:
Civilizations of this time contained empires used to rule these civilizations. The Chinese and Persians used the empire system to rule their civilizations, where as city-states like Mesopotamia, Greece and Meso-america did not. Civilizations in Persia, China, and India, who had empires, didn't make it very far and it soon collapsed, but for a time, the system seemed to work. The empires stayed up by using armies who used violence to protect them and financially, collected taxes from their citizens. They were also so large, it was difficult to overthrow. The strange thing is is that the rulers of the empires followed different cultures and traditions as the people who lived within the empire, yet they still seemed to stay and follow as the empire says. There was a positive affect to this though. The diverse cultures and traditions allowed for many people to learn more about other cultures and traditions. Aside from violence, empires also brought a sense of together ness and protection for their people.