Monday, October 17, 2011

I'm too tired to think of a witty title tonight, so...yea....

Empires form due to power vacuums that are left by the destruction of other empires or kingdoms. In the case of India, there was a void left by the removal of the armies of Alexander the great. This allowed other empires in India to form. In the case of the Roman empire, the Roman empire grew strong after the abolition of the last Etruscan king. In the case of (I know, real original opening) China, the Qin dynasty was allowed to grow after the destruction of the Zhou dynasty.
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  1. Mr. WhittenOctober 19, 2011 at 4:10 PM

    But in the case of a power vacuum, is it "the people" who make the empire come into being, or is it the actions of one individual?

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