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Empire (n.) a group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government: usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom.

Key Concept 2.2: The Development of States and Empires As the early states grew in number, size, and population, they competed for resources and came into conflict with one another. In quest of wealth, land, and security, some empires expanded dramatically. In doing so, they built powerful military machines and administrative institutions that were capable of organizing human activities over long distances, and they created new groups of political and military elites to manage their affairs. As these empires expanded their boundaries, they also faced the need to develop policies and procedures to govern their relationships with ethnically and culturally diverse populations, sometimes to integrate them and sometimes to include them in their imperial societies. In some cases, these empires became victims of their own successes. By expanding their boundaries too far, they created political, cultural, and administrative difficulties they could not manage. They also experienced environmental, social, and economic problems when they overexploited their lands and subjects and permitted excessive wealth to be concentrated in the hands of privileged classes.

From modern Iran, largest empire to this date in history Took over Neo-Assyrian empire Medes: Persians who challenged Neo-Assyrian rule Empire under the Achaemenid ruling family: Greece to India, as far north as Caucasus Mntns, as far south as North Africa Cyrus I: Founder – conquers Anatolia/Babylonia. Lets Jews in OT go home. (end of Babylonian Captivity) Darius I: Organizer & Lawgiver Divides empire into 23 satrapies (satrap = governor related to royal family) satrap: collect taxes, oversee territory, lots of autonomy further from the capital Conquered Indus Decentralized system. Conquered lived according to own traditions. Standardized coins, big empire, roads, stability brought forth good trade Est. new Persepolis Zoroastrianism – Heaven/Hell, 1 supreme god, reward/punishment, “messiah.” Monotheistic polytheism – Ahura Mazda – supreme deity, over lesser deities.