Who was Alexander the Great?
King of Macedonia
What is a military?
army, navy, marines, etc.....
When does an emperor give up power?
Dies, new emperor emerges
Where were the first empires located?
Mesopotamia
How does an empire grow?
conquering territories
Who ruled the Persian empire?
Cyrus the great
What is a century?
100 years
When do you conquer a territory?
when you want to expand your empire
Where are the territories for an empire? Spread out, or close together?
close together share borders
How did the Roman empire grow so big?
Take over more and more land
Who is an emperor?
Rules over an empire
What is a democracy?
government for the people by the people
When was the United States Empire?
Never didn't happen
Where was the Roman empire?
Rome
How long was the most powerful empire?
Japan, 1700 years
Who is a subject?
people in an empire
What does it mean to prosper?
grow, expand, be sucessful
Where was the Greek empire?
Greece
How many people made up the Roman empire?
56.8 million
Who practices Architecture?
An architect
What is civil war?
war within the same country/people
Where is the Akkadian empire?
Mesopotamia
How does a dynasty rule?
In the same family