Gain Power
What empire did Sargon create?
Akkadian Empire
How did roads help the Akkadian Empire maintain power?
Messengers, Trade, Cultural Diffusion
Barbarian
A wild and uncivilized person.
Democracy
Government by the people
To continue; carry on; keep in existence
Maintain
Athens and Sparta were _____________ cities
Greek
Why did the Greeks build walls to maintain power?
Protect their cities
Centralized
Concentrated in one place
The ruler of an empire
Emperor
Raw materials supplied by nature
Natural Resources
What empire did Chandragupta build?
The Maurya Empire
Why did the Maurya Empire collect taxes?
To maintain power. To pay for their expenses
A city that controls itself
City-State
A group of states or territories controlled by one ruler
Empire
A nation’s military at sea (often on boats)
Navy
Where did the Qin Dynasty begin?
China
The Qin build the Great Wall of _______
China
Consolidate
To gather and combine
To affect or change someone or something
Influence
When people pay money to the government
Taxes
The Roman Empire began in the city of __________
Rome
The Roman Empire maintained control using boats in the sea. This is called a ....
Navy
The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another
Cultural Diffusion
A relationship between countries in which they rely on one another for resources, goods, or services
Interdependence
Where did Ms. Lyttle recently move from?
Jamaica