Compare And Contrast Persian And Greek Empires

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Greek city-states were in modest settlements independent from one another, yet they did have a few opportunities to participate in political life. In contrast, the Persian Empire was immensely expansive and was governed by an absolute monarch. Despite these distinctive differences in political life by means of social status, I find it interesting that both Persia and the Greek city-states were similar to one another in terms of size. Empires and emperors of India were not that heard of until the Mauryan Empire came along, and although it was short-lived, this bustling empire had an impressive political structure with a population of 50 million people. Perhaps most importantly, the iconic emperor Ashoka was best known for his rather rebellious

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