6. There is the moral of all human tales; 'Tis but the same rehearsal of the past. First freedom and then Glory - when that fails, Wealth, vice, corruption - barbarism at last. And History, with all her volumes vast, Hath but one page. Canto IV, Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage, Byron as quoted by Thomas Cole
14. What is an empire? A geographically extensive group of states and ethnicities governed by a central authority. There are two types – TERRITORIAL EMPIRES HEGEMONIC EMPIRES Created through direct conquest, war, and control with force. Created through indirect conquest, coercion, and control with power. There is direct political control in the area, greater tribute is collected, but the armies are tied down. There is indirect political control, less tribute is collected, but armies are more expansive.
15. The Asabiya of Empires Following Ibn Khaldun’s theory, we can infer that the asabiya of an empire is incredibly low. And yet, they made up for it. It is during the age of empires when we see advancements and progress in almost every human endeavour.
18. c5400 BCE Eridu Eridu (Sumerian: Eridu; transliteration: Eriduki; from the Sumerian for "mighty place") is an ancient city in what is now Tell Abu Shahrain, in Iraq. Eridu was considered the earliest city in southern Mesopotamia, and has been argued to be the oldest city in the world
19. Mesopotamian civilization (3200 to 539BCE) is founded between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. It is a succession of nations that built on the achievements of the one before.
24. AMORITES (2000 – 1600 BCE) If anyone brings an accusation of any crime before the elders, and does not prove what he has charged, he shall, if a capital offense is charged, be put to death. If a man strikes a pregnant woman, thereby causing her to miscarry and die, the assailant's daughter shall be put to death. If a man knocks the teeth out of another man, his own teeth will be knocked out. If anyone strikes the body of a man higher in rank than he, he shall receive sixty blows with an ox-whip in public.
30. Persia is modern-day Iran. It’s earliest inhabitants are the Elamites (2800 – 550BCE) who would often feud with the Babylonians and Assyrians. More influential, however, have been the Aryans who came into Iran around 1100BCE. Of these people, the Medes and the Persians were most prominent. THE PERSIAN EMPIRE
