Compare And Contrast American And Persian Empires

The Assyrian and Persian Empires were two of the earliest major empires in the world. The Assyrians were powerful from about 900 to 700 B.C. The Persian Empire came afterward, gaining power around 550 B.C. Both empires were monarchies located in the Middles East, but there were very significant differences between these preeminent empires. First off all, both of these empires had very distinct ways of governing their empire. The Assyrians had an autocratic and centralized system of government. The king of Assyria was seen as all powerful and everyone else in their society was seen as a slave to the king. Whenever a land was conquered and resettlement was executed, the Assyrian king either picked an Assyrian official or picked a local king as long as they were loyal to Assyria. They picked local rulers in hope of the territory co-operating with them. All rulers were to report back to the central authority of Assyria. Additional lands, added to the empire from military campaigns, brought taxes and tribute to the Assyrian treasury. If the …show more content…
The king did not portray him self as dominant, all-powerful figure. The people of his empire were portrayed as strong and important members of the society. The Kings of the Persian Empire are described as wise and tolerant. They believed they should honor the local customs and religions of the land he’s conquering instead of destroying local temples. The empire was not exploited as ruthless for the benefit of the center and instead, each part of the empire had it’s own governor and was seen as an equal part of the empire. The Persian Empire was divided into twenty provinces and they were similar to the homelands of the different groups of people living under the Persian rule. Each province practiced their own religion, spoke their won language, and also followed many of their owns laws. Tribute was demanded from each region, but not as mercilessly as in the Assyrian