The Empires we have learned about have fallen from either political, economical, or societal instabilities. During the Iron Age, Empires were developed due to increasing technologies that has iron brought. Iron brought increased power which allowed for the creation of Empires. The Iron Age brought out the empires of Assyria and Persia. Rome rose from a Republic to an Empire through the increase in army power and control. These Empires thrived differently by using religious systems. Military systems, or government systems. These empires have fallen in similar ways. They have fallen from rebellion of their own people. They have been invaded and become conquered. They have suffered from disease. Leaders have gotten out of control with their powers. These Empires (Assyria, Persia, and Rome) have risen from successful leadership, thrived from social order, and fallen from either political instability, economic instability, societal instability, environmental causes, or disease.
The Assyrians emerged with dominant power in Mesopotamia. They came from the northern part of Mesopotamia. Because their flat land made them vulnerable to attacks, they had to develop a violent behavior to …show more content…
Cyrus the Great was able to rule the Persian Empire through Zoroastrianism. He was able to keep control of the empire and rule by using religion. He invoked spiritual justifications with this to ensure his rule. Religion helped unite the nation. This was a large empire that proved effectively ruled using religion. The Empire failed after people began to question the divinity of their leader, and satrapies (taxing buildings) were unstable with power. The Persian tried to invade Greek on two occasions. The first invasion failed, which lead to an intense crisis. This weakened the Persian Empire each time and eventually Alexander the Great defeats the Persian Empire in 330
The Assyrians emerged with dominant power in Mesopotamia. They came from the northern part of Mesopotamia. Because their flat land made them vulnerable to attacks, they had to develop a violent behavior to …show more content…
Cyrus the Great was able to rule the Persian Empire through Zoroastrianism. He was able to keep control of the empire and rule by using religion. He invoked spiritual justifications with this to ensure his rule. Religion helped unite the nation. This was a large empire that proved effectively ruled using religion. The Empire failed after people began to question the divinity of their leader, and satrapies (taxing buildings) were unstable with power. The Persian tried to invade Greek on two occasions. The first invasion failed, which lead to an intense crisis. This weakened the Persian Empire each time and eventually Alexander the Great defeats the Persian Empire in 330