Blog Post #5 - Part 2 Chapter 3

In this chapter we learn about another wave of civilizations but this time around it focuses on empires, such as ancient Rome and Greece. We learn about the building of the Roman Empire, how it started as a small poor town with a very small population but through conquering other civilizations were able to grow to the great Roman Empire still studied today. Also focuses on the very different civilizations of ancient Greece that was comprised of many different city/states that were very independent. Along with the Persian Empire and the war between Persian Empire and Greece. Learning the different structures within the Greece city/states. How Greece is one of the only civilizations that used democracy as a form of government versus the other civilization that were ruled by a monarchs that held all the power. In this chapter it was surprising to read about that as Rome conquered other civilization that some of the population was taken in as slaves. That was not something I was taught when learning about Rome when I was younger. The only time I was taught about slavery being a practice was during American History.  Also learning in the chapter that many people in Ancient China wanted to unite the empire. That historians study the Roman and Chinese Empire together because they have similar systems such as both saw leaders as Gods and both focus on public works like bridges, roads, and canals etc.