Comparing The Assyrian Empire And The Persian Empire

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Assyrian Empire and the Persian Empire were two of the earliest major empires in the world. The Assyrians were powerful from about 900 to about 600 BC. The Persian Empire came afterwards, holding power beginning around 550 BC. Both were empires in what we now call the Middle East. Both were monarchies. However, there were very important differences between the two. A good way to express these differences is to say that, from our perspective, the Persian Empire was more enlightened. Because of this, it was possible for them to rule a much larger empire than the Assyrians could. The Assyrians had a much more autocratic and centralized system of government. The king of Assyria was seen as all-powerful. Everyone else in their society

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