what makes an empire
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- Excuse me Sire, but what makes up an empire? Why are we an empire and not a kingdom?
- Hmmm, that's a hard question
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- A community in Rome
- To begin, empires have to have groups of distinct people and a significant amount of them too. - King
- So you're basically saying that empires have groups of people that are different which creates diversity. - Knight
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- The second characterization of an empire is having an "flexible" boarder, where the empire can take in other diverse groups and unite with them. - King
- So empires are able to make different groups of people and unite them under one rule? - Knight
- Yes, exactly!
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- Dictatorship
- Democracy
- Another important thing to remember is that empires are not characterized by the type of government system they have. - King
- So we have a dictatorship while the British empire have a democracy but we are both still empires. - Knight
- Oligarchy
- Monarchy
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- Another thing commonly misunderstood about empires is the size. Empires don't need to be big, and some are pretty small. - King
- Oh I get it now, now that you point it out we are much larger than the Athenian empire. Yet, they are still called an empire. - Knight
- Roman Empire
- Athenian Empire
- Slide: 6
- To sum it all up, empires have connected different populations together. In a way, empires have banded the human race together!
- Hmm, I think I'm starting to get how empires work but it amazes me how so many different groups were able to join together in a way.
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