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topic; "second wave civilizations" (followinging the "first wave" ones we studied in priors chapters). These created the large empires of Persia, India, Greece, Rome and China, some of which you probably have heard.
Questions
1. a) What common features did these empires share? Illustrate with examples.
b) In what ways were they different? Give examples from each.
2. What were the weaknesses or problems within each empire that led to its collapse?
3. What features do you admire about any of these empires?
What do you not like?
4. Does the United States today share any characteristics in common with any of these empires described in chapter 3? Explain with specific examples.
Is there a lesson here for us?
5. Go to the section at the end of chapter 3 on page 137 called "Doing History" Using the primary souces preceeding as indicated, answer Questions 1 and 2. Pay special attention to the attitudes the writers expressed toward the peoples they were describing.