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Historical Empires

Name the famous empires that had a significant impact on history
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Empire
1) Italian empire ruled by Caesar,
Augustus, Caligula, etc
Roman
2) Alexander the Great conquered
from Greece to India with this empire
Macedonian
3) Ruled most of the world but lost the
colonies to America in the Revolutionary War
British
4) Ruled Turkey for over 600 years and
expanded to North Africa and the Middle East
Ottoman
5) The "Eastern" part of #1, had its capital
at Constantinople
Byzantine
6) This western European empire was ruled
by Clovis and later Charlemagne
Frank
7) This empire, ruled by Hannibal, crossed the
Alps to surprise the Romans
Carthaginian
8) Short lived empire ruled by Hitler during WW2
Nazi
9) Ruled Mexico with its capital at Tenochtitlan for
centuries
Aztec
10) Had its capital at Cuzco high in the Andes
Inca
11) Ruled much of SE Asia, with its capital at
Angkor in modern day Cambodia
Khmer
12) Among its city states were the powerful
Athens and Sparta
Greek
13) This empire was ruled by Tsars such as Ivan
and Nicholas
Russian
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Empire
14) Powerful empire that had its capital at Agra
Mughal
15) Vast empire ruled by the fearsome Genghis Khan
Mongol
16) Founded by Cyrus the Great in modern day Iran
Persian
17) Early Mesopotamian empire founded by Sargon
the Great
Akkadian
18) Conquered from western America to Mexico
to Central America and much of South America
Spanish
19) Ruled by the pharaohs like Cleopatra and King Tut
Egyptian
20) Qin Shi Huang was one of its influential leaders
Chinese
21) Centered high in the plateau of southern China
with its capital at Lhasa
Tibet
22) Empire of nomadic people who expanded into central
and eastern Europe under the feared leader Attila
Hun
23) This empire rose to power and expanded from the
Middle East into North Africa after the death of Muhammad
Umayyad
24) Also called the First French Empire that expanded into
central Europe, led by the famous general that bears his name
Napoleon
25) Vast empire that controlled much of the Pacific and fought
in WW2 until its defeat
Japanese
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