Historical Empires

1) Italian empire ruled by Caesar, Augustus, Caligula, etc

2) Alexander the Great conquered from Greece to India with this empire

3) Ruled most of the world but lost the colonies to America in the Revolutionary War

4) Ruled Turkey for over 600 years and expanded to North Africa and the Middle East

5) The "Eastern" part of #1, had its capital at Constantinople

6) This western European empire was ruled by Clovis and later Charlemagne

7) This empire, ruled by Hannibal, crossed the Alps to surprise the Romans

8) Short lived empire ruled by Hitler during WW2

9) Ruled Mexico with its capital at Tenochtitlan for centuries

10) Had its capital at Cuzco high in the Andes

11) Ruled much of SE Asia, with its capital at Angkor in modern day Cambodia

12) Among its city states were the powerful Athens and Sparta

13) This empire was ruled by Tsars such as Ivan and Nicholas

14) Powerful empire that had its capital at Agra

15) Vast empire ruled by the fearsome Genghis Khan

16) Founded by Cyrus the Great in modern day Iran

17) Early Mesopotamian empire founded by Sargon the Great

18) Conquered from western America to Mexico to Central America and much of South America

19) Ruled by the pharaohs like Cleopatra and King Tut

20) Qin Shi Huang was one of its influential leaders

21) Centered high in the plateau of southern China with its capital at Lhasa

22) Empire of nomadic people who expanded into central and eastern Europe under the feared leader Attila

23) This empire rose to power and expanded from the Middle East into North Africa after the death of Muhammad

24) Also called the First French Empire that expanded into central Europe, led by the famous general that bears his name

25) Vast empire that controlled much of the Pacific and fought in WW2 until its defeat