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Week 4 Essay

Week 4 Essay

Q The Neo-Assyrians and Persians created two of the first true empires in world history, but went about conquering and administrating their empires very differently. Compare and Contrast the following aspects of the two empires: o Rise and fall, military tactics, culture and religion, assimilation of conquered peoples, strengths and weaknesses

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The two empires can significantly be contrasted with one another. The Neo-Assyrians manifested the raw military side of imperial rule which was characterized by brutal exploitation of subjects and harsh warfare; the Persians on the other hand, balanced their multicultural empire through a gentler and prudent concoction of imperial ideology and centralized administration.