Explain What Common Features Can You Identify In The Empires Described In This Chapter?

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What common features can you identify in the empires described in this chapter? In what ways did these empires differ from one another? What accounts for those differences? Empires increased in land through conquest, and those who invaded the land exploited wealth from the people who resided in it. Culture, religion, and ideas were also exchanged between conquerors and the conquested. Empires generally were in control of great territories and populations, and eventually fell apart. Most empires were monarchies, in which men were superior to women, slavery was practiced, the practice of trade was present, and class distinctions were present. In terms of differences, some empires governed through local-district systems, whereas others practiced