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Imperial Wisdom

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WORLDHISTORY PROJECTORIGINS/ LESSON 4.4CLOSERIMPERIAL WISDOMUnless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Imperial Wisdom,” OER Project, www.oerproject.com/1PurposeBy identifying the most important contributions of ancient societies,you’ll be able tocompare them and understand their historical impact.Process1.Think about the information you gathered in the Empire Building activity. Which of the following themes do you think had the greatest lasting historical impact?Circle one.•Political structure•Economics•Military•Society2.Based on the theme you selected above, decide what was the most significant contribution from each of the empires you learned about in this lesson,and then complete the table below.EmpireMost important contributionPersiansGreeksMacedonian EmpirePtolemaic DynastyMauryan EmpireGupta EmpireZhou DynastyQin Dynasty
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT ORIGINS/ LESSON 4.4 CLOSERIMPERIAL WISDOM23.Write five or six sentences that explain whatyou think was the most important contribution from any of the empires you learned about. Why?