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Unit 3: Land-Based Empires

c. 1450 to 1750 CE

The bigger an empire gets, the more difficult it is to rule. How did the colossal land empires of the early modern period conquer and maintain their territories? Explore the expansion of empires and the administrative and religious systems used to control them.