Empires

Empires form when there is a strong leader to take a city-state to the next level. The Qin dynasty, the first chinese empire, had Qin Shihuangdi. The first emperor of the Qin dynasty, he increased his power as a type of monarchy and standardized laws to unify China. Although the Qin dynasty was short lived it began the cycle of powerful empires in China. In Indai, the first longlived empire began when Chandragupta Maurya takes over and expands. Rome follows this same pattern, when Julius Caesar declares himself a dictator. He changed Rome from a republic to an empire. All these major empires were brought about by powerful leaders who created a imperial government with themselves as the head.