they kept control by setting laws or rule of law that everyone had to follow
At that period in time it was difficult to organize a larger empire. The bureaucracy required to maintain holdings far from direct control was not available. This led to control being limited to the distance a person could walk or run in a day's time (basically a city). Eventually, leaders like Sargon of Akkad were able to conquer multiple city-states and assemble small bureaucracies to help him administrate the landholdings, leading to the first empires.
So Europeans could rule more countries and states.
Answer this question… They allowed small European armies to defeat larger African and Asian forces when invading territory.
Even at Israel's largest stage, Kush was bigger.
The first empires developed after city-states and early nation-states primarily due to the need for larger political entities to manage increased trade, resource distribution, and military defense. As cities grew and populations expanded, the complexity of governance and the demand for security led to the consolidation of power under centralized authorities. Additionally, cultural and economic interactions among neighboring city-states often resulted in alliances and conquests, facilitating the rise of empires that could exert control over vast territories and diverse populations. This shift allowed for more efficient administration and resource management across larger areas.
That is not the way historians see it. After conquering all the Sumerian city-states, Sargon I united them with Akkad, and created the world's first empire. Sargon II did the rest. Babylonia was the capital city and it emerged as a major power when Hammurabi created an empire out of the territories of the former Akkadian Empire.
The larger an Empire becomes in area, the harder it is to control over time.
At that period in time it was difficult to organize a larger empire. The bureaucracy required to maintain holdings far from direct control was not available. This led to control being limited to the distance a person could walk or run in a day's time (basically a city). Eventually, leaders like Sargon of Akkad were able to conquer multiple city-states and assemble small bureaucracies to help him administrate the landholdings, leading to the first empires.
The Roman Empires territory was hundreds of people larger than the Dynastys territory.
Some powerful empires that existed around at the same time were the Aztec and Inca Empires. However, the Inca Empire was much larger.
At that period in time it was difficult to organize a larger empire. The bureaucracy required to maintain holdings far from direct control was not available. This led to control being limited to the distance a person could walk or run in a day's time (basically a city). Eventually, leaders like Sargon of Akkad were able to conquer multiple city-states and assemble small bureaucracies to help him administrate the landholdings, leading to the first empires.
So Europeans could rule more countries and states.
The organization of Ancient Greece as a number of smaller, independent city-states allowed local groups of Greeks to experiment politically. This is in contrast to larger, more unified empires that lacked governmental diversity because of a unilateral method of control.
Population control
An emperor is male, and empress is female; the terms are similar to king and queen, except that empires are often larger than kingdoms.
The Sumerian communities were called city states because there cities are so large that they are almost as large as a normal state but the are in dependent states.
Answer this question… They allowed small European armies to defeat larger African and Asian forces when invading territory.