Sep 26 The Classical Era in Eurasia

The Persian Empire was a pretty large army that ranged from 35-50 million people. They conquered land from Egypt to India.  The Persian god Ahura Mazda was powerful and was on a killing rampage. The Persians were also greedy. If there were any luxuries they would just take them an make it their own. This might seem horrible but there is some good that comes out of this.  Over the next 1000 years an infrastructure was formed such as record keeping, court life, tax collecting, roads and trade between each province.

The Greeks are small in numbers compare to the Persians at the time between 500-5000 male citizens and have a different view on life. The idea of "citizenship" that the free people had a choose in the policies/laws in the community. In early Greek time only the wealthy had rights in voting, speaking public office, ect. Slowing more and more less eduated, farmers, ect had rights.

In the 8th century Rome was a small and impoverished city..  The political system saved the poor and the empire grew.  The victory in the Punic Wars with Carthage extended the power and soon gain naval power over western Mediterranean.

As people spread throughout the world and built their Empires I can imagine how slaves played a big role. I think there is greed and everybody. As soon as the Masters figured out that they can own other people as slaves the became natural. It made me think that's how the rich stay rich and the poor stay poor. It also makes me think how a large elephant at a circus is controlled by a small rope and post in the ground. Does trained as a baby that the rope is too strong. So in the elephants mind it can't break away. That's the only thing grows up to be full size it feels the strength of the rope and stops pulling. I'm sure that's similar to the slaves. They were born as servants, always serving a master. There are always corrected when done wrong. They were never given the education to know better. In a way it's like that today. The uneducated has been taken advantage of

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