- Centers of power
Centers of power are localized regions of the world where
political ,economic andcultural influence are dominant for atime , hence defining a particular age withinhistory . During earlycivilization , this was limited to civilization itself, while in the current age the termsfirst world ,second world andthird world are typically used to describe the differences between power by nationality, and region.*
Fertile Crescent
**Mesopotamia
**Ancient Egypt
* Ancient India
**Indus Valley Civilization
**Maurya Empire
**Pala Empire
**Chola Empire
**Mughal Empire
* Ancient China
**Qin Dynasty
**Han Dynasty
**Tang Dynasty
**Ming Dynasty
**Qing Dynasty
* Ancient Iran andPersian Empire
**Achaemenid Empire
**Parthian Empire
**Sassanid Empire
* Ancient Mediterranean
**Ancient Egypt
**Ancient Greece and Macedonian Empire
**Carthage
**Ancient Rome andRoman Republic
**Roman Empire andByzantine Empire
*Arab Empire
**Rashidun Caliphate
**Umayyad Caliphate andCaliphate of Córdoba
**Abbasid Caliphate
*Mongol Empire
*Europe
*British Empire
* American empire,United States of America
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