jdghgh

This is only to see what you all think about this subject, its not for a homework assignment, or anything, if that's what you're asking.

purakjelia

It is very eurocentric.

purakjelia

1200BC: Ancient Eygpt, Shang Dynasty

800BC: Assyria, Zhou Dynasty

400BC: Athens, Achaemenid Empire, Warring States

100AD: Rome, Han Dynasty, Parthian Empire

200AD: Rome

300AD: Rome, Tsin Dynasty

400AD: Huns, Sassanid Empire, Northern Wei

500AD: Byzantine Empire, Sassanid Empire, Juan-Juan Khanate

600AD: Byzantine Empire, Sui Dynasty, Gokturk Khanate

700AD: Umayyad Caliphate, Tang Dynasty, Tufan Empire

800AD: Abbasid Caliphate, Tufan Empire, Tang Dynasty

900AD: Byzantine Empire

1000AD: Sung Dynasty, Khitan Liao Dynasty, Byzantine Empire

1100AD: Sung Dynasty, Byzantine Empire

1200AD: Jurchen Jin Dynasty, Southern Sung Dynasty

1300AD: Mongol Empire

1400AD: Timurid Empire, Ming Dynasty

1500AD: Spain, Ottoman Empire, Ming Dynasty

1600AD: Spain, Ottoman Empire, France

1700AD: France

1800AD: Great Britain

1900AD: Great Britain

2000AD: USA

Darth Roach

Achaemenids were much weaker than Athens, IMO. But in 400BC Sparta was in charge. So Sparta is the most powerful state in 400BC.

I'd say that in 500BC - Athens, 450BC - Athens, 400BC - Sparta, 370BC - Thebes.

purakjelia

I agree that Athens and Sparta were powerful, but I think that your point of view is too eurocentric. There were other powerful civilisations, such as Persia, India, and ancient China.

purakjelia

Actually, I wanted to add ancient India on my list, but I'm not quite sure about the names of ancient Indian kingdoms.

Lazyman

I would generally agree with most of what Roach said.

650BC: Assyria
600BC: Babylon
500BC: Achaemenid empire
440BC: Achaeminid empire
400BC: Achaeminid empire
300BC: Mauryan Empire
250BC: Mauryan Empire
200BC: Rome
100BC: Rome
0AD: Rome
100AD: Rome
200AD: Rome
300AD: Rome
400AD: ERE
500AD: ERE
600AD: ERE
700AD: Umayyad caliphate
800AD: Abbasid Caliphate
900AD: no idea, could be one of the Frankish states
1000AD: ERE
1100AD: Almoravid Empire
1200AD: Khwarezm Shah, Ghaurid Sultanate (I might be Biased....)
Rest of the 13th cent. until breakup : Mongols
1300AD: Delhi Sultanate (I AM BIASED)
1400AD: Ottomans
1500AD: Ottomans, Spain
1600AD: Spain
1700AD: France
1800AD: Great Britain
1900AD: Great Britain
2000AD: USA

mingming

The Xin Dynasty is in here? It's probably one of the worst dynasties ever in existence and its entire rule was full of peasant revolts.

Lord_of_Gauda

My list:

2334 BCE-2200 BCE: Akkadian Empire

2200 BCE-1300s BCE: Unknown
1300 BCE-1150 BCE: Hittite Empire/New Kingdom Egypt
1150 BCE-1050 BCE: New Kingdom Egypt
934 BCE- 650 BCE: Neo Assyrian Empire
650-550 BCE: Median Empire/Neo-Babylonian Empire
550 BCE-440s BCE: Achaemenid Empire
440 BCE- 350 BCE: Achaemenid Empire/Nanda Empire
350 BCE-320 BCE: Nanda Empire/Macedonian Empire
320 BCE-195 BCE: Mauryan Empire
195 BCE- 50 BCE: Han Empire
50 BCE-250 CE: Roman Empire
250 CE-350 CE: Sassanid Empire
350 CE-470 CE: Gupta Empire
470 CE-550 CE: Byzantine Empire
550 CE- 620s CE: Sassanid Empire
620s CE- 650 CE: Harsha's Empire
650 CE- 750 CE: Tang Empire
750 CE- 800 CE: Abbasid Caliphate
800-850 CE: Pala Empire
850-900 CE:Gujjar-Pratihara Empire
900-950 CE: Rashtrakuta Empire
950CE-1050 CE: Chola Empire, Song Empire
1050CE-1150CE: Seljuk Empire, Song Empire
1150 CE-1220sCE: Holy Roman Empire
1220s CE-1350 CE: Mongol/Yuan Empire
1350 CE-1600 CE: Ming Empire
1600 CE-1675 CE: Mughal Empire/Ottoman Empire
1675 CE-1700 CE: Spanish Empire
1700 CE- 1720 CE: Russian Empire
1720 CE-1790 CE: British Empire
1790 CE-1820 CE: French Empire
1820 CE-1920 CE: British Empire
1920 CE-1960 CE: USA
1960-1990 CE: USA/USSR
1990 CE- Present: USA

Darth Roach

Disagree about 1600-1700. Spain was the most powerful about half of that time, then came France.

I also disagree about Achaemenids. They were pretty weak when you think about it.