Top 10 Most Important Empires In History

10.  The Mayan Empire (ca. 2000 BCE-1540 CE)

9.  The French Empire (1534-1962)

8.  The Spanish Empire (1492-1976)

7.  The Qing Dynasty (1644-1912)

6.  The Umayyad Caliphate (661-750)

5.  The Achaemenid Empire (ca. 550-330 BC)

4.  The Ottoman Empire (1299-1922)

3.  The Mongol Empire (1206-1368)

2.  The British Empire (1603 to 1997)

1.  The Roman Empire (27 BCE to 1453)