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)
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6. The Umayyad Caliphate (661-750)
5. The Achaemenid Empire (ca. 550-330 BC)
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4. The Ottoman Empire (1299-1922)![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tkJ39vOP26yvMFZeS-lEDsB77dka3U9paYtthUmUiAuVHA0jY5Xo30f87xeZBUe-NWR9WUnDSw-4wy_KVLuBWrygh7hL5cW6O4wCBDZXGABwCpc7nAhfz5_8eq10i2UJ_Bt8ea-qta=s0-d)
3. The Mongol Empire (1206-1368)
2. The British Empire (1603 to 1997)
1. The Roman Empire (27 BCE to 1453)![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sy8isjQmVR5r44ty1v_BPCzXCHcZ3Hm4sc0KoBfLSIDpWl8kZbX28c_kpBgH4LDxlTJX8BNBNJBsygbo3b_NO5WZc51uf91f_n-tlrOpHV8xnm_361h59KdFUcOQAXKZ1Rfl7u=s0-d)