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_sfnRM4Y8ZnmmQAqEJPpZYLZ1GMDp-OggbvHjntlGNSA9DmzkhABHOIhFDYAbuMLJimWBY7ph7-CKW3y_kvyO-uFLa0mEqtmc6hbIWaSr5GSZq-ab3x5E3LfWFD-QKaYOD02gBuMnKj=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_sG9kz8pZsN0XsDFe6lSpeaORNW4jcplITkaHoMo8-JHM_klww8pVzuoye3gpTOpWn9z_kIAhitit_8okksXKl0L0IUgAEKnwZLwAk7dKGaCYW_0RsNW4xLuVibT7OC3DM-8iDI=s0-d)