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Between roughly 1200 BCE and 600 CE, Eurasia and North Africa saw the emergence of large empires and religious traditions that would shape subsequent millennia. The Assyrian and Persian empires demonstrated centralized administration and imperial logistics; the Mauryan and Gupta polities in South Asia developed complex statecraft and intellectual life; Chinese dynasties such as the Qin and Han consolidated bureaucratic rule and technological innovation; the Roman Empire integrated the Mediterranean through law, infrastructure, and commerce. During the same period, major religious and philosophical systems—Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, Judaism, Christianity—provided moral frameworks and organizational structures that transcended ethnic boundaries, fostering networks of belief and institutions.