Write a short paragraph (100-150 words) that describes the seven characteristics of empires. Or if someone could just explain the seven characteristics, that'd work too!

1 Strong central government empires were usually large so they needed a big government to run them.

2 Bureaucracy non elected government workers.

3 Global trade they had multiple trade routes to and from other empires and therefore received things and gave things they couldn't acquire.

4 standardized currency they had there own form of currency that may have not worked outside of the empire but could be used to acquire trade items for other forms of currency.

5 Ethnic diversity slaves of different colors and sometimes workers were usually paid but less than the average folk person and there may have been more than 2 races.

6 Expansionism they were always looking to grow there land and control as much as possible because the more land more power more money more people more sources and a better and stronger kingdom.

7 Centralized leadership there was often a inner circle of higer government officials.

which statement explains one of the reasons world war 1 was so much more destructive than earlier conflicts