Henry Stewart argues that we should choose our own bosses. 
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WHERE THESE OBJECTS WERE FOUND
21 Lachish Reliefs
Browse all the British Museum objects on the A History of the World site
22 Sphinx of Tahaqo
23 Chinese Zhou ritual vessel
24 Paracas Textile
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Old World, New Powers
Around 3000 years ago new powers and peoples arose across the world, often replacing existing powers. Egypt was challenged by its former subject peoples from Sudan. In Iraq a rising military power, the Assyrians, constructed a new empire across the Middle East. In China, a group of outsiders, the Zhou, overthrew the long established Shang dynasty. The struggle for power and resources brought about economic change. In both the Middle East and China, coins were created and used for the first time. Meanwhile South America’s first cities and complex societies began to emerge.
Shakespeare's Restless World
Neil MacGregor uncovers Shakespeare's world through twenty objects.
