Which of the following CANNOT be associated with the emergence of international empires after 1500 b.c. ?
A)the extension of civilization beyond the river valleys
B)a sharp break with the past that prevented the first civilizations from influencing what would become the West
C)the migration of Indo-European peoples
D)an intermingling of peoples and cultural traditions
E)new languages which were derived from an Indo-European core

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The statement that there was a "sharp break with the past" preventing the influence of the first civilizations is not accurate. In fact, many of the empires that emerged after 1500 b.c. were built upon the foundations of earlier civilizations, such as the Persian Empire building upon the legacy of the Babylonian and Assyrian empires.

Which of the Following CANNOT Be Associated with the Emergence