Centers of power are localized regions of the world where political, economic and cultural influence are dominant for a time, hence defining a particular era in a particular sphere of influence.
- Fertile Crescent
- Mesopotamia
- Ancient India
- Indus Valley Civilization
- Maurya Empire
- Pala Empire
- Chola Empire
- Mughal Empire
- Ancient China
- Qin Dynasty
- Han Dynasty
- Tang Dynasty
- Ming Dynasty
- Qing Dynasty
- Ancient Iran and Persian Empire
- Achaemenid Empire
- Parthian Empire
- Sassanid Empire
- Ancient Mediterranean
- Ancient Egypt
- Ancient Greece and Macedonian Empire
- Carthage
- Ancient Rome and Roman Republic
- Roman Empire
- Christendom
- Byzantine Empire
- Holy Roman Empire
- Arab Empire
- Rashidun Caliphate
- Umayyad Caliphate and Caliphate of Córdoba
- Abbasid Caliphate
- Mongol Empire
- Yuan Dynasty
- Portuguese Empire
- Spanish Empire
- Habsburg Spain
- Dutch Empire
- French Empire
- French Colonial Empire
- British Empire
- Soviet Union
- American empire, United States of America
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