Answer: the answer to #1 is poland
Explanation:
Needed a strong central government
Conquering the mighty Persian empire and others and thus creating one of the largest empires ever. He was King of all Greek nations, Shah of Persia, Pharaoh of Egypt and ruler of many more lands.
The City Wall of Nanjing<span> (</span>Chinese<span>: </span>南京城墙<span>; </span>pinyin<span>: </span>Nánjīng chéngqiáng<span>) was designed by </span>Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang<span> (r. 1328–1398) after he founded the </span>Ming Dynasty<span> (1368–1644) and established </span>Nanjing<span> as the capital 600 years ago. To consolidate his sovereignty and keep out invaders, he adopted the suggestions of advisor Zhu Sheng to build a higher </span>city wall, to collect grains and to postpone the coronation. Then, he started to build the city wall. It took 21 years to complete, and used 200,000 laborers to move 7 million cubic metres of earth. The City Wall of Nanjing was among the largest city walls ever constructed in China.[1][2]<span> The enclosed </span>Nanjing City<span> is about 55 square kilometers.</span>