They had the most resources, which meant they can sell as much from their colonies as they pleased. They owned the majority of the middle east, half of africa, the 13 colonies of the USA, Canada, Australia, New zealand, Afghanistan, modern day pakistan, India, Burma, Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, and part of Japan and China.
The answer to this is <span>Greece had smaller, quicker ships called Triremes Which allowed the Greek Navy to dart around the larger Persian ships and sink them.</span>
Explanation: I dont know for sure, but given that Japan was an Empire and Russia and China were/are Communist Dictatorships, the goernment ran all the stuff.