Most South American countries gained independence between 1810 and 1830.
That a strong central government was needed instead of classes that wielded power over the poor. The Revolution did away with the 3 estates in which the nobility and clergy lorded heavily over the common people. Napoleon expanded on this, strengthening the central government and attempting to strengthen the economy instead of holding it in one area of the populace.
The Epic of Gilgamesh, the other ones don't even exist.
