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It was divided into 20 provinces (satrapies); which had many tribes, cities and princelings who retained their own usual form of government but were responsible to their provincial governor (satrap). The Satraps were overseen by the king and his council.
The satraps were responsible for internal and external security, promoting development and prosperity, and ensuring the various sub-groups collected and paid taxes, of which part was remit to the Persian king.
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When was the most powerful empire when Alexander began?
The Persians. Huge and cultured empire.
Who were the Persian Empire trade partners?
The Persians empire trade partners were the Greeks.
Which was not a method by which the Persians strengthened their empire?
Land purchase.
Who ruled the territories between the Ottoman Empire and the Mughal Empire?
The Safavids, Persians and Iranians
Which of the ancient civilizations developed an empire that controlled the most land?
Roman Empire ruled most of the known land at the time.
What did the Persians gain from their empire?
Gaining an empire is its own reward.
How did the Phoenicians influence the Persians?
The Persians absorbed the Phoenicians into their empire, and used their resources.
Who destroyed the Athenian Empire?
Persians
Did the Persians lose their empire to the Spartans?
No.
Who owned the Persian empire?
The Persians
Who destroyed the Persians?
Alexander the Great conquered the Persian Empire and converted it into an empire of his own, not to destroy the Persians but to convert them to Greek culture.
When the Persians took over Mesopotamia?
The Persians conquered the Babylonian Empire in 539 BCE.
How was Cyrus mean to the Persians?
He was not mean to the Persians - he led them to form the greatest empire of the time.
The Persians built what kind of system?
An empire.
Who did the Persian Empire exspand?
It expanded the Persians.
When did the Babylonians empire fall?
The Babylonian Empire fell to the Persians in 539 B.C.E.
What civilizations discussed this year did the Persians make a part of their empire?
The Babylonian Empire.
