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What methods and institutions did the Persians use to amass and maintain their Empire?
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The Empire was initially taken by conquest, then supplemented by diplomacy, bribery and further conquest. They established a system of governance based on local government, provincial Persian government, and central control. Taxes were levied to support this and the land and naval forces to sustain internal and external security.
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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.
Why were the Persians so successful at uniting and maintain this empire?
They divided the empire into 20 provinces with Persian governors but left the cities, tribes and principalities under their traditional rules, blending normal rule with overall control and protection.
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.
