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The key to maintaining the Persian Empire was that the various conquered peoples had some freedom to practice their beliefs along with their requirements as Persians. This prevented dissension and rebellion.
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The Persians provided internal and external security, a system of government based on local government overseen by provincial ad central control, encouraged prosperity, and taxed moderately.
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What year did the Persian Empire end?
There is not just one Persian Empire. There are several. If you are specifically referring to the Persian Empire of Cyrus the Great, Darius, and Xerxes, that empire was overrun by Alexander the Great between 334-324 B.C.E.
Why was the Persian Empire the most important Mesopotamian Empire and why?
The Persian Empire was not a Mesopotamian empire - it included Mesopotamia as merely one of it's twenty provinces which stretched from Libya to today's Pakistan..
Who was the Governor of a Persian province of the Persian empire?
One of the nobles of the Persian tribe. There were 20 provinces (satrapies) and 20 governors (satraps)
What is one of the 20 provinces into which darius divided the Persian empire?
Satrap
How did Zoroastrianism influence the way the Persian empire was gonverned?
It was merely a Persian religious sect which did not have a political influence. The Persian Empire was divided into 20 provinces (satrapies) with a Persian governor (satrap), overseen by the king and his council, an entirely practical approach, not a religious one.
What year did the Persian Empire end?
There is not just one Persian Empire. There are several. If you are specifically referring to the Persian Empire of Cyrus the Great, Darius, and Xerxes, that empire was overrun by Alexander the Great between 334-324 B.C.E.
Why was the Persian Empire the most important Mesopotamian Empire and why?
The Persian Empire was not a Mesopotamian empire - it included Mesopotamia as merely one of it's twenty provinces which stretched from Libya to today's Pakistan..
What caused the Persian Empire to rebal?
The Persian Empire had no one to rebel against, it was the strongest power in the region until it was taken over by Alexander the Great.
Who was the Governor of a Persian province of the Persian empire?
One of the nobles of the Persian tribe. There were 20 provinces (satrapies) and 20 governors (satraps)
What was the westernmost kingdom in the Persian Empire?
There was only one king, and hence one kingdom which we call the Persian Empire.The kingdom was divided into provinces (Satrapies), each with a governor (Satrap).The westernmost part of the Persian Empire was Libya in the Satrapy of Egypt.
Who took part in the Persian Wars?
The Persian Empire on one side, and the southern Greek city-states on the other.
What is one of the 20 provinces into which darius divided the Persian empire?
Satrap
What is the term for the leader of one of the Persian Empire's states?
King of Kings.
What was one similarity between the religious practices of the Persian Empire?
Polytheism.
How did Zoroastrianism influence the way the Persian empire was gonverned?
It was merely a Persian religious sect which did not have a political influence. The Persian Empire was divided into 20 provinces (satrapies) with a Persian governor (satrap), overseen by the king and his council, an entirely practical approach, not a religious one.
When Mesopotamia and Iran were joined for the first time under one ruler in 539bce, what empire began?
Persian Empire
What is one thing that Alexander the Great accomplished?
He conquered the Persian Empire, and for better and worse, made it into an empire of his own.
