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What government did Persia use where governors led local districts for the emperor?
Persia employed a system of administration known as satrapy, where local governors called satraps were appointed to oversee various provinces or districts on behalf of the emperor. This decentralized governance allowed for effective management of the vast Persian Empire, ensuring loyalty and control while accommodating local customs and laws. The satraps were responsible for collecting taxes, maintaining order, and providing military support, facilitating the emperor's rule across diverse regions.
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Who is the emperor of Persia?
xerxes
Why was the process of unification important to Persia?
Persia did not unify, the Persian Empire was divided into 20 provinces with Persian governors.. Within the provinces, local government continued along its normal course - city-states, tribes, petty kingdoms, which kept the various peoples happy, with the governors looking after internal and external security, taxes and development.
Describe the Persians' attributes as rulers?
Having gained and consolidated the empire, Persia set about establishing internal and external security, effective government with local rule, controlled by Persian provincial governors, overseen by the king and his council. Persia applied fair taxes and tried to promote prosperity.
What was the government of ancient Persia?
monarchy
What form of government did Persia have?
Persia, particularly during the Achaemenid Empire (c. 550-330 BCE), was an absolute monarchy where the king held supreme power. The monarch, known as the Shahanshah (King of Kings), ruled over a vast and diverse empire, implementing a centralized administration and local governance through satraps (provincial governors). This system allowed for a degree of local autonomy while maintaining loyalty to the central authority. Over time, the form of government in Persia evolved with different dynasties, but monarchy remained a constant feature.
Which Persian emperor was killed at the battle Marathon?
Persia had a king, not an emperor. The Persian king Darius I was at home in Persia when the battle of Marathon took place, so he was not killed at Marathon. Darius the Great died of natural causes 14 years after Marathon.
What were the forms of government in Persia?
Chained and unchained
In which opera does an emperor sing to a tree?
The aria 'Ombra mai fu' from Handel's 'Serse' is sung by Xerxes I of Persia, also known as Xerxes the Great, King of Persia.
The Persian emperor who launched the second invasion of the Greek mainland in 481 BCE ultimately burning Athens to the ground was?
It was 480 BCE, and the king of Persia (not emperor) was Xerxes.
What did the Persians demand of the Greeks?
Earth and water, as a symbol of their agreement to Persian rule under Persian provincial governors and local tyrants appointed by Persia.
How was Persia able to maintain and unify its empire?
By leaving local government in the hand of reliable local despots, establishing twenty Persian provincial governors to control them, and enciuraging prosperity to keep the people happy. As well, they provided external security to protect from intruders trying to move in.
How were the the ephors in Sparta similar to Persia?
Not at all. The Sparta was a limited democracy, the citizens voted in assembly on motions put to them by the council, the ephors did the day to day running. Persia was a kingdom ruled by a king and his council, with provincial governors doing the practical ruling.
