the name afsaneh originated from Persia present day Iran, and it means a story
Alexander the Great.
What form of empire was established under Cyrus the Great?
The usual type. Regions were governed by a Persian governor (satrap) appointed by the king, who used city and tribal leaders to do the detailed governing. Taxes and levies of soldiers and warships were imposed by the satrap. A lingua franca (Aramaic) was established to facilitate communication and commerce.
How did Alexander keep his empire running?
He didn't. It took him ten years to conquer, and then he died. His generals succeeded him, and split the empire up into kingdoms of their own.
What empire did Alexander push back and ultimately destroy?
He took over the Persian Empire. He didn't destroy it as he wanted it in good condition for himself.
How did Darius create economic links among the people of the Persian Empire?
To promote strength and prosperity which go hand in hand.
How did Alexander the Great unite the Greek city-states?
He did it by force - they were not 'united', they were under his control. When Thebes revolted, he destroyed the city and sold its inhabitants into slavery as a warning to the others.
How did Darius change Persia's political organization?
Darius organized the empire by dividing it into 20 provinces.
How was Alexander able to take control of the Persian Empire?
Through a carefully planned and executed plan lasting ten years - first eliminating the threat of the Persian navy by capturing the Mediterranean ports, then defeating the armies in the field in three major battles, then taking the bordering provinces.
Who was the Greek who conquered the Persian Empire?
He was Macedonian, not Greek - Alexander the Great, king of Macedonia.
Who conquered the Greek Empire in the second century BC?
There was no Greek empire. After Alexander the Great's death, his generals divided the empire amogst themselves, forming what we call today the Hellenistic kingdoms - Macedonia, Egypt, Syria and Pergamon. These kingdoms were progressively absorbed into the Roman Empire in the Second and First Centuries BCE.
When did the Persian empire extend past the indus river?
During the reign of Darius I in the late 6th Century BCE.
How did Darius restore order to the Persian Empire?
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Xerxes vowed revenge & planned to invade Greece. He became the new Persian monarch in 486 B.C., after Persian King Darius died. He had an army of 18,000 troops, thousands of warships & supply vessels.
What government did the Persian Empire have?
Local government, controlled by PERSIAN provincial governors with central control by the king and his council.
Who controlled Asia Minor and part of the Persian Empire following Alexander the Great's death?
His generals who divided and took over his empire which we call the Hellenistic Kingdoms - Ptolemy in Egypt, Seleucis in Syria and the east, and Antigonus in part of Asia Minor.
Was the Persian Empire driven out of the Indus River valley by Magadha?
There are several eras of Magadha - if you are asking about the Maurya Empire, it was established as far as the Indus valley by 322 BCE, by which time the Persian Empire had been taken over by Alexander the Great's Macedonian Empire which itself had already unravelled in the east by the time of his death in 323 BCE.
So no, the Persian Empire had ceased to exist by the time the Mauryan Empire took over the Indus. Alexander was fortunate his soldiers refused to go east into India as he would have run into the overwhelming power of the expanding Mauryans and been exterminated.