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| The geographical location of Iran makes it a link between... |
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| west, south and central Asia |
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| Cyrus was able to take over Babylon by... |
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| making a deal with disaffective elements of the day |
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| Why did satrapies have more autonmy the farther they were from the central seat of government? |
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| Comunication was so low that it was impractical to refer matters to the central government |
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| Darius can be considered a second founder of the persian empire because... |
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| he created a new organizational structure that remained for two centuries |
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| What did the walled garden called "paradayadam (paradise) symbolize to the persians? |
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| the prosperity that the king and empire could bring to those who served them |
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| Which group of Persian workers recieved the most pay? |
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| Historians now believe that the sculptures on the foundations, walls and stairwells of the buildings at Persepolis represent... |
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| public relations or propganda |
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| what was not true about Zoroasrianism? |
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| it preached a belief in multiple deities |
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| for the greeks and other people living around it, the mediterranean was... |
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| this was NOT a reason for the population explosion in Greece during the 8th century... |
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