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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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