GK
WORLD HISTORY
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The diplomacy of unconditional surrender used by the Persians against the Greek City-States.
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Civil-Service Exam
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Mandate of Heaven
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Earth & Water
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Legalism
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In 491 BC the ‘Great King’, Darius, who ruled the vast Persian Empire, sent envoys to the Greek city-states seeking ‘earth and water’-tokens of submission to Persian authority.
Detailed explanation-2: -The demand for earth and water symbolized that those surrendering to Persians gave up all their rights over their land and every product of the land. Giving earth and water, they recognized the Persian authority over everything; even their lives belonged to the king of Persians.
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