WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -A governor of an ancient Persian province was called a satrap. These areas ruled by satraps were called “satrapies.” The Persian emperor Cyrus the Great first chose satraps to rule individual provinces, around 530 BCE. Each satrap controlled a specific amount of land, collecting taxes and maintaining law and order.

Detailed explanation-2: -Emperors and Satraps Under Cyrus the Persians organized their empire into a series of satrapies, or governmental provinces. Each of these provinces was ruled by a governor known as a satrap, as well as a general and a secretary.

Detailed explanation-3: -The satraps, appointed by the king, normally were members of the royal family or of Persian nobility, and they held office indefinitely.

Detailed explanation-4: -The satraps of the Persian Empire were governors who controlled the many regions, known as satrapies, that made up the vast kingdom. A satrap was a governor of a province within the empire.