CIVILIZATION
ASSYRIAN
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Question
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Babylonian
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Neo-Babylonian (definitely not, Nebuchadnezzar was a jerk)
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Akkadian
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Persian
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Achaemenid Persian Empire first expanded under the leadership of Cyrus the Great, who utilized a strategy of religious and cultural toleration to maintain order.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Persians were well-known for their tolerance of local customs, traditions, and religions and generally ruled with a light touch, all of which helped support the legitimacy of their rule.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Persians were the first people to establish regular routes of communication between three continents-Africa, Asia and Europe. They built many new roads and developed the world’s first postal service.
Detailed explanation-4: -By 650 BCE, the Zoroastrian faith, a monotheistic religion founded on the ideas of the philosopher Zoroaster, had become the official religion of ancient Persia.
Detailed explanation-5: -Cyrus governed with singular tolerance and mercy; his rule has been heralded through the ages. Like many ancient rulers, the Persian conqueror Cyrus the Great (ca 590– ca 529 B.C.), also known as Cyrus II, was born of royalty.