CIVILIZATION
PERSIAN
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Question
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A governor in Persian Empire was called ____
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president
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king
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satrap
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None of the above
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Explanation:
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: -The Diadochi ruled their satrapies until, one by one, they were conquered by the Parthians.
Detailed explanation-3: -: the governor of a province in ancient Persia. : ruler. : a subordinate official : henchman.
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