CIVILIZATION
PERSIAN
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The telephone
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Carrier Pigeons
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Created a postal service
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The USPS
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Detailed explanation-1: -Darius I (the Great, r. 522-486 BCE) instituted the Persian network of roads for speed of travel and contact between his capital cities (Babylon, Ecbatana, Persepolis, and Susa). The highways were then used to send messages between these cities as well as others, thus creating the postal system.
Detailed explanation-2: -The ancient Persian postal system was powered by horses that operated on a relay system, making journeys speedy and efficient. But the Persians would not have been able to cover the daunting distances they did in so little time had they not been expert horsemen.
Detailed explanation-3: -Aramaic was the language widely used for communication. It facilitated the transmission of messages in the multi-lingual context of the empire (Stolper, 2005, p.
Detailed explanation-4: -He set up a system of provinces and governors, and a postal service that spanned the empire in order to establish widespread communication. Darius also used the tribute money paid to him from each province to fund public works, such as roads and canals.