CIVILIZATION
PERSIAN
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Question
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How was ancient Persia governed
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the common people voted a president who ran for office
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it was one empire with twenty provinces, with an emperor who ruled the empire
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it was a kingdom governed with a king and the feudal system
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it was made up of 300 independent kingdoms, who were allied, like in ancient greece
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The division of the empire into provinces (satrapies) was completed by Darius I (reigned 522–486 bc), who established 20 satrapies with their annual tribute.
Detailed explanation-2: -A satrap (/ˈsætrəp/) was a governor of the provinces of the ancient Median and Achaemenid Empires and in several of their successors, such as in the Sasanian Empire and the Hellenistic empires.
Detailed explanation-3: -Within these regions Darius, established 20 provinces, called satrapies (following the model of the Assyrian Empire). Each one had a governor, or satrap, who was directly responsible to the king, and each satrapy had a fixed annual tribute.
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