CIVILIZATION
PERSIAN
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Question
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encourage tourism
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discourage far-flung trading networks
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conquer additional territory
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build communication between satrapies and increase trade
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Detailed explanation-1: -King Darius I built the road to facilitate communication throughout the western portions of his empire. Archaeologists believe that some of the westernmost sections of the road may have been previously built by Assyrian kings and restored by Darius.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Persian king Darius I built the so-called Royal Road, a highway over 1, 600 miles in length that stretched from Sardis in the west to Susa in the east.
Detailed explanation-3: -Postal System & the Highway 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.