CIVILIZATION
PERSIAN
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Question
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This man divided the Persian Empire into provinces to help maintain control.
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Xerxes
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Cyrus
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Darius
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Leonidas
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -satrap, provincial governor in the Achaemenian Empire. 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: -Cyrus the Great maintained control over a vast empire by installing regional governors, called satraps, to rule individual provinces. When Darius the Great ascended the throne in 522 BCE, he organized a new uniform monetary system and established Aramaic as the official language of the empire.
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