WORLD CIVILIZATION

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 administrative structure of the Persian Empire included governors of provinces, or satrapies. Such a governor was a satrap (pronounced SAY-trap). The English word comes from the Greek satrapes, which in turn was derived from the Persian xshahthrapavan.

Detailed explanation-3: -: the governor of a province in ancient Persia. : ruler. : a subordinate official : henchman.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Diadochi ruled their satrapies until, one by one, they were conquered by the Parthians.