CIVILIZATION
PERSIAN
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Question
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What was the name of the road system that connected the Persian Empire?
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The Wide Road
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The Persian Road
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The Great Road
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The Royal Road
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Royal Road of Persia, also referred to as the Persian Royal Road, was a 1500-mile (2400 km) trade route. King Darius the Great established Persia’s Royal Road in the fifth century BCE. The road utilized old trade routes to connect cities and towns across the Persian Empire.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Royal Road, which connected Susa (in present-day Iran) more than 1, 600 miles west to Sardis (near the Mediterranean Sea in modern Turkey), was established by the Persian ruler Darius I during the Achaemenid Empire-some 300 years before the opening of the Silk Road.
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