CIVILIZATION
PERSIAN
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Question
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What was unique about the rule of the Persians under the leadership of Cyrus the Great?
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He allowed the Babylonians to keep the Hebrews as slaves.
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He forced all people to follow his religion?
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He was tolerant & allowed people to follow their own customs and traditions.
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He moved peoples to new lands so they could not rebel as easily
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A brilliant military strategist, Cyrus vanquished the king of the Medes, then integrated all the Iranian tribes, whose skill at fighting on horseback gave his army great mobility. His triumph over Lydia, in Asia Minor near the Aegean Sea, filled his treasury with that country’s tremendous wealth.
Detailed explanation-2: -Through far-reaching military conquests and benevolent rule, Cyrus the Great transformed a small group of semi-nomadic tribes into the mighty Persian Empire, the ancient world’s first superpower, in less than 15 years.
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