CIVILIZATION
PERSIAN
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Question
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The army was weakened after losses to Greece, and rulers disagreed about who should have power.
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The people began to rebel against the Persian kings, causing a long series of civil wars.
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A series of natural disasters (droughts and earthquakes) devastated the Persian homeland.
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The king’s sons plotted to take over the throne, causing a civil war.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Empire grew weak and faced conspiracies, assassinations, and revolts by the people who were burdened with heavy taxes. Economic-Persians taxes became heavier and more oppressive, which led to economic depression and revolts. Social-Society started to breakdown.
Detailed explanation-2: -Although the Athenians were outnumbered, two factors helped them defeat the Persians. The first was better weapons. The Greeks’ swords, spears, and armor were superior to the Persians’ weapons. The second factor that helped the Athenians defeat the Persians was military strategy.
Detailed explanation-3: -They strengthened the power and self-confidence of Athens in the first self-preservation exercise after the era of the tyrannical rulers. The city could, based on its military success in these wars, attain after 477 B.C. a political and economic supremacy for a while among the Greeks.