CIVILIZATION
PERSIAN
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Question
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Greece was known for its fertile soil.
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Much of the Persian Empire was desert.
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Darius could not afford to pay money for those materials.
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such gifts would mean that the Greeks had accepted Persian rule.
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Detailed explanation-1: -However, the Ionian Revolt had directly threatened the integrity of the Persian empire, and the states of mainland Greece remained a potential menace to its future stability. Darius thus resolved to subjugate and pacify Greece and the Aegean, and to punish those involved in the Ionian Revolt.
Detailed explanation-2: -Darius was the greatest royal architect of his dynasty, and during his reign Persian architecture assumed a style that remained unchanged until the end of the empire. In 521 bc he made Susa his administrative capital, where he restored the fortifications and built an audience hall (apadana) and a residential palace.
Detailed explanation-3: -Artaphernes asked the Athenians for “Earth and Water", a symbol of submission, if they wanted help from the Achaemenid king. The Athenians ambassadors apparently accepted to comply, and to give “Earth and Water".