WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -By most accounts, Cyrus was a tolerant ruler who allowed his non-Iranian subjects to practice their own religions. He ruled by the Zoroastrian law of asha (truth and righteousness) but didn’t impose Zoroastrianism on the people of Persia’s conquered territories.

Detailed explanation-2: -Darius reorganized the entire empire into a collection of provinces, and placed each one under the command of a loyal satrap, or governor. He standardized bureaucratic roles throughout the empire and centralized power within his court.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Persians were the first people to establish regular routes of communication between three continents-Africa, Asia and Europe. They built many new roads and developed the world’s first postal service.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cyrus governed with singular tolerance and mercy; his rule has been heralded through the ages. Like many ancient rulers, the Persian conqueror Cyrus the Great (ca 590– ca 529 B.C.), also known as Cyrus II, was born of royalty.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Achaemenid Persian Empire first expanded under the leadership of Cyrus the Great, who utilized a strategy of religious and cultural toleration to maintain order.