Satrap

Early civilizations in the Middle East began with the Sumerians in the Tigris- Euphrates delta. This civilization evolved into the Persian Empire through many other groups of people. Civilizations of the Middle East changed over time politically, socially, and culturally. The change occurred through types of government, economic class, and religion. Middle Eastern government began with rule by priests, but became a dynasty. Economic class began as a system based on how much property one owned, and

implied reader the identity or other reference to Darius. Distance Concerning distance the narrator reports both the actions of the characters and their thoughts. The internal thoughts of the characters, particularly Darius and the administrations and satraps are reported on, while that of Daniel is not reported on. We are only presented with exaltation of God with prior intention. The internal reasoning of characters is declared though the rehearsal of the action not shown by the narrator.

basically opposite of each other. The Persian Empire had been ruled by a King from a central location; but the size of the Empire was so large that he wasn't able to effectively rule alone. He got a number of governors called Satraps to rule in his stead in different provinces. The Satraps were almost always Persian, but he did let the local officials to be chosen from local people with local language and customs. To keep insurrections or treason from happening, he employed a secret police system known as

The question is not what empire was the most successful but how did they do it. An empire is a kingdom is so powerful that they can conquer the kingdoms around them who have different cultures and it becomes multi-ethnic. The Persian empire is said by many to be by far the most successful. They are known for many different things including creating the road system and shaping what we know today as the middle east. There are many different reasons the Persians were able to grow to control so much

“governors to serve as agents of the central administration and oversee affairs in the various regions" (Bentley, Ziegler 169). The administration and taxation were governed by the satraps. Most of the satraps were Persians, but the government recruited local officials to fill almost all administrative posts below the level of the satrap. Thus, there was a possibility of the local official to ally with the local groups and be an independent

his rule, the empire was divided into twenty different provinces, more commonly known in that time period as satrapies. Each satrapy was ruled by a satrap, who implemented law and order and collected taxes. The twenty different satrapies ensured that no region became powerful enough to overthrow the emperor. Because Persia was such a huge empire, satraps made it easier

through Jerusalem to Gaza. At Gaza he got to the walls, and rolled over them into Egypt after a few unsuccessful attempts. Without opposition, Egypt fell and the Egyptians praised Alexander as their deliverer from Persian supremacy. Mazaces, the Persian satrap, intelligently surrendered. Later on, he founded the city of Alexandria close to western side of the Nile Delta and Lake Mareotis. Alexander also commanded a group to find out the causes of the flooding of the Nile. He was an influential part in the

Athens. “The league was no longer an alliance of equal city-states fighting Persia. It had become a group of city-states controlled by Athens.” As stated in the ‘Discovering Our Past: A History of the World’ textbook by McGraw-Hill. Revolts and unruly satraps caused serious economic problems for the empire. Persian taxes became heavier and more oppressive, which led to economic depression and revolts, which in turn led to more repression, heavier taxes

The five steps to civilization model occur in the following order: sedentary farmers, surplus of food and technology, division of labor, urbanization (the only necessary requirement for a group of people to become a civilization, and culture. The Persian Empire was one of the first major empires in the ancient world. This empire spanned from Egypt in the west to Turkey in the north, and through Mesopotamia to the Indus River in the east. It was established by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC

the power that emperors would have, Cyrus instituted checks and balances in this political system; though satraps technically governed the provinces, the emperor had the power to institute legislation that applied to the entire empire (Farazmand). Furthermore, the emperor would have the ability to appoint, and if necessary, remove satraps from their positions. This ensured the loyalty of satraps, as emperors could monitor them. This system of checks and balances resulted in a politically efficient