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Diplomatic Affairs. Next was the Chief Secretary and then the Drafter of Royal Edicts. After that were the higher military officials. People with power who were closer to the common man’s daily life were nomarchs. Nomes were smaller areas within a satrap and they were the rulers of them. The nomarchs’ jobs were to oversee agricultural production and manage the finances of the nome18. Everyone mentioned so far lived a good life with generally a good amount of money. Of course, the kings and queens

One of the great things that is known about Darius is his understanding the importance of religions within his empire. During his stay in Egypt, Darius gave tributes to the Egyptian gods and dedicated many temples to some of them. Ancient artifacts show that there were sacrifices made to several deities of different cultures. He supported faiths and religions of his empire as long as the believers were submissive and peaceful. It was established during Darius’ reign that the king was a believer in

against this Daniel unless we find it against him concerning the Law of his God. “Then these presidents and rulers assembled to the king, and said this to him: King Darius, live forever. “All the presidents of the kingdom, the prefects, and the satraps, and the officials and governors, have planned together to establish a royal law, and to make a strong ban that whoever shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, except from you, O king, he shall be thrown into the den of lions.” Lesson

All of the events of the war intertwined in a way. Our timelines intertwined in a way because Cyrus, also known as Cyrus the great, was the start of the Persian Empire. Cyrus united what is modern day Iran under his control. He also established himself as ruler of Persia. Our group discussed that Persia serves as a bridge between the East and the West. King Cyrus wanted an effective yet simple travel route between the East and the West. In 553 BCE, he led a revolt against his grandfather. From that

brought together the Medes and Persians through his birth, but then after his death, Darius I took over and made the decision to bring more power to Persia, and less to Medes. The Persian Empire was split into twenty provinces by Darius I, and the satrap, which was in charge of each province, brought different cultures and people together. Zoroastrianism was the religion of many people, and it has similarities of different religions like Judaism and

Successors assumed over the Greeks was military champions. During his military quests Alexander founded numerous cities in his name, adding to his already impressive empire. Since he was incapable of overseeing his vast kingdom by himself, he installed satraps to

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though the Han Dynasty was divided, it was all governed by a central government. One difference between the two empires is that the Achaemenid Empire had satrapies to rule over the various parts of the empire while the Han did not. The Persians had Satraps to help form a system which made it possible to rule over the whole Achaemenid territory, to raise and