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Persian Empire - Coggle Diagram
Persian Empire
cultural diversity
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the persians were nomads from Iran, and were culturally very different to most of their subjects
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this is why the persians chose local elites to be satraps, who already speak the language and know the culture
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success
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at its largest, it was bigger than the roman empire at its largest
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size
the empire is so huge that it makes it hard to convey information or transport goods or deploy troops
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Darius built the royal road, which connected Sardis to Susa to Persepolis
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effects
so long as you pay your taxes and provide troops when needed, you wont really notice persian rule most of the time
persians only use force when they must, e.g putting down revolts