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Chapter 5
Greece and Iran 1000-30 B.C.E.
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History
10th Grade
10/02/2008

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The geographical location of Iran makes it a link between...
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west, south and central Asia
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Cyrus was able to take over Babylon by...
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making a deal with disaffective elements of the day
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Why did satrapies have more autonmy the farther they were from the central seat of government?
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Comunication was so low that it was impractical to refer matters to the central government
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Darius can be considered a second founder of the persian empire because...
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he created a new organizational structure that remained for two centuries
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What did the walled garden called "paradayadam (paradise) symbolize to the persians?
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the prosperity that the king and empire could bring to those who served them
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Which group of Persian workers recieved the most pay?
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pregnant women
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Historians now believe that the sculptures on the foundations, walls and stairwells of the buildings at Persepolis represent...
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public relations or propganda
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what was not true about Zoroasrianism?
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it preached a belief in multiple deities
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for the greeks and other people living around it, the mediterranean was...
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a connector
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this was NOT a reason for the population explosion in Greece during the 8th century...
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specialization of labor
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