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Chapter 7

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P - The Achaemenid Empire   Satrapies appointed by central government. Military power, spies in each territory.  
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I - The Achaemenid Empire   There were various water resources and possible trade routes in the empire.  
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R - The Achaemenid Empire   Zoroastrianism was the dominant religion; believed in deities and was based on good vs. evil  
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A - The Achaemenid Empire   Structures included vast reception halls, lavish royal residences, and a protected treasury.  
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T - The Achaemenid Empire   Communication systems: Persian Royal Road and postal stations. Horse-riding, archery, administration  
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E - The Achaemenid Empire   Replaced irregular tribute payments with formal taxes were pastoralists  
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S - The Achaemenid Empire   Diverse empire, sharing cultural traits with Aryans  
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P - The Seleucids   Victor of was, Selucus, maintained administrative and taxation systems. Founded new cities.  
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I - The Seleucids   Different regions provided more resources and more tradable goods  
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R - The Seleucids   Earliest religion was centered on natural forces and geographical features  
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A - The Seleucids   Greek migrants encouraged the mix of cultures and arts within the empire.  
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T - The Seleucids   Trade traveled both over land routes, including newly constructed highways such as the Persian Royal Road.  
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E - The Seleucids   Slaves worked in both cities and countryside due to rebellion or debts unpaid  
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S - The Seleucids   New class of educated bureaucrats emerged and given prominent place in society  
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P - The Parthians   Did not have a centralized government, organized themselves through leaders who determined policy for all allied groups  
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I - The Parthians   They allowed their horses to forage for food on the steppes during the winter.  
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R - The Parthians   Had considerable change, as thinkers sought to adapt messages to circumstances of complex society  
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A - The Parthians   Art was greatly based on military action such as a Parthian on a horse using a bow and arrow  
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T - The Parthians   After discovering alfalfa, their larger animals could then support heavily armed warriors outfitted with metal armor.  
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E - The Parthians   Employed Achaemenid techniques of administration and taxation  
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S - The Parthians   Retained customs and traditions of nomadic peoples from the steppes of central Asia  
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P - The Sasanids   Stabilized their western frontier and created a series of buffer states between and Roman empire.  
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I - The Sasanids   The Sasanids recreated the splendor of the Achaemenid empire.  
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R - The Sasanids   Magi still transmitted doctrines orally, and an untold number of hymns and holy verses disappeared  
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A - The Sasanids   They devoted their famous engineering skills to the construction of roads and dams.  
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T - The Sasanids   Devoted their famous engineering skills to the construction of roads and dams  
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E - The Sasanids   Sasanid merchants traded actively with peoples to both east and west. Communication Iran  
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S - The Sasanids   Cross-cultural influences were especially noticeable in the empire  
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