After Being Conquered by the Persians, Mesopotamia

question 42

Multiple Choice

After being conquered by the Persians, Mesopotamia

• A) became the capital of the much-expanded Persian Empire.
• B) became an example to the Persians of adapting to the environment via irrigation.
• C) never again held sway politically, until the twentieth century.
• D) adopted the cultural ideals of their conquerors.
• E) was weakened by overuse of the land, and it was also changed by a warmer, drier climate.

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