The Persian Empire's System of Satrapies Allowed for

question 35

Multiple Choice

The Persian Empire's system of satrapies allowed for

• A)subject peoples to play a dominant role in civil administration.
• B)a sensible system of collecting tribute based on an area's productive capacity.
• C)noble offices to be filled by election rather than hereditary means.
• D)widespread corruption by the satraps, who acted without the king's knowledge.
• E)the enforcement of religious uniformity throughout the empire.

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