SOC102H1 Lecture : HIS 102 Expires and Exchange
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Political incorporation (by direct or indirect rule) Establish authority (make people believe you are the leader. Restore tradition (make yourself a better king than the last) If the empire was too big, it was hard to maintain central authority. Governing large areas are one of the biggest issues. Bad communication if empire is too large (it may take months to transfer info) Had to cope between linguistic, ethnic, religious differences if empire is large. Persian king darius would present his messages by three languages due to his vast diversity of his kingdom: his own, old persian. Darius knew that it was political and military power that held his empire together. The persians respected local cultures and identities, and this was key to their success. There were four persian dynasties: achaemenids, seleucids, parthians, and sasanids. Darius organized his empire into 20 provinces or satrapies.
