1) The Persian Royal Road would improve governing and communication in the Persian Empire because the roads connected the provinces, and led to the empire. At the empire, communication was shared with different types of people. Also, the stations were built on the roads leading to the empire, so important official correspondences, were received along the way. 2) According to the Behistun inscription, Darius I justifies his assumption to power by announcing the development of maritime routes and dividing the empire into twenty provinces. His relationship to Ahuramazda is significant because Ahuramazda was the one to who made Darius king of the Persian Empire, and gave him a mandate to bring the world to peace and order, because it was currently …show more content…
This label applied to him because Darius gave freedom to the people living in the Persian Empire to be able to live with traditions and ordinances of their choice. 10) The Greeks are equivalent to the Persepolis because they both lived near the water, so transportation on water was used frequently for both of them. They used transport for trading and importing things they needed. For example, the Greeks imported timber and other metals from northern Aegean, and other metals from the countries near them through transportation on water. 11) Zoroastrianism is considered to be one of the great belief systems of the ancient world because in this religion, it is believed that Ahuramazda, the Zoroastrian god, created the world. Also, Darius I strongly believed that he became the king, all because of Ahuramazda. He stated that even all his strengths that are advantageous to him, were given by the god,