Which describe the Persian Empire? Choose all answers that are correct. A. The Persians avoided using ideas from the peoples they conquered. B. Darius I built a network of good roads for communication. C. Cyrus allowed conquered peoples to keep their cultures. D. The Persian army defeated the Athenians at the Battle of Marathon.



Answer :

Cyrus allowed conquered peoples to keep their cultures and the Persian army defeated the Athenians at the Battle of Marathon. These are the correct statements that accurately describe the Persian Empire.

The Persian Empire is one of the largest empires in ancient history, ruled by various rulers, Cyrus, Darius, Xerxes. King Darius, known as Darius the Great, reorganized the Royal Route and built many outposts in the Empire to enhance communication. The characteristic of the empire was that many countries had been captured from Egypt through the Midle East and India, and everywhere they allowed local peoples to retain their religions and customs, Persians were known for their tolerance towards the non-Persian peoples of the empire, although the Persians practiced a kind of monotheistic religion called Zoroastrianism. The Persians took several hikes to the Greek city-states and defeated them, but in the battle of Marathon, the Athenians defeated the Persians, as well as some of the next battles. After the arrival of Alexander the Great and his conquests, the end of Persian domination and the Persian Empire begins.

Correct answers are: A. B. and C.