How do you think the changes Darius the Great made to the tribute system influenced his popularity and power?

How do you think the changes Darius the Great made to the tribute system influenced his popularity and power?

How do you think the changes Darius the Great made to the tribute system influenced his popularity and power? He wasn’t called Darius the Great for no reason. He made a fairer system for the provinces. As a result, the empire’s finances were much better.

What geographic features S was were extremely important to Sumerian farming?

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What geographic features were important to Sumerian farming?	The Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Why did Assyrians become so skilled at fighting after the fall of Babylonia?	They became skilled fighters because they had to continue to fight invaders

What pattern did the laws in Hammurabi’s Code follow?

What pattern did the laws in Hammurabi’s Code follow? One of the laws of Hammurabi’s Code reads “If he break another man’s bone, his bone shall be broken.” Though this might sound cruel by modern standards, why might such laws encourage social order?

How did steady food supply affect the development of Sumerian cities?

How did a steady food supply affect the development of Sumerian cities? It allowed people to stay in one place. What was the role/job of Priests in Sumerian civilization?

Which of the following would best describe early Mesopotamia?

Which of the following would best describe early Mesopotamia? Most lived in towns than rural areas. Most urban jobs could be obtained with little or no education. While many people were directly or indirectly involved with food production, getting water was an important task daily.

What did the Sumerians do to protect their cities?

To defend themselves, Sumerians built walls and dug moats around their cities. By 3000 B.C.E., most Sumerians lived in walled city-states. A Sumerian city-state was like a tiny country. Its surrounding walls helped protect the city against enemies.

What factors helped give rise to ancient city-states like Sumer?

Nomads moved into the fertile land and began to form small villages which slowly grew into large towns. Eventually these cities developed into the civilization of the Sumer. This land is often called the “Cradle of Civilization”. As the Sumerian villages grew into large cities, they formed city-states.

What did king Cyrus do to the Jews?

“King Cyrus To Sisinnes And Sathrabuzanes Sendeth Greeting. “I have given leave to as many of the Jews that dwell in my country as please to return to their own country, and to rebuild their city, and to build the temple of God at Jerusalem on the same place where it was before.

Who was the king of Babylon when Cyrus conquered Babylon?

When Cyrus conquered Babylon, he met the aged Daniel. The former King Nebuchadnezzar appreciated the wisdom of Daniel and trusted his counsel. And through Daniel, Cyrus learned about Isaiah’s prophecies concerning him and his chosen role on behalf of God ’s people (Isa. 44:21 to 45:13).

What did Cyrus say about building a house in Jerusalem?

Cyrus declared, “the LORD God of heaven has given me. And He has commanded me to build Him a house at Jerusalem” (Ezra 1:2).

Why did Cyrus tell the Jews that Jehovah was the god?

Thus, Cyrus felt that the prosperity of his kingdom depended on his obedience to the heavenly command. Some believe that Cyrus’ words “He is the God ” (Ezra 1:3) is an announcement by him that Jehovah is the only true God. This announcement is similar to the confession of Nebuchadnezzar (Dan. 2:47; 3:28; 4:37) and Darius (Dan. 6:26).