Which of the following was not a part of the reformed tax system devised by Darius I?
a. Each satrap committed his province to a specific amount of revenue each year.
b. Some regions were allowed to pay in kind.
c. Being a Zoroastrian reduced the amount of tax paid.
d. Silver was the empire's base of value.
e. The officials under the satrap were recruited locally.
c
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a. cannot be deciphered. b. relates stories of heroes. c. was used for religious texts. d. records law codes.
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A. religious ceremony. B. Spanish-run community of assimilated Indians. C. license to exact tribute and labor from natives. D. uniform worn by conquistadores. E. special title given to Spanish explorers of the New World.
By 1876, Thomas Nast, like many who had supported Reconstruction:
A) became even more firmly devoted to black equality. B) began to question blacks' fitness to vote. C) argued that Irish and blacks like deserved equality. D) went South to help the freedmen.