Besides Alexander, what contributed to the fall of the Achaemenid dynasty of Persia?
a. lack of male heirs after Cambyses II
b. massive famine caused by drought in central Asia
c. invasion by an Indian state
d. earthquakes which destroyed Persepolis
e. heavy taxation that caused civil unrest
Ans: e
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