Examine Map 7.1, The Achaemenid and Seleucid empires, 558-330 B.C.E. and 323-83 B.C.E. Compare the size of the Achaemenid empire to the size of earlier states, as well as to that of the later Seleucids, Parthians, and Sasanids. What would be the difficulties of ruling a state this large? How cosmopolitan was the Achaemenid empire? Explain the significance of the Royal Road.
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