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When I [Cyrus] made my triumphal entrance into Babylon, I took up my lordly residence in the royal palace with joy and rejoicing; Marduk [a Babylonian God], the great lord, moved the noble heart of the residents of Babylon to me, while I gave daily attention to his worship. My numerous troops marched peacefully into Babylon. In all Sumer and Akkad I permitted no enemy to enter. The needs of Babylon and of all its cities I gladly attended to...the shameful yoke was removed from them. Their dwellings, which had fallen, I restored. I cleared out their ruins. Marduk, the great lord, rejoiced in my pious deeds, and graciously blessed me.

What conclusion can you draw about Cyrus’s style of government after reading the passage?

He ruled by fear and forced his people to bend to his will.
He believed in taking care of his people and respecting their culture
He ordered all Babylonians to worship Marduk so the god would bless him.
He felt the best way to rule was by making an alliance with Sumer and Akkad.

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He believed in taking care of his people and respecting their culture.

The passage emphasizes that he restored homes, attended to the needs of Babylon, respected and participated in the worship of the local god Marduk, and kept the region peaceful. These details show a policy of accommodation and benevolent rule rather than rule by fear.