The Assyrian rulers divided their empire into 70 smaller units of government called provinces. Then they assigned a governor to each province who reported directly to the Assyrian ruler. What was the goal of this technique?

Question

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• to keep powerful governors from competing for the throne
O to keep control of distant lands
• to encourage trade throughout the empire
O to allow provinces to become separate empires

Answer 1

The goal of this technique was to keep control of distant lands.