The Assyrian rulers divided their empire into 70 smaller units of government called provinces.

Question

Then they assigned a governor to each province who reported directly to the Assyrian ruler.
What was the goal of this technique?
(1 point)
to keep powerful
• governors from competing for the throne
O to keep control of distant
lands
O to encourage trade throughout the empire
to allow provinces to
• become separate empires

Answer 1

The goal of dividing the Assyrian empire into provinces and assigning governors to each was primarily to keep control of distant lands. This administrative technique helped the Assyrian rulers maintain authority over their vast empire and effectively manage the various regions by having governors report directly to them.