comparing the rise and fall of empires
made the empire weaker militarily.
division of alexander’s empire among his generals. image credit: wikimedia
stop and consider: which of the following pieces of evidence could support the claim that the persian empire didnt fall until alexanders death?
choose 1 answer:
a when he died, alexanders generals divided the empire among themselves.
b alexander ruled essentially the same territory and in the same way that the persians had.
c there were internal political divisions in the persian empire prior to alexanders invasion.

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# Brief Explanations:
To support the claim that the Persian Empire didn't fall until Alexander's death, we analyze each option:
- Option A: Discusses the division of Alexander's empire after his death, not related to when the Persian Empire fell.
- Option B: If Alexander ruled the same territory and way as the Persians, it implies the Persian Empire's "fall" (replacement by Alexander's rule) happened around his death, as his rule over that territory would mean the Persian Empire's end came with his taking over and continued until his death (since after his death, his generals divided, but the Persian Empire's fall would be when Alexander's rule over it ended? Wait, no—if Alexander ruled the same territory as the Persians, then the Persian Empire's fall would be when Alexander conquered it, but the claim is it didn't fall until his death. Wait, maybe rephrasing: If Alexander was ruling the Persian territory in the same way, then the Persian Empire's authority over that land ended when Alexander took over, but the claim is it didn't fall until his death. Wait, maybe the logic is that as long as Alexander was ruling it (in the same way), the Persian Empire's "fall" (end of its existence) is tied to when Alexander's rule over it ended, which would be his death? No, maybe better: The Persian Empire's fall is when its control ended. If Alexander ruled the same territory as the Persians, then the Persian Empire's control ended when Alexander took over, but the claim is it didn't fall until his death. Wait, maybe I misread. Let's check again. The claim is "the Persian Empire didn't fall until Alexander's death". So we need evidence that the Persian Empire was still "existing" (in terms of its rule or territory) until Alexander died.
- Option B says Alexander ruled the same territory and way as the Persians. So if Alexander was ruling the Persian territory (implying the Persian Empire's territory) in the same way, that would mean that the Persian Empire's "fall" (loss of control) happened when Alexander started ruling, but the claim is it didn't fall until his death. Wait, maybe the idea is that as long as Alexander was ruling it (continuing the Persian-style rule), the Persian Empire's "fall" (end) is considered to be when Alexander's rule over it ended, i.e., his death. Because after his death, his generals divided it, so maybe the Persian Empire's existence (in terms of its territory being ruled as a single entity) ended with Alexander's death? No, maybe the key is that if Alexander was ruling the same territory as the Persians, then the Persian Empire's authority over that land was replaced by Alexander's, but the claim is that the Persian Empire didn't fall until Alexander died. So if Alexander was ruling the same territory (so the Persian Empire's territory was under his rule) until his death, then the Persian Empire's fall (end) would be when Alexander died (since after that, the territory was divided). Wait, maybe the logic is that the Persian Empire's "fall" is when its political entity ended. If Alexander was ruling the same territory (Persian Empire's territory) in the same way, then the Persian Empire's political entity was replaced by Alexander's, but the claim is it didn't fall until his death. So if Alexander was ruling it until his death, then the Persian Empire's fall (end) was at his death. So Option B supports that the Persian Empire didn't fall until Alexander's death because Alexander was ruling its territory until he died.
- Option C: Internal divisions before Alexander's invasion don't tell us when the empire fell (just that it was weak before invasion).

So the correct answer is B.
# Answer:
B. Alexander ruled essentially the same territory and in the same way that the Persians had.

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