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iveyjurea

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Which of the following statements about Persian couriers is true?
 
  a. They traveled 90 miles a day.
  b. Couriers were Persian merchants who developed a vast trade network.
  c. They were crucial to government communication with its vast empire.
  d. The courier system stationed a man and a horse a day apart.
  e. All of these choices.

Question 2

The term Pax Romana refers to the
 
  a. expansion of the Roman empire during the time of Octavian.
  b. period that involved the reign of Octavian.
  c. wars that brought the Ptolemies and Egypt into the empire.
  d. period between 27 B.C.E. and 180 C.E. when Rome enjoyed an overall stability and peace.
  e. return to a republican-style government after the death of Caesar.



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Answer to Question 1

e

Answer to Question 2

d



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