Which was one cause of the rise of the persian empire? a. the persians forced the people they conquered to convert to zoroastrianism b. they respected the customs and religious beliefs of the people they conquered c. they exiled women and children from lands they conquered to persia as hostages. d. they merged religious from the lands they conquered with zoroastrian rituals.

The correct answer is D. They merged religious which was from the lands which were conquered with zoroastrian rituals.

The rise of persian empire was because of Cyrus the great and the Achaemenid Empire. People who were defeated by Cyrus they called him law giver and worthy ruler. People who followed him referred t o him as their father.

He build Pasargadae capital city and brought many architectural possibilities.

He allowed people to have their own culture and religion and all the jews who were held by babylonian were being freed.

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