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You need to rule with an iron fist and be so feared that nobody would even think of trying to overthrow you. Make your people fear you, but also be just kind enough that you will have the great after your name in the history books.

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I think you have to find a balance because if you're too cruel, they will want to overthrow you. If you'll be considered a pushover.

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I would be cruel. Personally, I would rather be feared than loved. Love can only get you so far when people fear you. People will take advantage of a nice person, you need to assert your dominance.

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I think the Persians were tolerant because you can't run that large an empire while being too soft. Then there would have been some sort of anarchy because the government gives everything. If the government was too rough, the people of persia would have rebeled.

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I think the Persian Empire is tolerant because they would rather people respect them rather more than all of them hating them.

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I think they were cruel to the point where people would listen to them, but not as much as killing for no reason. I would´ve been cruel. I mean, lets be honest. Nobody is going to listen to someone who is all unicorns and rainbows. You have to threaten people to get what you want. People take advantage of nice people.

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I think that they weren't very cruel, they were a good amount of kind, but mainly tolerant. The Persians were smart because they gave a good amount of both. They were tolerate so their people would follow their rules and do what is needed but they did not torture them. Being too much of one though, is dangerous.

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I think they were tolerant because they were very strict

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I think that the Persians were tolerant, but then at some point they were to soft, and were overthrown. It's very important to find a balance. Somewhere between cruel and kind, cruel enough for your people to fear you enough not to rebel, and kind enough so they don't hate you and try and take over.

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You can't be loved because then they won't listen. You can be feared, but you can't be hated or else they will rebel. You need to be unpredictable. You have to be loved, feared and tolerant all at once. You need to be feared for them to listen, but you need to give them hope to manipulate them into thinking you're a good person. The key to being a good leader is to give your people hope.

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I believe that the Persian empire was tolerant, but a little more on the crueler side. They ruled for 200 years, a pretty long time, so I think they accomplished ruling for that long with a little bit of fear.

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I believe the Persians were tolerant because if they were too soft, they would have lost the empire. If they were cruel people would want to overthrow the government.

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I think the Persian Empire was tolerant, which is right in the middle. They were cruel sometimes since they were able to conquer many places, but they could've done more. That's all. I would've been tolerant also, kind enough that they don't hate me but I can and still would need to be cruel. Sadly.

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I believe they were tolerant because they want to give to their people but not too much that they don't work and just take it for granted. If they are too kind they will be making peace treaties and not be prepared for other cities to attack because they believe the best in people. If you are cruel, then your people will talk bad about you behind your back and don't have  the true intention of helping. They will be thinking I am not doing it because I want to but because I am forced to. I would be rule my empire with tolerance.

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I think they were too tolerant and soft. Yes, people can have their "freedom", but they could have conquered so much more, maybe even have gone as far as China. Maybe if they added more of a tax and a draft, they could have expanded their empire.

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I believe that they were tolerant because they could a bit cruel at some moments but at other moments kind.

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I think that the persians were tolerant in their conquests because because in order to succed and become a powerful country like the United States you must be able to conquer opposing nations that contest your ruling, power, and/or nation.

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they were tolerent because they were generous but they were not so generous that they were viewed as weak and overthrowable. They provided to there people/

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I think the Persians were tolerant because  they gave people food and freedom.

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I think they were tolerant because they hard to be strict but not to kind so they had to listen to their people

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I think that they were tolerant because they had to be kind in some ways but sometimes they had to be strict in some situations.

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I believe that they we tolerant because they were mean at some points but they still cared about their people enough tog give them food but at the same point they were feared. It is really complicated when it comes to be an Emperor.

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I think that the Persians were tolerant because they gave people food and freedom but i think they were a little bit cruel.

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I think they were a little bit cruel but not as bad as say the Nazis or the mongols those two were ruthless and would kill if any one disobeyed them or disrespected them.

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I believe they were tolerant. I think this because having an empire that is 2 million miles you would have to be able to tolerant others and if you are to much of one or the other you would most likely be over thrown.

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I think they were tolerant because they did take stuff away from them but also gave them food and a home.

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They were cruel, because of how the world was at the time, you needed to be as strong and feared as possible. Think of it as a pack of wolves, there is the alpha who is the strongest and feared, the middle who are strong and useful, and finally the weak and the weak would be killed or mistreated.

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I believe they were cruel because  they owned a huge part of the world. It would make sense that they were selfish and etc because they had to rule over millions of people. So, of course they wouldn't rule very kindly or fairly.

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I think they were cruel because they had a lot of land/world.

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I think they were tolerable. I don't really know a lot about them, but to have that many people and land, they must have been somewhere in the middle between cruel and kind. Or maybe they were just really greedy.

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I think they were tolerant because if an emperor is to cruel then he will be overthrown, for example Julius Caesar of Rome put himself at a dictatorship and was overthrown and killed by his own friends. You cannot be too nice because it will show signs of weakness and the people will easily be able to overthrow you. And if you are tolerant you will show that you are strong and the citizens will allow you to be their leader.  If they lasted for 200 years the citizens probably didn't try to overthrow the government.

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I think they were kind because the empire, Cyrus was known for his generosity. But, if they took there and without kindness, it would be very cruel. :{

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i think they were cruel because they took lots of land and were to aggressive, to greedy.

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They were both nice and cruel at the same time. I would have probably tried to take more land.

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I think  it was kind, because they supplied the people with food, freedom. and let them keep their culture and religion.

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I think that it depends on how they treated the people that they conquered and how they conquered them would show if they were cruel, kind, or tolerant. However I do not have enough information about them to be able to form an opinion

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I've read other pieces of history on the Persian empire, along with this lesson. From what I've heard, the Persians were generous with the freedom they gave their conquests, and chose to let them keep their culture and beliefs, as long as they stayed within the law.

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i think they were cruel.

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I think the Persians were tolerant over their conquests. If they were cruel, they would've probably faced mass rebellions and would've been effaced off a lot faster. They seemed to left their conquests and their cultures alone.

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I think they were cruel because I don't think morals were not thought about during those time. They probably had a better military than others and ruled with fear.

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They were cruel because all they did was take from other people to better themselves

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I think in some ways they were cruel, and kind. They tried to involve everyone into their empire, but they did take over a lot of different cultures. They thought that that was the best thing that they could do for there selves showing that they were most of the time only thinking about them selves.

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I think it depends on who you asked because for the original Persians they were doing it for the their good. More food and resources. To others it might seem cruel cause they were doing it for their good and not others.

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I believe it was cruel because they took land and kept it to themselves.

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I think that the Persians were tolerant of their conquests. They didn't seem to interfere with the culture and freedom that their conquests already had. But at the same time if they disobeyed the Persian Empire, they could be stripped of their liberties. So in that sense they were tolerant to a certain point. At the same time they were cruel to invade them in the first place.