The correct answer is D) they were both divided into provinces and had systems of communication.
The Assyrian and Persian empires were alike in that they were both divided into provinces and had systems of communication.
The Assyrian Empire extended from the territories once belonged to Mesopotamia in the Middle East to Asia Minor, what today is Tukey. It also had territories in the North of Africa, specifically, Egypt.
In the case of Persia, Cyrus the Great started the expansion of Persia, but it was King Darius who conquest most of the territories throughout North Africa, the Middle East and was defeated by the Greeks in its intent to conquer West Europe. The Assyrian and Persian empires were alike in that they were both divided into provinces and had systems of communication.
