Question

how did king darius come to rule the persian empire? he was elected by the persian people in the first democratic vote he seized power after the death of cambyses with the help of an elite fighting force known as the ten thousand immortals he inherited the throne peacefully as cyruss grandson he defeated the greeks and took control of persia in battle how did satraps and provinces help to govern the sprawling persian empire? each satrap would govern the territory and report back to darius. this allowed for more cohesion among various parts of the empire. the satraps acted independently and ignored dariuss authority provinces were ruled by local kings who had no loyalty to persia the empire had no form of regional government and was run only from the capital

Explanation:

King Darius seized power after the death of Cambyses with the help of an elite fighting - force known as the Ten Thousand Immortals. Satraps helped govern the Persian Empire by ruling the territory and reporting back to Darius, providing more cohesion among various parts of the empire.

Answer:

For the first question: He seized power after the death of Cambyses with the help of an elite fighting force known as the Ten Thousand Immortals.
For the second question: Each satrap would govern the territory and report back to Darius. This allowed for more cohesion among various parts of the empire.