question 2: Analyze the Sasanian Empire's

role in facilitating the spread of universal religions and

the development of common cultures in Afro-Eurasia.

How did the empire's geographic location support this

cross-cultural dissemination?

Thesis: The Sasanian Empire's position at the

crossroads of Afro-Eurasian trade routes, its openness to

other cultures, and its willingness to allow other beliefs a

place in Sasanian society ideally positioned it to support

and facilitate the dissemination of new ideas and

practices.