Ancient Persia Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• lydia : cyrus ii conquered the chaldean and the _ empires.
• road : darius kept the empire connected by building and maintaining a _ system.
• centralized : to govern the whole empire, darius set up a _ government.
• alexander : ruler who blended some persian customs with greek culture.
• immortals : the king's own special military force was called the _ .
• greece : won the battle of marathon.
• marathon : a race of 26.2 miles.
• cyrus : ruler who showed tolerance to his subjects by letting them keep their own customs and religious beliefs.
• persia : won the battle of thermopylae
• rendering : an interpretation
• greece : won the battle of salamis.
• common currency : what encouraged trade during the rule of darius? (two words)
• herodotus : the quotation "neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds" was written by _ .
• zoroaster : founder of the main religion of ancient persia.
• satrapy : a persian province.
• darius : ruler of the persian empire at its greatest size and power.
• magi : priests in persian empire.
• ahasuerus : hebrew name for xerxes.