Persia Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• abbasid : ruled a more cosmopolitan persia with islam and trade
• darius : allowed for peak of persia with expansion, fast transportation, and satraps
• persepolis : capital of persia for darius
• umayyad : begun islamic rule in persia
• cyrus : founder of achaemenids
• ulama : people with great knowledge of islam
• seleucids : macedonian generals who ruled persia after alexander the great
• royal roads : helped transportation and communication
• parthians : foreign nomads from central asia who's rule was disliked by native persians
• isfahan : safavid capital under shah abbas
• safavids : ruled persia after it was conquered by tamerlane
• phoenicians : used a simple alphabet, ousting cuneiform
• satrap : governor who collected taxes for the king and governed the project
• ismail : started safavid dynasty of persia
• hebrews : freed by persians despite monotheism
• sasanids : toppled parthians and restored persia to achaemenid ways
• qadis : islamic judges with sharia law
• caliph : successors of muhammad for the umayyad and abbasid
• alexander _ the _ great : conquered all of persia for the macedonians
• lydians : allowed for coins in lieu of the barter system
• tamerlane : conquered most territory of weakened mongols
• persian _ wars : battles fought because of conflict between greeks and persians
• xerxes : aloof persian ruler who caused the decline of achaemenids