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