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Persian Empire Legacy and Culture
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  • 1. Elite Persian infantry that always maintained 10,000 soldiers
  • 2. Persian king who led the invasion of Greece in 480 BCE
  • 3. Capital city of the later Persian empires near modern Baghdad
  • 4. Founder of the ancient Persian religion Zoroastrianism
  • 6. Iranian dynasty that succeeded the Seleucids in Persia
  • 8. Ancient ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire
  • 10. Dynasty that ruled Persia before the Islamic conquest
  • 12. An ancient Iranian people who preceded the Persians
  • 13. Holy scriptures of Zoroastrianism
  • 16. Famous Persian king who expanded the empire to its peak
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  • 5. Founder of the Achaemenid Empire known for his tolerance
  • 7. First dynastic capital of the Achaemenid Empire
  • 9. Provincial governor in the Persian Empire
  • 11. Persian goddess associated with water and fertility
  • 14. Hymns attributed to Zoroaster in the Avesta
  • 15. Rock relief where Darius's inscriptions helped decipher cuneiform
  • 17. Ancient language and culture absorbed by Persian civilization
  • 18. The god of light and wisdom in Zoroastrian belief
  • 19. Divine figure in Zoroastrianism symbolizing wisdom

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