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Persian Heritage and Cultural Legacy
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  • 1. Primary language spoken in modern Iran
  • 2. Persian king who expanded the empire and built a grand road
  • 3. Name of the first Persian imperial dynasty
  • 5. Ancient city known for Zoroastrian fire temples
  • 7. First dynastic capital built by Cyrus the Great
  • 10. Rock relief inscription critical to deciphering cuneiform
  • 12. Persian religious reformer advocating social justice
  • 13. Sacred scriptures of Zoroastrianism
  • 17. Commentary texts associated with the Avesta
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  • 4. Founder of the ancient Persian Empire known for tolerance
  • 6. Ceremonial capital city of the Achaemenid Empire
  • 8. Ancient Iranian people allied with Persians against Assyria
  • 9. Alternate spelling sometimes used for Persepolis city
  • 11. Elite Persian royal guard known for their number always being maintained
  • 14. Last pre-Islamic Persian empire before the Arab conquest
  • 15. Title for a provincial governor in ancient Persia
  • 16. Ancient Persian prophet who founded a major religion
  • 18. Ancient Persian underground irrigation tunnel

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