Persian Empire

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  1. 2. educated government officials
  2. 3. loved building things
  3. 6. A Greek
  4. 7. hymns
  5. 9. elite Persian guard
  6. 11. A great military strategist
  7. 13. empire that fell to the Arabs or Islamic Empire
  8. 16. underground canals
  9. 17. Persian _________ Road
  10. 18. Cyrus' successor
  11. 19. abolished slavery
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  1. 1. founder of Zoroastrianism
  2. 4. Persia needed an agricultural ___________ to feed everyone
  3. 5. animals used in addition to horses in battle
  4. 8. The Persian Empire is what modern country?
  5. 10. location of a terrible defeat for Darius
  6. 12. governor
  7. 14. founded by Seleucus
  8. 15. capital of Persia