The Persians

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  1. 4. enemy of Persia
  2. 5. a name for Greek culture
  3. 10. holy writings of Zoroastrianism
  4. 11. son of Xerxes
  5. 14. Persian priests
  6. 16. dynasty Cyrus began
  7. 19. Persians won because the Greeks were betrayed
  8. 21. was used by God to warn the last Chaldean ruler of the end of his empire
  9. 22. son of Darius
  10. 23. later capital city of Persia
  11. 24. Persian province
  12. 25. King Darius' special army
  13. 26. gold coin used in the Persian Empire
  14. 27. first Persian War battle
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  1. 1. Greek invader of the Persian Empire
  2. 2. gold drinking vessels
  3. 3. Jewish wife of Xerxes
  4. 6. route that linked areas of the Persian Empire
  5. 7. how Xerxes died
  6. 8. used to govern the empire
  7. 9. leader of the Persians who defeated the Chaldeans
  8. 12. only naval battle of the Persian Wars
  9. 13. son of Cyrus
  10. 15. richest man and Lydia's king
  11. 17. area crossed by man-made bridges
  12. 18. religion in early Persia
  13. 20. used by the Persians to defeat the Egyptians
  14. 25. modern-day Persia
  15. 28. Greek historian that wrote about Persia